Georgetown University SAT & ACT Scores

Georgetown has kept its testing requirement for years. During the pandemic it excused only students who could not access a test, and it has since said it will continue to require the SAT or ACT. You must send at least one full SAT or ACT as an official score report from the College Board or ACT; you do not have to send every score from both tests. On the SAT, Georgetown considers only the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Math sections. The ACT science section is not required, though Georgetown recommends it for students who submit the ACT. International applicants must also submit the SAT or ACT. Georgetown also recommends sending AP scores if you have them.

The median SAT among enrolled Georgetown first-years in the fall 2025 entering class was 1480. A quarter scored 1405 or below, and a quarter scored 1530 or above. The middle half scored 710–760 on Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 700–780 on Math.

Testing is required at Georgetown. In the fall 2025 entering class, 78% of enrolled students submitted the SAT and 32% submitted the ACT; the two shares can overlap because some students send both. Since Georgetown does not combine section scores from different test dates, the sitting you send needs to show strong results in both sections at once.

Georgetown's bulletin says there are no cut-off scores, and that the Committee on Admissions is far more concerned with school record, academic program, and rank in class than with test scores. A score below 1405 will not end your application, but it puts you in the bottom quarter of enrolled students who sent the SAT.

Enrolled Georgetown first-years who sent the ACT had a median composite of 34, and the middle half scored 32–35. The middle half scored 34–36 in English and 30–35 in Math. In the fall 2025 entering class, 32% of enrolled students submitted an ACT score.

Georgetown does not superscore the ACT, so it looks at a full test rather than your best sections from different dates. The science section is optional, but Georgetown recommends taking and submitting it if the ACT is the test you send, and the writing section is not used in admission decisions. A composite of 35 or higher matches the top quarter of enrolled students who sent the ACT.

Georgetown offers Early Action and Regular Decision, with no Early Decision. Its Early Action plan is non-binding but restrictive: Early Action applicants may not apply to any binding Early Decision program, though they may apply to other non-binding Early Action programs. Starting in August 2026, for the class entering in fall 2027, Georgetown accepts the Common App as well as its own application.

A practical target for Georgetown is a single SAT sitting at or above 1530, or an ACT at or above 35. Scores near the median of 1480 SAT or 34 ACT are typical for enrolled students. Because Georgetown will not build a superscore for you, plan your test dates so that one sitting shows your best results on every section.

Scores are required, but Georgetown says it cares far more about your school record and academic program, and it has no cut-off scores. Alumni interviews are a key part of its process, and submitting your application early lets Georgetown assign an interview sooner. Send official score reports from the testing agency in time for your Early Action or Regular Decision review, and add AP scores if you have them.