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-- Georgian Court University

www.georgian.edu

• Enrollment: 1,613 undergraduate; 800 graduate
• Tuition and fees 2022-23: $35,410
• % freshmen receiving financial aid: 84%
• % freshmen applicants admitted: 69%
• SAT score range: Critical reading 420-510; Math 450-550
• Student-faculty ratio: 12 to 1
• Graduation rate (within 6 years of enrolling): 24%
• Median salary (10 years after enrolling): $42,000

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​Founded 1908 in Plainfield by Sisters of Mercy as College of Mount Saint Mary, relocated 1924 to former estate in Lakewood of George Jay Gould, son of railroad magnate Jay Gould, style of buildings and surrounding grounds patterned after English estate of Georgian period, thus named Georgian Court, 150-acre campus named National Historic Site in 1978. Changed name from Georgian Court College to University after state recognized university status.In 2013, became fully coeducational in 2004 after more than 100 years as a women's college. Announced March 2022 sale of 42 acres of land to Beth Medrash Govoha, nearby Lakewood yeshiva, plans to use proceeds from sale to create new nursing and health sciences center and upgrade dorms, Beth Medrash Govoha to use purchased property to build more student housing. Student body now 70% female, 27% reside on campus; 30 undergraduate degrees, 11 graduate degrees including MBA program is available in evening and Saturday programs, as well as fully online; other classes taught in GCU-Hackensack Meridian Health School of Nursing, School of Arts & Sciences, School of Business & Digital Media, and School of Education, co-ed evening division and co-ed graduate school in education; biology, math, counseling, psychology. Bachelor of Arts awarded in art, art history, biology, chemistry, English, French, history, humanities, mathematics, music, physics, psychology, religious studies, sociology, Spanish, and special education; Bachelor of Fine Arts in general fine arts and graphic design/illustration; Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, biochemistry, biology, business administration, chemistry, and physics; also Bachelor of Social Work degree. Majors with largest enrollments education, business administration, psychology, English. Campus includes Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum with extensive gardens open to public.

*  Best Colleges, US News & World Report
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*  College Navigator, National Center for Education Statistics
​*  ​Small Colleges Are Struggling. Will They Survive?, 8/30/2022, NJ Monthly
*  Georgian Court University Sells Land to Local Yeshiva, 3/30/2022, InsideHigherEd.com

Formal garden in Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum Image: Georgian Court University