The College: Profile and Mission

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Profile

Founded:

Chartered in 1829

Location:

400 E. College St., Georgetown, Kentucky 40324

Campus:

104 acres, nine academic buildings of which three are updated antebellum structures, fifteen residence halls, and five apartment-style buildings

Type: 

Baccalaureate- Arts and Sciences Focus; residential; a Christian college in the Baptist tradition

Calendar:

Two fifteen-week regular semesters, seven and a half week sub-sessions

Degrees/Majors:

Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts; more than 30 regular majors, unique area majors, plus dual-degree and pre-professional programs; accredited Master of Arts in Education; certification and endorsement specialty areas for initial and advanced teacher preparation.

Enrollment:

1, 262 undergraduate, 366 graduate (Fall 2021)

Student/Faculty:

13:1 (undergraduate)

Faculty Ph.D.:

87% hold terminal degrees in their field*

Fall 2021

Entering Undergraduate Class:

Average ACT Composite 23.15; HS GPA 3.46

Financial Aid:

More than $45 million distributed in 2021-2022; extensive program of endowed and college-funded grants and scholarships

Athletics:

NAIA, Mid-South Conference, 21 inter-collegiate sports teams.

Alumni:

20,108; 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S.

Territories and 42 foreign countries represented

Distinctions:

U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges “Top Performers on Social Mobility”; Zippia, “The Best College in Each State for Getting a Job"; Niche, “Best Value Colleges in Kentucky”

*This number represents full-time faculty as reported and does not include such faculty members as the Dean of Education, librarians, or anyone on leave.

 

Mission

Georgetown College’s mission is to provide a welcoming and challenging educational community, rooted in Christian love and service, that prepares students to make a positive difference in the world.

In advancing its mission, the College:

  • Offers excellent academic programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
  • Maintains a strong commitment to core preparation and exploration in the liberal arts and sciences.
  • Provides talented faculty and staff who are committed to student growth and learning.
  • Preserves the close faculty-student bonds that have long distinguished its learning and mentoring context.
  • Encourages a faith that seeks understanding through free and thoughtful inquiry.
  • Honors its Baptist heritage through which it welcomes diverse perspectives and traditions.
  • Offers students an enriching living and learning community.
  • Supports a wide range of opportunities which promote engaging and meaningful experiences stretching from the classroom to around the globe.
  • Pursues athletic excellence practiced with the highest integrity.
  • Promotes ethical practices that develop character and enrich human and natural communities.

Fulfilling its distinctive mission with the liberal arts, sciences, and professions, Georgetown College’s aim is to continue to be one of the finest Christian colleges in the country.