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The Academic Experience

The Capitol Campus is a new home for students who want to become the changemakers our future needs. In the city where this future is being shaped, we come together across disciplines to learn and solve real problems — with DC as a living lab and a close community of educators, scholars and researchers by our side.

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Engage Locally, Impact Globally

Every year, graduate students from across schools come together to tackle local issues through the Public Policy Challenge. Interdisciplinary teams work together and connect with the DC community to solve local issues that have far-reaching relevance.

Study Here

The Capitol Campus offers experiential and immersive learning opportunities at all academic levels on a campus that’s designed for collaboration and learning across disciplines.

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Law, policy, business, medicine, sustainability … whatever your field, you’ll connect academic inquiry with local and global problems in the nation’s center of influence. 

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Take the next step in your undergraduate education when you expand your opportunities on the Capitol Campus. You’ll learn in a dynamic community and through DC-based experiences. 

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Boost your career at Georgetown’s School of Continuing Studies. Our centrally located campus puts you at the center of a hands-on, purpose-driven learning experience. 

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Georgetown provides custom solutions to organizations in the public and private sectors. Programs emphasize not just professional but also personal development.

Learn in the Real World

“Being close to policymakers and key influencers in health at the policy level is very valuable.”

Angel Phan, Master’s, Health Systems Administration

“I got to chat with the prime minister of the Netherlands about how his day is going. As a 19-year-old intern, I’m very grateful I got to do all of that.”

Luke Hughes, Bachelor’s, Science, Technology and International Affairs

“I was supposed to be the tech guy. This internship gave me the background to the numbers and humanized my curriculum.”

Nyasha Gandawa, CALL Program
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Seek Solutions

Working across disciplines — from constitutional law to public policy and artificial intelligence — researchers on the Capitol Campus push the boundaries of their fields and work toward solutions in the places where they intersect.

Schools and Programs

The Capitol Campus is evolving, and as it grows, more Georgetown schools are offering dynamic programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Take a look at what’s available now — and what’s coming soon.