Transferring to Georgetown: your chances, deadlines and credits
Transfer acceptance rate: 11.1%
Transfer acceptance rate
Source: Official school data report, section D, 2025-2026
For fall 2025, Georgetown admitted 319 of 2,878 transfer applicants (11.1%).
Checked November 9, 2026. Very few transfer seats
- Fall 2027 deadline
- Mar 1, 2027Source, 2026-2027
- SAT or ACT
- RequiredSource, 2026-2027
- Recommendation letters
- RequiredSource, 2026-2027
- Interview
- Some applicantsSource, 2026-2027
Georgetown transfer acceptance rate
Georgetown's transfer acceptance rate for fall 2025 was 11.1%. 190 transfer students enrolled. The first-year rate the same year was 13.5%.
Source: Official school data report, section D, 2025-2026
The Common Data Set is the official data report colleges publish each year.
Transfer and first-year applicants are different groups. Use the first-year rate as context only.
A rate this low tells you how few seats exist. It says nothing about you. No GPA makes this safe.
Our read: Georgetown admits into one of six undergraduate schools, not into the university in general. Your odds depend on the school you pick, and the count on this page does not split by school. We did not open a page that does.
What Georgetown looks for
Our read: That is a recommendation, not a cutoff, and meeting it does not mean you are in.
You apply directly to one of the six undergraduate schools and choose a major. Transfers cannot apply to American Studies, Business and Global Affairs, or International Business, Language, and Culture.
Source: Georgetown transfer applicants, 2026-2027
Georgetown suggests coursework by school. Foreign Service strongly encourages microeconomics, macroeconomics and either statistics or calculus, and calls a world language other than English of utmost importance. McDonough wants microeconomics, macroeconomics and calculus. Nursing wants Human Anatomy I and II and chemistry. Premed applicants to the School of Health should have a year of biology or chemistry.
Source: Georgetown, preparing to transfer, undated page
Part 2 needs a Professor's Report, ideally from a professor in your proposed area of study, and a Dean's Report confirming good academic and disciplinary standing.
Source: Georgetown transfer application requirements and forms, 2026-2027
Some applicants are assigned an alumni interview in March and April. If you are assigned one, you must finish it. If you are not, Georgetown says it has no negative effect.
Source: Georgetown transfer application requirements and forms, 2026-2027; Georgetown transfer applicants, 2026-2027
Our read: Pick the school first, then take its suggested courses. A McDonough applicant with no calculus or economics has a gap that a strong essay will not close.
What GPA do you need?
Georgetown recommends a cumulative GPA of B+ or higher. It also wants at least one full-time semester with 12 or more transferable credits and no more than four full-time semesters.
Source: Georgetown, preparing to transfer, undated page
A GPA that matches past admits is not a cutoff, and it does not mean you are in.
Transfer essays and supplements
The essays and short answers are in the Transfer Supplement. Georgetown's pages do not print the prompts or word limits. You see them after you submit Part 1.
Source: Georgetown transfer applicants, 2026-2027; Georgetown transfer application requirements and forms, 2026-2027
Our read: Write to the school you chose. A School of Foreign Service essay and a McCourt essay should not be interchangeable. Name the courses and centers that fit your major.
Our read: If you opt into CALL or a Capitol Campus program, the statement is short. Say what you want from Washington in concrete terms.
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Transfer requirements
Georgetown requires recommendation letters and SAT or ACT scores.
Recommendation lettersRequired
A college professor, ideally in your area of study, must send a recommendation letter.
Source, 2026-2027SAT or ACT scoresRequired
SAT or ACT scores are required if you graduated from high school within the past five years.
Source, 2026-2027InterviewSome applicants
Some applicants are assigned an alumni interview in March and April. If you are assigned one, you must finish it.
Source, 2026-2027
SAT or ACT scores are required if you finished high school within five years of when you would start. Georgetown needs one full test and does not take superscores. It ignores ACT writing.
Source: Georgetown, preparing to transfer, undated page; Georgetown transfer application requirements and forms, 2026-2027
The Secondary School Report asks for an official high school transcript, a counselor letter and a school profile. If your school cannot send the full report, only the transcript is required.
Source: Georgetown transfer application requirements and forms, 2026-2027
Send official transcripts from every college you attended, sent by the school to transferadmissions@georgetown.edu. On Parchment or National Student Clearinghouse you must type that address in by hand.
Source: Georgetown transfer application requirements and forms, 2026-2027
Students who took college classes through dual enrollment in high school apply as first-years.
