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The Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) is a college of Georgetown University, a private Jesuit research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. It is the oldest and largest undergraduate school at Georgetown, and, until the founding of the School of Medicine in 1850, was the only higher education division of the university. In 1821, it granted its first graduate degrees, though the graduate portion has since been separated as the Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. From 1990 to 2022, it was named Georgetown College.^[2]

Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences
Seal of Georgetown University
Former name	Georgetown College (1789– ,1990–2022)
Type	Private college
Established	1789; 235 years ago
Parent institution	Georgetown University
Affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Students	3,566 (2021)^[1]
Location	Washington, D.C. , United States 38°54′32.1″N 77°4′20.2″W / 38.908917°N 77.072278°W
Campus	Urban
Website	college.georgetown.edu

The college enrolls over 3,500 students in 30 academic majors within 23 departments.^[3]

From 1789 until the founding of the School of Medicine in 1850, Georgetown College was the only secondary school at what became Georgetown University. Robert Plunkett, the first president of Georgetown, oversaw the division of the school into three parts, "college", "preparatory", and "elementary". Elementary education was eventually dropped by Patrick Francis Healy, and preparatory eventually separated as Georgetown Prep.^[4]

The White-Gravenor Hall houses most of the college's staff and faculty offices, including the Office of the Dean^[5]

Over the years many schools have broken off of the College. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences first broke off in 1855, but rejoined the college organization following the downturn in admissions caused by the American Civil War, until reestablishment in 1891. The School of Languages and Linguistics, itself organized out of the School of Foreign Service in 1949, was collapsed into the College in 1995, as the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, though it maintains its separate programs.^[6]

The college offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree programs.

List of deans and prefects of studies

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From 1811 to 1931, Georgetown College was led by a prefect of studies. Since 1931, it has been led by a dean. Andrew Sobanet has been the interim dean of the school since July 1, 2024.^[7] The following people have led the college:

^ "Key Facts". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
^ "Georgetown University's College of Arts & Sciences Announces Name Change". Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
^ "Prospective Students". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
^ O'Neill, Paul R.; Paul K. Williams (2003). Georgetown University. Arcadia. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-0-7385-1509-0.
^ "Connect With Us". College of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
^ Curran, Robert Emmett (2007). "Georgetown: A Brief History". Archived from the original on 2007-05-24. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
^ DeGioia, John J. (June 26, 2024). "Announcing the Interim Dean of Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab Curran 2010a, p. 366, Appendix D: Presidents, Prefects, and Deans in Georgetown's First Century
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Curran 2010b, p. 398, Appendix C: Prefects of Studies/Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1889–1964
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Curran 2010c, p. 291, Appendix C: Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1957—2010
^ "Thank You, Dean Gillis". Georgetown University. April 28, 2017. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
^ DeGioia, John J. (March 2, 2017). "Announcing Christopher S. Celenza, Ph.D. as Dean of Georgetown College". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
^ "Women's and Gender Studies, Psychology Scholar Named Dean of Georgetown College". Georgetown University. July 27, 2021. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
^ DeGioia, John J. (June 20, 2024). "Leadership Transition at the Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

Curran, Robert Emmett (2010a). A History of Georgetown University, From Academy to University, 1789—1889. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. ISBN 978-1-58901-689-7.
Curran, Robert Emmett (2010b). A History of Georgetown University: The Quest for Excellence, 1889–1964. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. ISBN 978-1-58901-689-7.
Curran, Robert Emmett (2010c). A History of Georgetown University: The Rise to Prominence, 1964—1989. Vol. 3. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. ISBN 978-1-58901-691-0.