Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a Catholic university in Washington, D.C. It was started in 1789 by the Jesuit priest John Carroll. It is the oldest Catholic university in the United States of America. In the 19th century, the university sold more than 300 slaves in order to pay for its expansion.^[7]

Georgetown University

Former names	Georgetown College (1789–1814)
Motto	Utraque Unum (Latin)
Motto in English	Both into One
Type	Private nonprofit university
Established	January 23, 1789[1]
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Endowment	$1.661 billion (2017)[2]
Chairman	William Doyle[3]
President	John J. DeGioia
Provost	Robert Groves
Academic staff	Total: 2,173 (1,291 full-time / 882 part-time)
Administrative staff	1,500[4]
Students	17,849
Undergraduates	7,636
Postgraduates	10,213
Location	Washington, D.C. , U.S. 38°54′26″N 77°4′22″W
Campus	Urban 104 acres (42.1 ha)[5]
College yell	Hoya Saxa
Colors	Blue, gray[6]
Nickname	Hoyas
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I – Big East Patriot League (football) MAISA; EARC
Mascot	Jack the Bulldog
Website	georgetown.edu

References

1. Nevils 1934, pp. 1–25 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFNevils1934 (help)
2. As of June 30, 2017. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2016 to FY 2017" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-26.
3. "Board of Directors". Georgetown University.
4. "Services and Administration". Georgetown University. 2009. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
5. "Georgetown Facts". Office of Communications. Georgetown University. 2009. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
6. "Primary and Secondary Colors". Georgetown University. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
7. Pratt, Mark (2019-06-19). "Website documents histories of Georgetown-owned slaves". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2020-11-03.

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