Georgian Court University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Georgian Court University

Georgian Court University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Lakewood, New Jersey (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 1,195 students of which 1,719 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Georgian Court University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 78.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,285, with published in-state tuition of $37,260 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,816, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 54.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.1%. Graduates earn a median of $53,096 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,627 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 96100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.