Membership Types

For quick navigation, choose your affiliation with Georgetown University to see more information about your membership type and rates. Potential members who are not affiliated with the university may join as “Friends of Georgetown” members. To see a quick overview of fees by membership type, view our Fees Breakdown.

Students | Faculty & Staff | MedStar Employees | Alumni | Friends of Georgetown | Visiting Students | Short-term Memberships

Students

All full-time Georgetown students pay a mandated Yates fee each semester and are automatically members. Full-time status is determined by the number of credit hours for which a student is enrolled during the specific semester. For undergraduates, full-time status requires 12 credit hours. For graduate students, full-time status requires 9 credit hours.

Part-time students may become Yates members by paying the student fees. The Student Verification Card must be completed in the Yates Main Office to consent to having the Yates fee added to the student account. Payments for the family memberships can be made at Yates Main Office by cash, check, credit card or GOCard. Proof of marriage must be provided at the time of enrollment. Current student membership fees per semester are as follows:

• Single: $222.08/semester (paid from student account)
• First Family Member: $77/semester (in addition to student account payment)
• Additional Dependents: $22/semester

Summer Student Access

All students who have paid the mandated Yates fee for Fall 2018 and Spring 2019, two consecutive semesterly payments, will have summer access at no additional charge.  

The below scenarios do require a payment of $222.08 for the summer semesters:

• Study abroad in either Fall 2018 and/or Spring 2019
• Only paying for one semester (Fall 2018 or Spring 2019)
• Not paying for either semester (Fall 2018 and Spring 2019)

If any of the above scenarios apply, please visit our main office for assistance.

Faculty & Staff

All Georgetown University faculty and staff are eligible for Yates membership. Payment for faculty and staff memberships can be made through cash, check or credit card. Memberships can be purchased by visiting the Yates Main Office. Current faculty and staff membership fees are as follows:

• Single: $528/year
• Family: $720/year (Primary + 1 family member)
• Additional Dependents: $96/year

Yates offers faculty and staff who commute to Georgetown by bike free access to locker rooms and showers and discounted access to towel service and locker rentals. The price structure for these commuters is as follows:

• Locker room/shower only: No Charge
• Locker room/shower with half locker: $10/month
• Locker room/shower with towel service: $16/month
• Locker room/shower/towel service/half locker: $26/month

In order to qualify for this service, biking must be the primary mode of transportation to Georgetown, and members cannot have a parking permit at Georgetown while using this service. For more information regarding bike commuting to campus, please visit the Bicycling at Georgetown Resource Page.

MedStar Employees

All Georgetown University MedStar employees are eligible for Yates membership. Payment can be made by cash, check or credit card. Memberships can be purchased at the Yates Main Office. A MedStar badge is required to verify membership eligibility. MedStar membership fees are as follows:

• Single: $528/year
• Family: $720/year (Primary + 1 family member)
• Additional Dependents: $96/year

Alumni

All Georgetown alumni are eligible for an alumni membership. Membership rates for “Young Alumni” (within five years of their undergraduate Georgetown degree) are as follows:

• Single: $634/year
• Family: $894/year (Primary + 1 family member)
• Additional Dependents: $90/year

Memberships rates for all other alumni are as follows:

• Single: $845/year
• Family: $1,200/year (Primary + 1 family member)
• Additional Dependents: $106/year

“Friends of Georgetown”

Yates offers memberships for community members near Georgetown University. There are no initiation fees. Memberships can be purchased at the Yates Main Office. These “Friends of Georgetown” memberships rates are as follows.

• Single: $1,055/year
• Family: $1,562/year (Primary + 1 family member)
• Additional Dependents: $106/year

Friends members 65 years and older may receive a 10% Senior Discount upon request.

Visiting Students

Full-time students from other institutions are eligible to join Yates. Visiting student memberships are paid by the semester. Payments can be made using cash, check or credit card. Memberships can be purchased at the Yates Main Office. A valid ID and proof of enrollment from the student’s institution are required for membership. Visiting Student membership fees are as follows:

• Single: $265/semester
• Family: $350/semester (Primary + 1 family member)
• Additional Dependents: $25/semester

Short-Term 

Monthly and 3-Month memberships are available for potential members who do not wish to commit to an annual contract. Please note that short-term membership fees are non-transferrable, and may not be used to upgrade to an annual contract. Payments can be made using cash, check or credit card. There are no initiation fees.

Monthly membership rates are as follows:

• Single: $186/month
• Family: $260/month (Primary + 1 family member)
• Additional Dependents: $28/month

3-Month membership rates are as follows:

• Single: $508/three months
• Family: $634/three months (Primary + 1 family member)
• Additional Dependents: $64/three months

Fees Breakdown

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*For the first family member of students, the $77/semester fee is paid in addition to the $222.08 single fee that is charged to the student account. Any payments for family fees can be made at the Yates Main Office by cash, check, credit card or GOCard.