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Georgian Court University

Lakewood, New Jersey·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·georgian.edu
6-yr Graduation
54%
-5.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,013
peer median 3,229
Avg net price
$20,218
-$3.3k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,354
2,354 candidates competed
Admitted
1,856
78.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
223
12.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
54%-5.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
23%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
54%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
53%
Non-Pell
55%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 71 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
71
Passing
14
19.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

71programs
  • Passing14 · 19.7%
  • No Data57 · 80.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
14
No data
57

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

14
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+30.0%
$46,894 vs $36,082
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+34.0%
$48,365 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+35.7%
$90,771 vs $66,899
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+44.5%
$70,285 vs $48,653
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+46.6%
$68,005 vs $46,391
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+50.4%
$54,277 vs $36,082
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+51.7%
$54,745 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+56.5%
$56,472 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

14
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
58%
$41,000 debt · $70,285 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
52%
$25,000 debt · $48,365 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
48%
$27,000 debt · $56,472 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
45%
$24,320 debt · $54,277 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
41%
$25,492 debt · $62,271 earn
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
39%
$26,271 debt · $68,005 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
38%
$17,750 debt · $46,894 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
37%
$25,000 debt · $67,267 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1922Next review Jan 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 5

  1. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jul 2018Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Mar 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,879
$30–48k$12,381
$48–75k$19,676
$75–110k$23,883
$110k+$25,703

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,218
-$3,340vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $23,558
Federal loans
44.4%
In-state tuition
$37,110
Out-of-state
$37,110

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 591 students received $3.4M in Pell grants, alongside $10.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
591
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.4M
$3,404,788 total
Direct Loans
$10.8M
1,597 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
0k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.4M
561 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.8M
674 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.2M
205 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.8M
111 loan awards
Grad PLUS$575K
46 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 683 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (2.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
683
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.2%
2017
5.9%
2018
4.6%
2019
2.0%
2020*
0.1%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Georgian Court

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs53
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

438 total completions
01Health Professions
12729.0%
02Education
9922.6%
03Psychology
8218.7%
04Business
4610.5%
05Parks/Recreation
204.6%
06English Language
153.4%
07Public Admin
153.4%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
133.0%
09Security/Protective
112.5%
10Visual/Performing Arts
102.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,013
12-mo unduplicated
2,270
Undergraduate
1,719
Graduate
551

Gender split

Men
28%644
Women
72%1,626

Race / ethnicity composition

White
54.6%
Hispanic
15.9%
Unknown
10.5%
Black
9.7%
Two or more
3.6%
Non-resident
3.6%
Asian
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
297
162 M · 135 W
Women athletes
45.5%
Athletic aid
$2.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.3M
$1.2M
Recruiting expense
$17K
$13K
Head-coach salaries
$47K
$45K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
61 M · 57 W
$705K
Soccer
65 M · 35 W
$1.5M
Lacrosse
47 M · 18 W
$1.4M
Basketball
23 M · 17 W
$1.2M
Volleyball
· 21 W
$467K
Softball
· 19 W
$400K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,962 students

3-year trend

1.342 yrs ago3.291 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    2
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    • Sexual orientation1

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs07
    Liquor05

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    11.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    78

    Georgian Court vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Georgian Court selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectGeorgian Court University
    54%2,013$20,218Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
    66%95.2%2,885$24,415Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Rider University
    61%78.6%4,003$25,287Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Saint Peter's University
    58%90.3%3,572$12,973Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Monmouth University
    72%89.0%4,767$31,650Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Alfred University
    57%73.8%2,007$22,701Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Peer group median60%89.0%3,229$23,558

    Frequently asked questions about Georgian Court University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Georgian Court.

    What is the graduation rate at Georgian Court University?

    Georgian Court University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 54% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Georgian Court University?

    Georgian Court University reports a total enrollment of 2,013 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Georgian Court University?

    The average net price at Georgian Court University is $20,218 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Georgian Court University?

    Georgian Court University's yield rate is 12.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Georgian Court University located?

    Georgian Court University is located in Lakewood, New Jersey 08701-2697.

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