Georgian Court University

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GCU is a 4-year private university located at 900 Lakewood Ave in Lakewood, New Jersey. It's a Small campus in a City-based setting with 2,122 enrolled students and a student faculty ratio of 12 to 1. Campus housing is present on campus, and online programs are available.

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About Georgian Court University

Georgian Court University is a private Roman Catholic University that was established in 1908 by the Sisters of Mercy. The institution was initially located in North Plainfield, New Jersy as a school for liberal arts for women named Mount Saint Mary College. In 1924, the Sisters of Mercy purchased the Georgian Court in Lakewood Township to which the institute was relocated and named the Georgian Court College. Eighty years later, the institute was acknowledged as a University by the New Jersy Commission on Higher Education. The University remained as a school for women till 2013 when it became coeducational.

The university campus was previously the summer estate of the millionaire George Jay Gould I which was designed by the architecture Bruce Price. The campus features several distinctive gardens including the Italian Garden, the Sunken Garden, the Japanese Garden, the formal garden and the Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum. The campus also has one of the 45 real tennis courts found worldwide. It was designated in 1985 as a National Historic Landmark. GCU has also two braches at Wall Township and Hazlet, New Jersy. The official colors of the university are blue and gold while its mascot is the lion. The university is member of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference and its teams compete in the NCAA Division II.

The university is divided into three schools offering 51 undergraduate programs and 9 graduate programs. There are also some evening programs or online study programs. GCu is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The university emphasizes on the participation of students in serving the community as it was declared in 2015 that GCU students and staff provided more than 90,000 hours for community service both locally and abroad. Almost 95% of the enrolled students get financial support through financial aid or scholarship programs.

School Facts

Years Estd.1908
NicknameLions
MascotRoary the Lion
MottoExpand Possibility
ColorsBlue and Gold
LocationNew Jersey
AthleticsNCAA Division II CACC
Religious AffiliationRoman Catholic

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We've provided you the following to learn more about this college. The tuition and demographic data on this page comes from recently published National Center for Education Statistics data while the recommendations and editorial content are based on our research.

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#450 Nationally for Universities with highest tuition
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#590 Nationally for Colleges with the most expensive cost of living.

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GCU is a prestigious 4-year institution in New Jersey. The following are the rankings for the school relative to other universities across the country.

#450 Nationally for Universities with highest tuition

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#590 Nationally for Colleges with the most Expensive cost of living

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#1161 Nationally for Largest Number of students enrolled

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The Acceptance rate for GCU is 73 Percent. Last year, there were 1322 applicants and 16 percent of those who were accepted actually attended (Enrollment Rate). To apply, it's required to have the following: High school GPA, High School transcripts, SAT/ACT test scores.