Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research
university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. Founded
by Bishop John Carroll in 1789 as Georgetown College, it is the oldest Catholic
institution of higher education in the United States and the nation's first
federally chartered university. The university's main campus is on a
hill above the Potomac River and is identifiable by Healy Hall, a National
Historic Landmark. Georgetown is classified among R1: Doctoral Universities –
Very high research activity and undergraduate admissions are considered highly
selective.