Source: Georgetown, preparing to transfer, undated page
Opt-in programs exist. CALL starts students at the Capitol Campus for the first semester, and applicants opt in with a short statement. Public Policy and Environment and Sustainability juniors spend their time at the Capitol Campus, and Georgetown expects them to have finished much of the core before they arrive.
Source: Georgetown transfer applicants, 2026-2027
Transfer deadlines for fall 2027
For fall 2027 entry, the application deadline is March 1, 2027.
Source: Georgetown University transfer information, 2026-2027
- You send or do something
- The school answers
- January
January 15, 2027
Fall 2027, priority for McCourt and Environment and Sustainability juniors
Source, 2026-2027 - March
- June
Spring 2027 entry was due November 1, 2026, and is open only to first or second year students at their current school. Decisions come December 1 and the reply date is December 15.
Source: Georgetown transfer applicants, 2026-2027
Fall 2027 is due March 1, 2027. Rising juniors applying to McCourt Public Policy or Environment and Sustainability have a priority deadline of January 15, 2027. Decisions come by June 1 and the reply date is June 15.
Source: Georgetown transfer applicants, 2026-2027
There are two parts. Part 1 is the Georgetown Application. After you submit it you get a link to Part 2, the Transfer Supplement. The supplement holds the background questions, short answers and essays, and it has the same due date.
Source: Georgetown transfer applicants, 2026-2027; Georgetown transfer application requirements and forms, 2026-2027
Spring entry applicants also send a Mid-Term Grade Report due November 1. Reported grades must be from October 15 or later.
Source: Georgetown transfer application requirements and forms, 2026-2027
Other terms and dates
- Spring 2027, decisions releasedDecember 1, 2026Source, 2026-2027
- Spring 2027, reply dateDecember 15, 2026Source, 2026-2027
Will your credits transfer?
Each school's Dean's Office evaluates credit after you are admitted. Admissions does not decide it and does not give evaluations to prospective students.
Source: Georgetown, preparing to transfer, undated page
The most you can transfer is one-half of the credits required for the degree, which Georgetown puts at 60. Grades must be at least one level above minimum passing. Pass/fail counts only if defined as C or better.
Source: Georgetown, preparing to transfer, undated page
You must be full-time and complete at least four full-time semesters at Georgetown. Summer sessions and study abroad do not count toward those four.
Source: Georgetown, preparing to transfer, undated page
Our read: Four semesters is firm. A student with four semesters done elsewhere can still need four more here. Spring entry works for sophomores because of this.
Our read: You find out what counts after you are admitted. For Environment and Sustainability, advisors review syllabi, so keep them.
Build a full list
Georgetown aid is need-based only. It meets 100 percent of demonstrated need for US citizens and permanent residents, who file the FAFSA and CSS Profile. International transfer applicants are not eligible for need-based aid.
Source: Georgetown transfer application requirements and forms, 2026-2027
The aid deadline matches the application deadline: November 1 for spring and March 1 for fall.
Source: Georgetown transfer applicants, 2026-2027
Our read: International applicants who need aid should build a list that does not depend on this one.
- Apply to schools across more than one tier. Do not build the list around one long shot.
- Keep your grades up this term. Most transfer readers see your latest work.
- Decide now what you do if every answer is no. Staying and finishing strong is a real plan.
- Northwestern UniversitySimilar odds
- Tufts UniversitySimilar odds
- Cornell UniversitySimilar odds
- Washington University in St. LouisTakes more transfers
Questions students ask
Can I apply for spring entry?
The spring 2027 round was open to first and second year students. Georgetown says spring entry is generally reserved for rising sophomores because of the four-semester residency rule. Applicants for fall 2027 and spring 2028 are reviewed first for fall.
Source: Georgetown transfer applicants, 2026-2027
Do I need an interview?
Not every applicant is assigned one. If you are not, it does not hurt your decision. No interviews are offered for spring 2027.
Source: Georgetown transfer application requirements and forms, 2026-2027
What if I applied before?
Georgetown invites previous applicants to apply again as transfers.
Source: Georgetown transfer application guidance, undated page
Who should write my recommendation?
A college professor, ideally in your proposed area of study, writes the Professor's Report. A dean or academic official writes the Dean's Report.
Source: Georgetown transfer application requirements and forms, 2026-2027
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Sources
- Official school data report, 2025-2026
- Georgetown transfer applicants, 2026-2027
- Georgetown transfer application requirements and forms, 2026-2027
- Georgetown, preparing to transfer, undated page
- Georgetown transfer application guidance, undated page
Numbers come from official reports, read by our tools and checked. Notes were drafted with AI tools from the official pages linked beside them. A person has not reviewed this guide yet. Admission decisions belong to each college, and no one can promise one.