GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY

AS OF FALL 2023, GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY ENROLLED 1,910 STUDENTS ACROSS MORE THAN 30 UNDERGRADUATE AND 10 GRADUATE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & DIGITAL MEDIA, THE SCHOOL OF ARTS, SCIENCES AND EDUCATION, AND THE HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH SCHOOL OF NURSING & WELLNESS AT GCU.THE UNIVERSITY'S FASTEST-GROWING AND MOST COMPETITITVE DEGREE PROGRAM, THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN), BENEFITS FROM A PARTNERSHIP WITH HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH, ONE OF NEW JERSEY'S LARGEST HEALTHCARE NETWORKS. IN 2023-24. GCU GRADUATED ITS THIRD COHORT OF STUDENTS FROM THE ACCELERATED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (ABSN) PROGRAM.OUR HISTORY GEORGIAN COURT, LOCATED IN HISTORIC LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, IS THE ONLY CATHOLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SERVING RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. THE UNIVERSITY HAS HISTORIC ROOTS AS A WOMEN'S COLLEGE, AND SERVED MEN IN EVENING AND GRADUATE COURSES, USUALLY PART-TIME, UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2012. GCU BECAME FULLY COEDUCATIONAL IN SEPTEMBER 2013 WITH THE ADDITION OF MEN IN CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALLS AND THE LAUNCH OF MEN'S ATHLETICS. BY THE 2023-24 ACADEMIC YEAR, GCU'S UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION WAS 67% FEMALE AND 33% MALE GCU PROVIDES ALL STUDENTS WITH A VALUES-BASED LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION THAT (1) ENHANCES THEIR MARKETABILITY AFTER GRADUATION; (2) EMPHASIZES PURPOSEFUL LEADERSHIP; AND (3) PREPARES GRADUATES TO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY IN THEIR CAREERS, COMMUNITIES AND PERSONAL LIVES. THE UNIVERSITY EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF FORMATION, WHOLE-PERSONHOOD AND EXPERIENCES THAT HELP STUDENTS BECOME JUST AND COMPASSIONATE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. THESE EFFORTS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE OFFICE OF MISSION & MINISTY, WHICH ORGANIZES PROGRAMMING ON CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITION, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES . AS A ROMAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, GCU WELCOMES STUDENTS FROM ALL RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC, AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, GUIDED BY ITS MERCY CORE VALUES: RESPECT, INTEGRITY, JUSTICE, COMPASSION, AND SERVICE.THE STUDENT EXPERIENCEGEORGIAN COURT OFFERS A CURRICULUM THAT ENGAGES STUDENTS IN BOTH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPLORATION. THE SMALL STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO OF 11:1 ALLOWS FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING AND PROMOTES SUCCESS THROUGH HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES SUCH AS LEARNING COMMUNITIES, SERVICE LEARNING, FACULTY-LED RESEARCH, STUDY ABROAD, INTERNSHIPS, AND CAPSTONE PROJECTS. ONE NOTABLE EXAMPLE OF THESE PRACTICES IS THE WORK OF GCU NURSING STUDENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC AND BEYOND.THE UNIVERSITY'S COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS IS PARTICULARLY IMPACTFUL FOR FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, WHO MADE UP 33% OF THE FALL 2023 FRESHMAN CLASS, AND FOR STUDENTS FROM LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES, WITH 46% OF FRESHMEN RECEIVING PELL GRANTS IN FALL 2023.ACCOLADESIN 2024, GEORGIAN COURT CLIMBED 16 SPOTS IN THE U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S BEST REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES NORTH RANKINGS, ACHIEVING ITS HIGHEST POSITION IN OVER A DECADE. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO ADVANCED IN THE TOP PERFORMERS ON SOCIAL MOBILITY CATEGORY, MOVING FROM 103RD TO 90TH.GCU ALSO EARNED A SPOT ON PHI THETA KAPPA'S 2024 TRANSFER HONOR ROLL, HIGHLIGHTING IT AS ONE OF THE MOST TRANSFER-FRIENDLY INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S. THE UNIVERSITY WAS ONE OF ONLY FIVE NEW JERSEY COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES TO RECEIVE THE PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION EACH YEAR SINCE 2018.GROWTH, RETENTION AND ACHIEVEMENTGRADUATE PROGRAMS AT GEORGIAN COURT CONTINUE TO THRIVE ONLINE AND IN PERSON, ATTRACTING PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND. THE CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (CPS) ALSO PROVIDES EXECUTIVE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT. PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT LATINX STUDENTS AT GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN REVITALIZED AND EXPANDED THROUGH VAMOS, A PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON SCHOLARSHIPS, DEDICATED SUPPORT, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING TO ASSIST LATINX STUDENTS IN NAVIGATING AND EXCELLING IN COLLEGE. THROUGH THE VAMOS PROGRAM, STUDENTS GAIN ACCESS TO 12 EXCLUSIVE WORKSHOPS DEVELOPED THROUGH AVANZANDO, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED INITIATIVE CREATED BY UNIDOSUS. THESE WORKSHOPS EQUIP LATINX AND FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND.GRANTS & GIVINGIN 2023-24, GEORGIAN COURT SECURED OVER $1 MILLION IN COMPETITIVE GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTINUING ITS TREND OF ANNUAL MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR AWARDS. THESE FUNDS, ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS, SUPPORTED NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS, GLOBAL EDUCATION, AND STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, ENSURING AFFORDABILITY AND ACCESS.COMMITMENT TO CORE VALUES THROUGH SERVICESERVICE IS DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN THE GEORGIAN COURT EXPERIENCE, WITH HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES EACH YEAR.ONE LONGTIME CAMPUS TRADITION IS THE ANNUAL THANKSGIVING FOOD BASKET DRIVE, WHERE STUDENTS FILL REUSABLE GROCERY BAGS WITH HOLIDAY ESSENTIALS, WRITE PERSONALIZED HOLIDAY CARDS, AND DELIVER THE COMPLETED FOOD BASKETS TO LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED.TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY ON CAMPUS, THE OFFICE OF MISSION & MINISTRY MANAGES JULIAN'S CUPBOARD STUDENT FOOD PANTRY. LOCATED IN MERCY HALL, THE PANTRY IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS DURING OFFICE HOURS OR VIA AN ONLINE REQUEST SYSTEM.STUDENT NEED AT GCUIN 2023-24, 99% OF FULL-TIME FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS RECEIVED SOME KIND OF FINANCIAL AID.