- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJCity: smallZIP 08701Founded 1908
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1908
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- georgian.edu
New JerseyReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Georgian Court University
Georgian Court University is a private nonprofit university in Lakewood, New Jersey, with 1,195 undergraduates. It admits 79% of applicants, graduates 63% within six years and costs $18,221 a year after aid.
63%graduate
Admission rate79%
Retention76%
4-year graduation57%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans58%
$18,221net price / year
79%admission rate
—average SAT
63%graduate in 6 years
$56,384median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,487median debt
#970 of 1,704 for earnings#738 of 1,739 for lowest net price#577 of 1,738 for graduation rate#831 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $50,036tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,902
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,902
- Average net price
- $18,221national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$5,561
$30,001–48,000$16,470
$48,001–75,000$19,838
$75,001–110,000$25,952
$110,001+$23,500
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 79%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college79%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college63%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 63%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,953
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,384middle 50%: $37,376–$74,338
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,487
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$74,338
Median, Georgian Court University$56,384
Lower quarter$37,376
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,195
- Part-time
- 6.8%
- Women / men
- 69% / 31%
- Average age at entry
- 22.3
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 37%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,457 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,850
- Endowment, end of year
- $54,148,754
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic14%
Black10%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown8.0%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions34%
Psychology15%
Business & management11%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.8%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.8%
Public administration & social service5.8%
English language & literature5.5%
Visual & performing arts4.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 184773. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5548012.