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Georgetown College

Georgetown College
400 East College Street
Georgetown, KY 40324

Official telephone: (502) 863-8000
Fax number: (502) 868-8891
Website: www.georgetowncollege.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 984
Full-time undergraduates: 907
Part-time undergraduates: 77
Total graduate students: 380
Full-time graduate students: 5
Part-time graduate students: 375
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 20%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.1% Hispanic/Latino
78.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.7% Nonresident Alien
5.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.6% Hispanic/Latino
78.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.4% Nonresident Alien
3.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 104 acres
City or town school is located in: Georgetown, KY
Population of city/town: 30,872
Nearest major city: Lexington, KY
Distance of nearest major city: 15 miles
Population of nearest major city: 308,428
Online campus map: www.georgetowncollege.edu/
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LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms (26%)
  • men's dorms (21%)
  • sorority housing (14%)
  • fraternity housing (18%)
  • single-student apartments (21%)
  • married-student apartments
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 96%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 91%
Percent of students who live off campus: 9%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 24 must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 85%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 135
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Fine arts building and gallery, chapel, planetarium; learning resource/leadership, solids analysis, and conference center.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tutors, reader services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 5
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 5
Percent of men who join fraternities: 24%
Number of social sororities on campus: 5
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 31%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Georgetonian, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 20
Total number of registered organizations: 100
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Ministry Office, Chapel Leadership Team, Catholic Student Association
Minority student organizations:
The Union of Black Leaders
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Habitat for Humanity, Model UN, College Democrats, College Republicans, outdoor high adventure club; Multi-Cultural Awareness and Lambert Law Societies; National Student Educators, Mathematical, and Computing Machinery Associations

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Brian Evans,
Director of Athletics
School colors: orange and black
School mascot: Tigers
Athletic conference memberships: NAIA, Mid-South Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNAIA
Men's basketballyesNAIA
Men's cross-countryyesNAIA
Men's footballyesNAIA
Men's golfyesNAIA
Men's socceryesNAIA
Men's tennisyesNAIA
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNAIA
Women's basketballyesNAIA
Women's cheerleadingyesNAIA
Women's cross-countryyesNAIA
Women's golfyesNAIA
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's socceryesNAIA
Women's softballyesNAIA
Women's tennisyesNAIA
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNAIA
Women's volleyballyesNAIA

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 40%
Athletic facilities:
complex, field, gymnasium, recreation center, stadium; alpine challenge and golf courses
Intramural/Recreational sports:
aerobics, basketball, billiards, challenge course, disc golf, flag football, foosball, outdoor adventure, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, weight lifting
Club sports for men:
cheerleading, fishing
Club sports for women:
cheerleading, dance, equestrian sports, fishing

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Lexington, KY (15 miles)
Nearest other airport: Louisville, KY (65 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Louisville, KY (65 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Lexington, KY (15 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 56%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Duke Divinity School, Eastern Kentucky University, Emory University, The George Washington University, McAfee School of Theology, North Carolina State University, Northern Kentucky University, Western Kentucky University, Xavier University, University of Cincinnati, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville.
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
All Tech, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Fayette County School System, Lexmark, Scott County Schools, Shriner's Hospital, Toyota, Inc.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Chai-Wei Woo, president, San Francisco State University
  • Benjamin C. Warf, hydrocephalus and spina bifida chair, director of neonatal and congenital anomalies neurosurgery, Boston Children's Hospital, and associate professor of neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School
  • Dave Adkisson, president and CEO, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.

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