Georgetown College
Georgetown, Kentucky · Website
$52,074
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,074
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Georgetown College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Georgetown, Kentucky with 1,097 undergraduates and 234 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $14,095 a year (tuition and fees $42,840). It admits 91% of applicants and 49% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,074 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,200 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$14,095
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$42,840
US median $11,837
Admission rate
91%
US median 78%
Completion rate
49%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,200
About $267 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,074
Rank 1,313 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $14,095
- Tuition and fees
- $42,840
- Cost of attendance
- $56,886
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 48%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,777
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,834
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,797
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,577
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,207
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $34,280 in 2015-16 to $42,840 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1,138
- Undergraduates
- 1,097
- Graduate students
- 234
- Part-time students
- 0.6%
- Women
- 47%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 43
- Endowment
- $32.9M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,313 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 70 in Kentucky (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $14,095 | $16,512 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $42,840 | $11,652 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 91% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 49% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,200 | $13,521 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,393 | $31,816 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,074 | $36,235 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 67% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
43 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 67 | $17,596 | $46,704 | $53,879 | $64,397 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 29 | $12,771 | $48,972 | $52,708 | $63,399 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $26,749 | $33,921 | $55,295 | $50,706 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,407 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $23,250 | $37,620 | $58,526 | $54,562 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $26,970 | Withheld | $68,191 | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $24,000 | $35,442 | $51,395 | $56,359 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineMaster's | Master's | 11 | $11,574 | $42,223 | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | $17,225 | $57,378 | $68,686 | $71,685 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Georgetown and Kentucky on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Kentucky
- Homes: Homes for sale in Kentucky
Questions and answers
How much does Georgetown College cost?
$14,095 a year is the average net price at Georgetown College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $42,840, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $56,886. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,777 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Georgetown College?
91% of applicants are admitted to Georgetown College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,138. The median admission rate of colleges in Kentucky is 81%.
How much do Georgetown College graduates earn?
$52,074 a year is the median pay of former Georgetown College students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,393 after 6 years). That ranks 1,313 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 70 in Kentucky. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's) at $57,378.
How much student debt do Georgetown College graduates have?
$25,200 is the median federal student loan debt of Georgetown College graduates, about $267 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 48% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Georgetown College?
49% of first-time, full-time students at Georgetown College finish within 6 years. 69% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Georgetown College?
Special Education and Teaching (67 master's graduates), Curriculum and Instruction (29 master's graduates), Psychology, General (26 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 43 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.