Georgetown University is a private research university situated in the heart of the USA. It has been occupying a position below #200 in THE Rankings for the last 5 years. Similarly, Georgetown University Rankings are currently placed at #301 by QS Rankings and #218 by CWUR.

Talking about Georgetown University academic programs, the university is ranked #14 in QS WUR by subject. Some of its top courses include ‘Law’, “Politics”, and “Public Administration”. Moreover, the US News has even placed it among the top 25 US universities.

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Georgetown University Rankings: World Ranking Trends

Georgetown University’s global dominance can be evaluated from the table given below consisting of its overall ranking trends of the past years:-​

Ranking Body 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
QS Rankings #301 #297 #281 #248 #230
US News & World Report - Global Universities #310 #324 #314 #322
CWUR #218 #225 #228 #214
THE Rankings #210-250 #187 #136 #130 #120
Shanghai Rankings #501-600 #401-500 #401-500 #201-300

Georgetown University Rankings: Computer Science Rankings

Here’s a table demonstrating the ranking trends of the ‘computer science’ program of Georgetown University, as per the top ranking bodies:-

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2025 Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
QS World Subject Rankings Computer Science and Information Systems #501-550 #451-500 #451-500 #451-500 #451-500
THE Rankings Computer Science #401-500 #401-500 #301-400 #401-500 #501-600

Georgetown University Rankings: Natural Science Courses

Shanghai Rankings have recently placed Georgetown University’s ‘Ecology’ program in the rank band #201-300. The table below further demonstrates how various programs across the “Natural Science” stream have been placed in the leading ranking lists:-​

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2025 Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
Shanghai Rankings Ecology #201-300 #101-150
QS World Subject Rankings Biological Sciences #301-350 #251-300 #251-300 #251-300 #251-300
Psychology #251-300 #201-250 #201-250 #151-200 #151-200
THE Rankings Physical Sciences #801-1000 #801-1000 #801-1000 #601-800 #601-800
Life Sciences #301-400 #301-400 #201-250 #301-400 #251-300

Georgetown University Rankings: Medical Science Courses

Georgetown University offers a wide variety of well-structured programs in the field of “medical sciences”, some of which are mentioned as follows:-

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2025 Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
QS World Subject Rankings Medicine #180 #174 #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Pharmacy and Pharmacology #251-300 #251-300 #301-350 #201-250 #201-250
Shanghai Rankings Public Health #101-150 #151-200 #201-300 #201-300
Clinical Medicine #201-300 #201-300 #201-300 #201-300
Medical Technology #201-300 #301-400 #301-400 #301-400
THE Rankings Clinical, pre-clinical, and health #126-150 #176-200 #151-175 #201-250

Georgetown University Rankings: Business Courses

The US News has placed Georgetown University at #32 for it ‘Economics’ program while at #3 particularly for its “International Business” course. However, Georgetown University has stepped down a couple of rank bands in the current Shanghai Rankings, in terms of the Business Administration program.​

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2025 Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
QS World Subject Rankings Business and Management Studies #151-200 #151-200 #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Accounting and Finance #101-150 #151-200 #101-150 #101-150 #151-200
Economics and Econometrics #125 #297 #115 #127 #142
Shanghai Rankings Management #151-200 #201-300 #201-300 #201-300
Finance #101-150 #101-150 #76-100 #51-75
Economics #51-75 #76-100 #76-100 #76-100
Business Administration #301-400 #301-400 #76-100 #101-150
THE Rankings Business and Economics #151-175 #176-200 #201-250 #201-250 #151-175

Georgetown University Rankings: Humanities Courses

Georgetown University is renowned across the globe for its academic programs in the field of Arts and Humanities. Georgetown University ‘Law’ program has maintained its position in the top 15 courses for the last 3 years in Shanghai Rankings. For more interesting ranking trends, refer to the table below:-​

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2025 Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
Shanghai Rankings Education #201-300 #201-300 #301-400 #301-400
Public Administration #12 #16 #101-150 #151-200
Sociology #151-200 #101-150 #150-200 #101-150
Political Sciences #26 #27 #28 #25
Law #9 #11 #13 #13
Communication #151-200 #101-150 #101-150 #76-100
QS World Subject Rankings Modern Languages #101-150 #101-150 #85 #101-150 #101-150
Law and Legal Studies #26 #23 #21 #21 #19
Philosophy #51-100 #51-100 #51-100 #51-100 #51-100
History #51-100 #51-100 #51-100 #51-100 #51-100
Arts and Humanities #109 #130 #69 #80 #59
Politics 14 17 #15 #13 #12
Communication and Media Studies #101-150 #101-150 #51-100 #101-150 #101-150
Education and Training #151-200 #151-200 #201-250 #201-250 #151-200
Linguistics #53 #26 #32 #43 #39
Social Sciences and Management #128 #116 #105 #122 #96
English Language and Literature #101-150 #87 #78 #79 #74
Social Policy and Administration #51-100 #101-150 #51-100 #51-100 #27
Sociology #101-150 #151-200 #151-200 #101-150 #101-150
THE Rankings Social Sciences #81 #73 #86 #83 #77
Law #17 #15 #31 #31 #30
Arts and Humanities #101-125 #101-125 #81 #89 #101-125

Georgetown University Rankings: Miscellaneous

With a great global and national reputation, Georgetown University’s academic and non-academic dominance can be evaluated from the miscellaneous rankings given as follows:-

Ranking Body Parameter Ranking 2023-25
QS WUR Sustainability Ranking #331
International Trade Rankings #46
QS WUR By Subject #14
US News National Universities #24
Most Innovative Schools #45
Best Undergraduate Teaching #21
Best Value Schools #50
Economics #26
Study Abroad #5
Service Learning #10
International Business #3
Best Colleges for Veterans #33
Top Performers on Social Mobility #167
CWUR National Rank #72
Employability Rank #43
Research Rank #336
Education Rank #370

Adding to its global reputation, Georgetown University has been placed at #20 in Forbes’ “Top College” list in 2023. Furthermore, Niche rankings have crowned Georgetown University as the best institution for ‘Political Science’ and ‘International Relations’ in the USA.