Outcomes
Earnings trajectory
Earnings across the first decade (P25 / median / P75)
Median earnings · 10yr
$36,260
Cost-adjusted: $38,440
Median debt (completers)
$25,000
Debt/earnings ratio: 0.69
3-yr default rate
0.0%
Economic mobility (Opportunity Insights)
Mobility rate
0.6%
Bottom → top quintile
Access Q1
6.6%
% from bottom quintile
Success rate Q1
9.6%
Q1 students reaching Q5
- • Federal default rate 0.0% — well below national average.
- • Debt-to-10yr-income ratio 0.69 — heavy debt relative to post-grad earnings.
Independent ROI ranking
Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce ranked this school #3,756 of 4,419 US colleges by 40-year return on investment — the net present value of attending after costs.
10-year NPV
$14,000
20-year NPV
$245,000
40-year NPV
$590,000
Georgetown University CEW, Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI (2022)