Outcomes
Earnings trajectory
Earnings across the first decade (P25 / median / P75)
Median earnings · 10yr
$38,275
Cost-adjusted: $37,859
Median debt (completers)
$29,000
Debt/earnings ratio: 0.76
3-yr default rate
0.5%
- • Federal default rate 0.5% — well below national average.
- • Debt-to-10yr-income ratio 0.76 — heavy debt relative to post-grad earnings.
Independent ROI ranking
Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce ranked this school #2,793 of 4,419 US colleges by 40-year return on investment — the net present value of attending after costs.
10-year NPV
$40,000
20-year NPV
$325,000
40-year NPV
$749,000
Georgetown University CEW, Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI (2022)