Georgetown College

400 East College Street, Georgetown, KY 40324 -  View Map

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• Chartered in 1829 as a liberal arts college affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention, Georgetown is dedicated to academic excellence in a Christian environment. This four-year, coeducational institution is located 12 miles north of Lexington in the heart of the scenic Kentucky Bluegrass. Dr. William H. Crouch Jr. became the 23rd president of the college in 1991.
• The campus is primarily residential and composed of 1,284 undergraduate students and 567 graduate students. The undergraduates come from 90 Kentucky counties, 29 states and 8 foreign countries, selecting fields of study from over 40 majors and minors. The college is noted for its high acceptance rates to medical, law and graduate schools.
• Georgetown is listed by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top national liberal arts colleges (Liberal Arts College - Bachelor's). In addition, Georgetown is included in Peterson's Competitive Colleges and in Barron’s Best Buys in College Education, is ranked one of the Best Southeastern Colleges by The Princeton Review, and, in 2005, was named one of America's Colleges of Distinction (one of only three in Kentucky!).
• The college offers over 100 opportunities for involvement on campus, including student government, a drama/theatre troupe, a student newspaper and radio station, four national sororities, four national fraternities, one local fraternity and 14 intercollegiate athletic teams.
• Profile last updated: 07/06/2011.

In the News:

• Georgetown names Osborne assistant Briggs new head coach (Lexington Herald-Leader)
  posted on August 26, 2011 at 07:51:45 am
  Only five days after Happy Osborne resigned, Georgetown College filled the men’s basketball head coach position Thursday by promoting Chris Briggs from assistant.
• Bengals gear heads for Georgetown (The Kentucky Post)
  posted on July 22, 2011 at 08:31:11 pm
  GEORGETOWN, KY - JULY 31: The Cincinnati Bengals practice during training camp at Georgetown College on July 31, 2009 in Georgetown, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
• Georgetown College says it's ready for the Bengals (Lexington Herald-Leader)
  posted on July 22, 2011 at 07:53:38 am
  While the NFL owners and players continue to work on a labor agreement, Georgetown College was prepa
• Georgetown prepared for Bengals training camp (Springfield News-Sun)
  posted on July 21, 2011 at 01:01:38 am
  CINCINNATI — The Bengals will decide by Friday whether to hold the first few weeks of training camp in Georgetown, Ky.The staff at Georgetown College has made most of the preparations to host the Bengals for the 15th year in a row, Athletic Director Brian Evans told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The original schedule calls for players to report on July 28th, and hold their first workout the ...
• Bengals will decide on Kentucky camp by Friday (Washington Examiner)
  posted on July 20, 2011 at 08:16:14 pm
  JOE KAY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI The Bengals will decide by Friday whether to hold the first few weeks of training camp in Georgetown, Ky. The staff at Georgetown College has made most of the preparations to host the Bengals for the 15th year in a row, athletic director Brian Evans told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The original schedule calls for players to report on July 28th, and hold ...

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