George Fox University Business Programs

George Fox University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Newberg, Oregon. Newberg is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

George Fox University Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, GFU is ranked #240 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. GFU also holds the #2 spot on the Best Colleges in Oregon ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

GFU has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#179	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at GFU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#20	Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards GFU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#34	Highest Paid International Business Graduates	College Factual
#106	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#117	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#130	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#131	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#206	Highest Paid Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual

Where Is George Fox University?

Contact details for GFU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	414 N Meridian St, Newberg, OR 97132
Phone:	503-538-8383
Website:	www.georgefox.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/georgefoxuniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/georgefox

How Do I Get Into GFU?

You can apply to GFU online at: www.georgefox.edu/college-admissions/apply/index.html

Admission Requirements for GFU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into GFU?

GFU has the high acceptance rate of 91%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 76% of students accepted to GFU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 610.

GFU received ACT scores from 32% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 19 and 28.

Can I Afford George Fox University?

The overall average net price of GFU is $37,307. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At GFU, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $8,157 a year. That adds up to $32,628 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at GFU is 1.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

George Fox University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,481 undergraduate students at GFU, with 2,265 being full-time and 216 being part-time.

There are also 1,625 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,265 full-time undergraduates at GFU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of George Fox University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	105
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	307
White	1,575
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	235

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at George Fox University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at GFU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at George Fox University

In 2019-2020, 2,804 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GFU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Oregon for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of GFU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at George Fox University was $38,370 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how GFU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Project Management	#22	#22

Online Growth Rankings of GFU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at George Fox University was 67.0%. This is the #461 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at GFU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at GFU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at GFU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Project Management	#6
Business Administration & Management	#324

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

George Fox University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	49	51	12	112
Project Management	16	0	0	16
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	16	0	0	16
Finance	11	0	0	11
Accounting and Business/Management	9	0	0	9
General Organizational Communication	8	0	0	8
Financial Planning & Services	6	0	0	6
International Business/Trade/Commerce	5	0	0	5
General Economics	3	0	0	3
Entrepreneurship	2	0	0	2
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	2	0	0	2
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	127	51	12	190

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By George Fox University under License

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