Is georgetown a good school?

1. Georgetown is the oldest Catholic university in the United States. Insofar as attending Catholic - and only Catholic - schools was considered an imperative for Catholics in America for a long time (and for some to this day), Georgetown was seen as a top destination for the Catholic elite in America. read more

11) US President Bill Clinton is Georgetown SFS'68. 12) The college Presidents of the BIg-10 University of Illinois and Big-12 Texas A&M are Georgetown alumni. 13) Two CIA Directors, one of which served for over seven years are Georgetown graduates. 14) Cultural icons such as William Peter Blatty, James H. Webb and John Guare are Georgetown grads. read more

Everyone knows, even the asker, that Georgetown is a very good school. However, for undergrad rankings it is never, that I've seen, in the top 15. The top 15 usually contains all 8 Ivies leaving only 7 spots for other schools. read more