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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
$19,285
-$4.5k 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

1.1pp gap
Pell recipients
53%57 of 108
Non-Pell (all)
54%93 of 172
Subsidized loan, no Pell
55%92 of 167
No Federal Aid
20%1 of 5

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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$12,683
$30–48k$13,347
$48–75k$15,084
$75–110k$27,407
$110k+$26,708

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

Avg net price (private)
$19,285
-$4,525vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $23,811
Federal loans
48.6%
In-state tuition
$37,260
Out-of-state
$37,260

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 595 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $11.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
595
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.6M
$3,615,251 total
Direct Loans
$11.0M
1,611 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
565 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.8M
678 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.3M
210 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.9M
111 loan awards
Grad PLUS$603K
47 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

407 total completions
01Health Professions
11027.0%
02Psychology
8019.7%
03Education
6014.7%
04Business
5914.5%
05Parks/Recreation
215.2%
06Public Admin
184.4%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
184.4%
08English Language
174.2%
09Visual/Performing Arts
133.2%
10Security/Protective
112.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,013
12-mo unduplicated
2,474
Undergraduate
1,950
Graduate
524

Gender split

Men
31%777
Women
69%1,697

Race / ethnicity composition

White
58.7%
Hispanic
13.6%
Black
10.5%
Unknown
8.0%
Two or more
3.5%
Non-resident
3.5%
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
354
202 M · 152 W
Women athletes
42.9%
Athletic aid
$2.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.4M
$1.0M
Recruiting expense
$11K
$10K
Head-coach salaries
$62K
$61K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
61 M · 52 W
$605K
Soccer
63 M · 35 W
$1.1M
Lacrosse
44 M · 18 W
$1.2M
Baseball
47 M ·
$878K
Basketball
21 M · 17 W
$1.0M
Other Sports
· 22 W
$221K

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
2.09
4 offenses · 1,910 students

3-year trend

3.292 yrs ago0.001 yr ago2.09Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
11
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
4

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

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$19,285Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
66%95.2%2,885$22,829Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
61%78.6%4,003$24,792Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
58%90.3%3,572$12,199Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
72%89.0%4,767$30,988Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
57%73.8%2,007$25,620Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median60%89.0%3,229$23,811

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Georgian Court Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
assessment [at] georgian.edu
Phone
732-987-2234
Address
900 Lakewood Avenue, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701

The GCU MSCHE Accreditation Steering Committee serves to monitor and report on the university’s compliance with the commission’s Requirements of Affiliation and Standards of Accreditation, ensuring continuous improvement and self-monitoring.

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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 $19,285 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.

Who runs Institutional Research at Georgian Court University?

Georgian Court University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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