Colleges / George Fox University
College · Private nonprofit · Newberg, OR · Town
GFU

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

Religious affiliation
Address414 N Meridian St, Newberg, OR 97132
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate94%
6-yr median pay$54k
Net price / yr$32k
Undergrad size2,699
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $32k/yr for a shot at a $54k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 94% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1197 · ACT 23.

If you get in

2,699 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $59k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $32k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$235k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$127k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$108k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$42.8k
Room & board
$14.1k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans54%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention80%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr72%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$54k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,699
Location
Newberg, OR
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Also known as
GFU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Two or more races7%
  • Asian5%
  • Unknown2%
  • Black2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
  • International1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students28%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$66k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 63

What you can study.

Colleges / George Fox University
College · Private nonprofit · Newberg, OR · Town
GFU

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

Religious affiliation
Address414 N Meridian St, Newberg, OR 97132
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate94%
6-yr median pay$54k
Net price / yr$32k
Undergrad size2,699
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $32k/yr for a shot at a $54k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 94% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1197 · ACT 23.

If you get in

2,699 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $59k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $32k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$235k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$127k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$108k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$42.8k
Room & board
$14.1k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans54%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention80%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr72%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$54k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,699
Location
Newberg, OR
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Also known as
GFU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Two or more races7%
  • Asian5%
  • Unknown2%
  • Black2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
  • International1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students28%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$66k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 63

What you can study.