Georgian Court University
Private College in Lakewood, NJ. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $53,096.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $53,096 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 54%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Median debt at graduation is $21,816, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree. Mobility is where this school separates itself: 2.1% of students move from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
79% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. 2,354 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. Yield is low at 12%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | 2 (2%) |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 54%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. 76% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The 37% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. A 11:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,174 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $20,457 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $12,683 at the $0–30k band to $26,708 at $110k+. 100% of students get grant aid averaging $21,123, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Borrowing is widespread: 61% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 226 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $12,683 |
| $30–48k | $13,347 |
| $48–75k | $15,084 |
| $75–110k | $27,407 |
| $110k+ | $26,708 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 719 of these 1,174 students, totalling $4,997,946 — an average of $6,951 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Ocean County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)