Georgetown University

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
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Endowment	$1.661 billion (2017)
Chairman	William Doyle
President	John J. DeGioia
Provost	Robert Groves
Academic staff	Total: 2,173; (1,291 full-time / 882 part-time)
Administrative staff	1,500
Students	17,849
Undergraduates	7,636
Postgraduates	10,213
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Campus	Urban 104 acres (42.1 ha)
College yell	Hoya Saxa
Colors	Blue, gray;
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I – Big East; Patriot League (football); MAISA; EARC
Sports	23 varsity sports teams; 11 men's and 12 women's
Mascot	Jack the Bulldog
Website	georgetown.edu

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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.^[8]

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John Carroll, the founder of Georgetown University
The proposal for a school at Georgetown was conceived in 1787, after the American Revolution allowed for the free practice of religion.
Union Army soldiers on the Potomac River across from Georgetown University in 1861
Patrick Francis Healy, the first African-American to become a Jesuit, helped transform the school into a modern university after the Civil War.
Healy Hall houses classrooms and the university's executive body.
Students studying outside Wolfington Hall Jesuit Residence
Dahlgren Chapel on the campus
Aerial view of the university
Carroll Parlor, a dedicated study room for senior undergraduates inside Healy Hall
Georgetown Medical School accounts for a significant portion of the university's research funding, mostly received from the U.S. government.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaking at his Class of 1968 Reunion in 1993