Georgian Court
| Motto | Expand Possibility |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1908 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic (Sisters of Mercy) |
| Endowment | $51.288 million |
| President | Joseph R. Marbach, Ph.D. |
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Academic staff
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236 |
| Undergraduates | 1,528 |
| Postgraduates | 594 |
| Location | Lakewood Township, New Jersey, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II – CACC |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Affiliations | Conference for Mercy Higher Education MSCHE ACCU NAICU CIC |
| Sports | 14 varsity men's and women's teams |
| Mascot | Roary the Lion |
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Georgian Court University, Lakewood campus
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Mansion, in 2017
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| Location | Lakewood, New Jersey |
| Area | 155.9 acres (63.1 ha) |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architect | Bruce Price, et al. |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference # | 78001788 |
| NJRHP # | 2306 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 20, 1978 |
| Designated NHLD | February 4, 1985 |
| Designated NJRHP | August 2, 1978 |
Georgian Court University (commonly known as GCU and Georgian Court) is a private Roman Catholic university in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. Founded in 1908 by the Sisters of Mercy, the university has more than 1,500 undergraduates and nearly 600 graduate students.
In 2004, the institution was recognized with university status by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education.
In 2013, Georgian Court became fully coeducational after more than 100 years as a women's college. The university is open to students of all faiths, while emphasizing its mission of Mercy, which incorporates respect, justice, integrity, compassion, and service.
The Lakewood campus was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1978.
The Sisters of Mercy founded Mount Saint Mary College as a liberal arts school for women in 1908, in North Plainfield, New Jersey. In 1924, the Sisters of Mercy purchased Georgian Court, the estate of George Jay Gould I in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, moved the college there and renamed it Georgian Court College.
The college was granted university status by the State of New Jersey in February 2004.
For more than a century, from 1908 to 2015, the institution was headed by Sisters of Mercy nuns. The Sisters of Mercy organization continues to sponsor Georgian Court through the Conference for Mercy Higher Education.
The full transition to a coeducational institution, admitting both women and men into all academic programs, became complete at the outset of the Fall 2013 semester.
Georgian Court is the only Catholic college or university located in Central or South New Jersey. Most of its enrollment is drawn from these areas.
In 2015, Joseph R. Marbach, Ph.D., became the first permanent lay president — and the first male — to take the helm of Georgian Court University.
GCU identifies itself as a vibrant learning community, attempting to adapt to the needs of today's students in its programs of study. Georgian Court offers 33 undergraduate majors through the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business and Digital Media, and the School of Education. Georgian Court University is nondiscriminatory and welcomes people of all faiths.
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