Georgetown Preparatory School
| Georgetown Preparatory School | |
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Schola Praeparatoria Georgiopolitana | |
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 "The Yard" at Georgetown Preparatory School in April 2022, with the statue of St. Ignatius at center | |
| Location | |
10900 Rockville Pike , Montgomery County , Maryland 20852 United States 39°01′57″N 77°06′34″W / 39.03250°N 77.10944°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | |
| Motto | Hoya Saxa (Let's Rock/What Rocks) |
Religious affiliation | Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Established | 1789 |
| Various | |
| CEEB code | 210575 |
| President | Rev. James R. Van Dyke, S.J. |
| Headmaster | John Glennon |
Teaching staff | 57.3 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 507 (2022–23) |
International students | 65 |
Average class size | 15 |
Student to teacher ratio | 8.8∶1 |
Campus size | 93 acres (380,000 m2) |
Campus type | Large suburban |
| Colors | Georgetown Prep Blue & Georgetown Prep Gray |
| Slogan | Hoya Saxa |
| Athletics | 17 varsity sports |
Athletics conference | Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) |
| Nickname | Hoyas |
| Rival | Landon School St. Albans School |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
National ranking |
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| Newspaper | Little Hoya |
| Yearbook | "Cupola" |
| Tuition | Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $44,725 (day) $73,535 (boarding) |
Feeder schools | Mater Dei |
| Affiliation |
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| Website | gprep.org |
| Last updated: January 17, 2024 | |
Georgetown Preparatory School (also known as Georgetown Prep, GP, GPrep or The Yard) is a Jesuit college-preparatory school in North Bethesda, Maryland for boys in ninth through twelfth grade. It has a 93-acre (380,000 square meters) campus which are used for student life (as 7 other acres of the golf coursed were leased to an apartment complex on campus). Legally part of Georgetown University until their separation in 1927, Prep is the only Jesuit boarding school in the United States, one of the oldest U.S. boarding schools still operating, and one of the oldest catholic schools in the nation.
Georgetown Prep has been associated with numerous influential people since its foundation, with George Washington giving an address to its first graduating class. Alumni of the Yard have included numerous businessmen, politicians, senators, representatives, professional athletes, athletic executives, entertainers, medical researchers and professionals, state and federal judges, Kennedy family members, two Supreme Court Justices, and two recipients of the Medal of Honor.