How much has GU's Tuition Increased over the Past 10 Years?

GU's tuition & fees has increased from $48,611 (2015) to $68,089 (2025), and the rate of tuition increase is 40.07% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $45,136 (year 2015) to $61,670 (year 2025).

GU's tuition increase rate is higher than the District of Columbia's average increase rate of 11.40%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 10.99%.

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends

The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 38.32% from 2015 ($66,971).

For the current academic year 2024-2025, GU's COA is $92,635, which is increased by 4.39% from last year.

The following table and chart show changes to GU's COA over the past 10 years.

Off-campus living costs are not available.

Tuition & Fees Changes

The tuition & fees have increased 40.07% for the last 10 years , and the 2025 tuition & fees are $67,896. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at Georgetown University over last the 10 years.

YearUndergraduateGraduateChange By Year
2015-16$48,611$45,136-
2016-17$50,547$46,722 3.98%
2017-18$52,300$48,331 3.47%
2018-19$54,104$50,012 3.45%
2019-20$56,058$51,790 3.61%
2020-21$57,928$53,591 3.34%
2021-22$59,957$55,128 3.50%
2022-23$62,051$57,049 3.49%
2023-24$65,081$59,306 4.88%
2024-25$68,089$61,670 4.62%

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,200, and it has not changed since 2015.

YearBooks & SuppliesChange by Year
2015-16$1,200-
2016-17$1,200
2017-18$1,200
2018-19$1,200
2019-20$1,200
2020-21$1,200
2021-22$1,200
2022-23$1,200
2023-24$1,200
2024-25$1,200

Living Costs Changes

The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 34.76% when a student lives on-campus facilities from the year 2015 to 2025. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Georgetown University.

YearLiving On CampusChange by Year
2015-16$17,160-
2016-17$17,566 2.37%
2017-18$18,080 2.93%
2018-19$18,536 2.52%
2019-20$19,022 2.62%
2020-21$19,626 3.18%
2021-22$20,358 3.73%
2022-23$21,444 5.33%
2023-24$22,460 4.74%
2024-25$23,346 3.94%

Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares 2025 tuition and increase rate from last year between Georgetown University and similar schools.

20252024Increase Rate
Georgetown University$68,089$65,081 4.62%
Villanova University$67,776$64,701 4.75%
Providence College$63,550$60,848 4.44%
Marquette University$51,170$48,700 5.07%
Xavier University$49,425$48,126 2.70%
St. John's University-New York$53,529$49,911 7.25%

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