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