Affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, Georgetown University ranked 23rd among all universities in the United States in U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges of 2010." Located along the Potomac River in the Georgetown section of northwestern Washington, D.C., the university has a combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment of more than 15,300 students. Competition for admission to Georgetown is high; fewer than 20 percent of applicants receive acceptance, according to the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges. International politics, biology and English are the school's largest programs. The university offers internships with employers, agencies and government organizations throughout Washington, as well as study abroad in more than 30 countries. The college features 23 intercollegiate and 42 intramural teams, and more than 130 student groups and organizations.
Georgetown University
37th and O Streets Northwest
Washington, DC 20057
202-687-3600
georgetown.edu
Rated 53rd among all universities in the United States by U.S. News and World Report in 2010, George Washington University is a private institution founded in 1821. The school is in downtown Washington, approximately six blocks north of the National Mall. The highest-rated academic programs at the university are political communication, international affairs and biology, and the most popular programs with the school's more than 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students are psychology and political science. Business, engineering, education, art, science and international affairs students can participate in for-credit internships and paid cooperative work placements. The university enables students to double major, design their own baccalaureate degree programs and study abroad in several countries. In terms of student life, George Washington University offers 17 intercollegiate and 32 intramural sports teams, 18 Greek fraternities and sororities, and more than 250 student groups.
George Washington University
2121 I St. Northwest
Washington, DC 20052
202-994-6040
gwu.edu
Founded in 1893, American University is a United Methodist college in the McLean Gardens neighborhood of nothern Washington, D.C. The school has more than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students and was the 84th-best university in the nation as of 2010, according to U.S. News and World Report. Among the programs offered at the school are environmental science, biology, foreign languages, drama, art, computer science, education, health sciences, philosophy, business and political science. Students can participate in internship and cooperative work placements in every major, or they can study abroad in one of 33 countries. Most majors also feature a combined, five-year bachelor's and master's degree option. The university has 16 intercollegiate sports teams and is home to 23 Greek organizations and 160 student groups.
American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-885-6000
american.edu