Founded
1908 by the Sisters of Mercy of New Jersey
Campus
156 acres in Lakewood, New Jersey, minutes from the Jersey Shore and midway between Philadelphia or New York City
Type of Institution
Private, comprehensive liberal arts university in the Roman Catholic tradition featuring a Women’s College undergraduate day program and a University College with coeducational undergraduate and graduate programs
Enrollment
- 1,955 undergraduate students
- 1,090 graduate students
Student Profile
- 88% female, 12% male, 16% minority
- 18 states, 14 foreign countries represented
- 75% of first-year applicants are accepted for admission
Faculty
- 14–1 student-faculty ratio
- 101 full-time instructional faculty members, supplemented by 206 part-time faculty members
- 83% of full-time faculty members hold doctorates or terminal degrees
Financial Aid
GCU’s financial aid program includes scholarships, grants, loans, and part-time jobs on campus. About 99% of first-year, full-time students receive financial aid, with an average financial aid package of $22,466.
Housing
31% of full-time students live on campus in three residence halls
Special Programs:
- Academic Development Center (ADC)
The ADC helps GCU students increase study, note-taking, test preparation, and time management skills, and provides tutoring.
- Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF)
EOF is a New Jersey state program designed to make collegiate experiences possible for academically and financially disadvantaged students.
- Women in Leadership Development (WILD)
WILD encourages women to assume critical leadership roles in the community and their chosen fields by participating in seminars, mentoring experiences, and networking events.
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Academic Majors
- Accounting
- Allied Health Technologies
- Applied Arts and Sciences
- Art
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Clinical Laboratory Sciences
- Communications
- Criminal Justice
- Dance
- Education
- English
- Exercise Science, Wellness, and Sports
- History
- Health Information Management
- Humanities
- Mathematics
- Music
- Natural Sciences
- Nursing
- Physics
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Tourism, Hospitality, and
Recreation Management
Graduate Programs
Administration and Leadership (Education) Biology Business Administration (MBA) Clinical Mental Health Counseling Education Holistic Health Studies Mathematics School Psychology
Theology
Women’s Varsity Sports
The Lions compete in eight NCAA Division II and CACC sports:
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track & Field
- Tennis
- Volleyball
Clubs
In addition to numerous honor societies, Georgian Court offers more than 50 clubs and honor societies, including
- American Chemical Society
- Black Student Union
- Bowling Club
- Campus Ministry
- Chorale
- The Clionaes History Club
- Court Art Society
- Dance Theatre Club
- DRAW—Diversity Reaching across the World
- GCU Jazz Band
- Gospel Singers
- Health & Fitness Club
- LASO—Latin American Student Organization
- Living-Learning Communities
- Mercy Honor Society
- Model United Nations (MUN)
- Psychology Club
- SIFE—Students in Free Enterprise
- Social Work Club
- Society of Physics—Student Chapter
- Student Government Association
- The Courtier (yearbook)
- The Georgian Court Report (student newspaper)
- WILD—Women in Leadership Development
After Graduation
An annual survey of recent graduates indicated that 31% of respondents were attending graduate school, including medical, veterinary, and law schools, and 75% of respondents were employed six months after graduation.
Recent Georgian Court graduates have gone on to work at major corporations like Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Trust, MetLife, the Bank of New York, and Wachovia Bank. Highly sought after, our education graduates are employed in school districts throughout the state and nation.
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