Georgetown University. . .

Founded in 1789, the same year the U.S. Constitution took effect, Georgetown University is the nation's oldest Catholic and Jesuit university. Located just outside of Washington, DC, Georgetown is a major international research university that embodies its founding principles in the diversity of our students, faculty, and staff, our commitment to justice and the common good, our intellectual openness, and our international character.

Georgetown University comprises four undergraduate schools, three graduate and professional schools, professional development programs and certificates, medical residencies and other programs predicated on the liberal arts tradition at the heart of the institution.

Georgetown's graduate programs continue to be among the top in the country, with the Law Center garnering especially high marks, according to U.S. News and World Report's latest graduate school rankings.

The university's medical and business programs also received recognition in the "Best Graduate Schools for 2010" list in the magazine's May issue that will hit newsstands on April 28.

Georgetown offers a very limited number of need-based scholarships to selected first-year international students who demonstrate financial need for assistance.

Georgetown offers merit-based scholarships and fellowships to graduate candidates who are recommended by their program. International students compete for these awards on an equal basis with U.S. citizens.