）位於美國首都華盛頓哥倫比亞特區，是一所私立研究型大學。該大學建立於1789年，是美國最古老的耶穌會和天主教大學。喬治城大學的主校區位於華盛頓喬治城，以古羅馬式建築風格的美國國家歷史名勝希利堂為著稱。喬治城大學在華盛頓特區的國會山設有法學院，在義大利、土耳其和卡達設有分校^[7]。

喬治城大學是由美國首位天主教主教約翰·卡羅爾建立的。在此之前，天主教教徒曾經致力於在馬里蘭省建立一所羅馬天主教大學，但受到了宗教迫害的阻止。美國內戰之後，該校在派屈克·弗朗西斯·希利的領導下得到進一步發展。儘管希利在法律上具有奴隸身份，他對喬治城大學的貢獻仍使其以「再造之父」為人所熟知。從1805年起，耶穌會會士進入學校管理層。這一傳統得到了喬治城大學的秉持。然而，學校的治理一直獨立於耶穌會和教會當局。

 喬治城大學是由前耶穌會士依照依納爵·羅耀拉的傳統建立的，是耶穌會學院和大學聯合會的一員雖然在學校的最高管理機構董事會的36人中有6名耶穌會士，但是喬治城大學不屬於宗座大學^[30]。52名耶穌會士住在校園中，他們大多數被喬治城大學聘為教授或管理人員^[]。從2001年起，喬治城大學每年都會舉辦「耶穌會傳統周」，以紀念耶穌會士為喬治城大學做出的貢獻。

 Georgetown University is a private research university in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher education in the United States. Georgetown's main campus, located in Washington's Georgetown neighborhood, is noted for Healy Hall, a National Historic Landmark in the Romanesque revival style. Georgetown's law school is located on Capitol Hill and Georgetown has auxiliary campuses in Italy, Turkey, and Qatar.

 Georgetown's founding by John Carroll, America's first Catholic bishop, realized earlier efforts to establish a Roman Catholic college in the province of Maryland that had been thwarted by religious persecution. The university expanded after the American Civil War under the leadership of Patrick Francis Healy, who came to be known as Georgetown's "second founder" despite having been born a slave by law. Jesuits have participated in the university's administration since 1805, a heritage Georgetown celebrates, but the university has always been governed independently of the Society of Jesus and of church authorities.