Georgetown University is a private research university located in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, Georgetown University is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher education in the United States. The school graduates about two thousand undergraduate and postgraduate students annually. There are nine constitutive schools, five of which offer undergraduate degrees and six of which offer graduate degrees, as two schools offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
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Note: Individuals who may belong in multiple sections appear only in one. An empty class year or school/degree box indicates that the information is unknown.
 "* Indicates the alumnus or alumna attended but did not graduate (includes years of attendance)"
*CAS – former College of Arts &amp; Sciences
*SLL – former School of Languages and Linguistics, now the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics within the College
*LL.M. – Master of Laws
*R – Medical residency in the School of Medicine
*W – Fellowship in the School of Medicine
*GSB – former Georgetown School of Business
*SBA – former School of Business Administration
*MBA – Master of Business Administration (graduate)
*Nur – former Georgetown University Nursing School
*GPPI – former Georgetown Public Policy Institute
*SCE – former School of Summer and Continuing Education
*CED – School of Continuing Education
*MSFS – Master of Science in Foreign Service (graduate)
*SSP – Security Studies Program (graduate)
Government and politics.
Governors of the United States.
This includes the governors of the states and territories of the United States.
United States executive branch officials.
Cabinet members.
This includes members of the Cabinet of the United States.
Cabinet-level officers.
This includes persons who are not members of the Cabinet but hold positions that are of cabinet-level rank.
Agency heads and subordinate officers.
This includes the heads of federal independent agencies and officers subordinate to the heads of executive departments.
White House staff.
This includes members of the Executive Office of the President.
Ambassadors of the United States.
This includes ambassadors of the United States to foreign states, international organizations, and at-large causes.
United States Congress.
The bicameral United States Congress is composed of two houses.
U.S. Senators.
This includes members of the United States Senate.
U.S. Representatives.
This includes members of the United States House of Representatives.
See also.
For lists of alumni organized by the university's constituent schools see:
References.
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