The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences is a graduate school at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Its offices are in the historic Car Barn building on the edge of the campus in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.
History
The graduate program was first founded in 1820, when Georgetown College graduates expressed the desire for continued studies. The school offered its first graduate degree in 1821. The school existed independently from 1855 until the end of the American Civil War, when low student numbers forced its suspension. The school was reestablished in 1891, conferring its first doctoral degree in 1897.
Programs The school is currently the largest graduate school at Georgetown and offers 46 programs in 34 departments.
List of deans + Name Years Notes 1 1900–19062 1906–19073 1914–19234 1923–19255 1925–19266 1926–19277 1927–19288 1928–19319 1931–193210 1932–193411 1934–193612 1936–193813 1938–194014 1940–194215 1942–194916 1949–195517 1955–196018 1960–1967191967–1973201973–1981211981–1998221998–2001232001–2006242006–2011252011–2013Acting dean262014–201927Alexander Sens2020–2025 With the transition from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences to the Office of Graduate Studies, the role of Dean was replaced with that of Vice President for Graduate Studies. Name Years Notes 1Alexander Sens2025-2026Interim2Alison Mackey2026-present
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External links Official site