Georgetown University
private university in Washington, D.C., United States
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Summary
Georgetown University is a private university[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of private university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,555 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Big East Conference[3], Oak Ridge Associated Universities[4], Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities[5], Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities[6], 568 Group[7], Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area[8], National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities[9], ORCID, Inc.[10], Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities[11], Digital Library Federation[12], Consortium of Social Science Associations[13], ArXiv[14], Association of American Colleges and Universities[15], American Council on Education[16]
- Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[17]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington, D.C.[18]
- Country: United States[19]
- Instance of: research university[20], private not-for-profit educational institution[21], Catholic university[22]
- Founder: John Carroll[23]
- Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.[24]
- Location: Georgetown[25]
- Postal code: 20057-0001[26]
- Child organization or unit: Biblioteca della Georgetown University[27]
- Commons category: Georgetown University[28]
- Industry: higher education[29]
- Color: blue[30], grey[31]
- Chairperson: William Doyle[32]
- Has part(s): Walsh School of Foreign Service[33], Georgetown University Law Center[34], Georgetown University School of Medicine[35], McDonough School of Business[36], Berkley School of Nursing[37], Georgetown University School of Dentistry[38], Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies[39], Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences[40], Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences[41]
- Inception: January 23, 1789[42]
- Coordinate location: 38.907222222222, -77.072777777778[43]
- Mascot: Jack the Bulldog[44]
- Official website: https://www.georgetown.edu[45]
- Topic's main category: Category:Georgetown University[46]
- Employees: 3457[47]
- Described by source: Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[48], New International Encyclopedia[49]
- Ranking: 248[50], 297[51], 281[52], 183[53]
Why It Matters
Georgetown University has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]