Colleges / Georgetown College
College · Private nonprofit · Georgetown, KY · Town
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Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

Religious affiliation
Address400 East College Street, Georgetown, KY 40324-1696
Websitewww.georgetowncollege.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate91%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size1,097
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 91% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1138.

If you get in

1,097 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $57k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$228k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$56k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$171k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$42.8k
Room & board
$11.7k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants35%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans48%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr49%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,097
Location
Georgetown, KY
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White74%
  • Black9%
  • Hispanic6%
  • International5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$59k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 37

What you can study.

Colleges / Georgetown College
College · Private nonprofit · Georgetown, KY · Town
GC

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

Religious affiliation
Address400 East College Street, Georgetown, KY 40324-1696
Websitewww.georgetowncollege.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate91%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size1,097
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 91% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1138.

If you get in

1,097 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $57k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$228k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$56k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$171k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$42.8k
Room & board
$11.7k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants35%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans48%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr49%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,097
Location
Georgetown, KY
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White74%
  • Black9%
  • Hispanic6%
  • International5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$59k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 37

What you can study.