Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Georgetown University

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, an educational institution in Washington, D. C., founded in 1789 under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 205; students, 2,102; volumes in the library, 100,000; number of graduates, 8,466; president, John B. Creeden, Ph. D.