This town influences the nation and the world.

With our Capitol Campus in the heart of DC, we’re deepening our impact.
Our Impact
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This town shapes the future.

By applying an interdisciplinary lens to complex problems, faculty and students are finding solutions.
Our Research
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This town is where academics and community intersect.

DC is a living lab for learning how to take action through local partnerships.
Our Academics

Two Worlds, One Purpose

DC has been Georgetown University’s home since we founded our Hilltop Campus in 1789. Today, as global issues become more urgent and complex, we’re meeting the moment. Our expanded campus just steps from the Capitol is animated by the commitment that has pushed us forward for more than two centuries: to be a force for good in the world.

Possibilities

In the Heart of DC

Work on pressing issues in the city that helps shape the world alongside scholars and researchers, policymakers, community leaders and global changemakers. Connect across disciplines. Learn through experience. Immerse yourself.
Campus of the Future
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Roula Hammer, JD

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James Hickey, Master of Public Policy

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Carolina Trevino Salas, Master’s, Integrated Marketing Communications

Study on the Capitol Campus

Explore graduate, undergraduate and certificate programs that offer a dynamic student experience with unparalleled DC opportunities.

Schools and Programs
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Living & Learning in DC

The Capitol Campus immerses you in the heart of DC with a warm community life. Our Law Center, classrooms and residence hall are co-located together, just a short walk from the U.S. Capitol.

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Convergence on Climate

Earth science, health, business, law, policy, technology — on the Capitol Campus, all of these fields come into play as we confront our environmental crisis.
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Climate and Mental Health

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Measuring Microplastics

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Climate Change and the Next Pandemic

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Wildfires: A Global Health Challenge

Capitol Campus News

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Discovery & Impact

‘Long-Delayed Justice’: Sean Coffey, L’87, and Jonathan Lee, L’90, Lead Exoneration Efforts for WWII Black Sailors

On July 17, 1944, just after 10 p.m., two U.S. Navy ships loaded with ordnance to be transported to the Pacific theater during World War II exploded at Port Chicago…

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Student Experience

Why I Chose to Study at the Capitol Campus as a Public Policy Major

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Discovery & Impact

Georgetown Explores Ethical Uses of Artificial Intelligence

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Student Experience

A New Fellowship Honoring Benjamin Franklin Aims to Empower Future Inventor-Diplomats

Student Experience

Why an Aspiring Doctor Left Medicine to Pursue Global Health Policy