George Fox University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Evangelical Friends
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,342 (18%)
Days Without Precipitation 211 (8% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,589
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 54%
From Region 37%
Athletes 595 (23.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Hispanic 16%
Mixed 7%
Asian 5%
Native American 2%
Black 2%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 290 31% 68% 4% 1% 14% 0% $56,422 4 -0.25 33 93% 7.2%
Data Analytics 5 — 60% 40% 20% 20% 20% 0% $74,726 5 -1.66 74 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,552 31 -0.39 61 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,034 29 -0.62 64 — — — — —
Biochemistry 11 — 73% 73% 0% 0% 18% 0% $67,454 26 -0.36 61 — — — — —
Biological Sciences 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,177 70 +0.43 66 — — — — —
Biology 30 — 37% 67% 0% 3% 23% 0% $69,403 65 +0.34 65 95% — — — —
Exercise Science 35 — 26% 66% 11% 0% 14% 0% $54,594 21 -0.84 28 97% — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $78,195 24 -0.74 78 — — — — —
Biblical Studies — — — — — — — — $43,649 14 -0.88 7 — — — — —
Creative Writing — — — — — — — — $47,572 27 -0.59 12 — — — — —
History 6 +1 50% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,278 24 -0.65 17 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 — 25% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $55,246 43 -0.20 29 — — — — —
Lay Ministry — — — — — — — — $37,336 3 -1.66 3 100% — — — —
Literature 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,613 27 -0.59 12 — — — — —
Missions — — — — — — — — $42,556 11 -1.02 6 — — — — —
Professional/Technical Writing — — — — — — — — $47,489 27 -0.60 12 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,806 40 -0.29 28 — — — — —
Theology 11 — 45% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,151 3 -1.56 3 96% — — — —
Writing 12 — 50% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,189 25 -0.64 12 — — — — —
Behavioral Science 25 — 24% 60% 4% 0% 8% 0% $58,018 69 +0.45 37 95% 7.2% — — —
Cognitive Psychology 9 — 22% 67% 11% 0% 11% 0% $59,483 42 -0.20 41 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,284 42 -0.31 75 — — — — —
Communication Studies 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $61,511 53 -0.03 46 — — — — —
Intercultural Studies — — — — — — — — $56,201 54 -0.06 32 — — — — —
Organizational Communication 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,240 3 -1.87 20 100% — — — —
Political Science — — — — — — — — $59,581 16 -0.93 41 — — — — —
Psychology 34 +1 29% 71% 0% 3% 15% 3% $53,592 45 -0.22 25 88% — — — —
Social Work 22 +1 0% 55% 0% 0% 32% 0% $64,567 98 +1.34 54 93% — — — —
Sociology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,698 48 -0.20 28 — — — — —
Strategic Communication 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,240 3 -1.87 20 100% — — — —
Arts Management — — — — — — — — $45,918 32 -0.46 10 — — — — —
Film Production 21 — 48% 71% 0% 5% 10% 0% $46,195 28 -0.42 10 90% — — — —
Graphic Design 14 — 21% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $54,797 33 -0.41 28 — — — — —
Illustration 6 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,797 87 +0.85 28 — — — — —
Interior Design 10 — 0% 70% 20% 0% 0% 0% $54,797 6 -1.52 28 — — — — —
Music 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,490 44 -0.14 9 — — — — —
Studio Art 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $40,579 21 -0.67 5 100% — — — —
Theatre — — — — — — — — $41,880 41 -0.16 6 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 119 58% 65% 3% 3% 20% 0% $82,298 78 -0.12 82 96% 4.4%
Accounting 12 — 50% 58% 17% 0% 25% 0% $83,159 44 -0.25 83 100% — — — —
Accounting and Management — — — — — — — — $83,159 44 -0.25 83 100% — — — —
Business Economics 8 — 88% 50% 0% 12% 25% 0% $82,788 31 -0.57 83 — — — — —
Business Management 65 — 48% 69% 2% 2% 15% 0% $81,080 71 +0.18 81 95% 4.4% — — —
Finance 9 — 89% 33% 0% 11% 56% 0% $86,144 35 -0.45 86 100% — — — —
Financial Planning 12 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $86,144 35 -0.45 86 100% — — — —
Marketing — — — — — — — — $64,130 12 -1.05 53 97% — — — —
Project Management 13 — 54% 62% 0% 8% 23% 0% $81,080 29 -0.65 81 95% 4.4% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 64 8% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $49,955 1 -0.49 17 98%
Education 29 — 7% 69% 0% 0% 24% 0% $50,589 27 -0.53 18 — — — — —
Elementary Education 27 — 4% 63% 0% 0% 26% 0% $49,353 30 -0.44 15 98% — — — —
Teacher Education 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,353 21 -0.67 15 98% — — — —
Music Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,071 74 +0.57 21 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering 77 78% 77% 4% 0% 9% 0% $95,753 93 -0.57 91 100%
Biomedical Engineering 6 — 17% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $88,710 20 -0.86 87 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 13 — 77% 77% 8% 0% 8% 0% $88,995 30 -0.48 88 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 4 — 100% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $99,458 10 -0.83 93 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 11 — 64% 73% 9% 0% 0% 0% $100,270 12 -0.79 94 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 29 — 90% 83% 0% 0% 10% 0% $96,381 37 -0.35 92 — — — — —
Computer Science 14 — 86% 71% 0% 0% 7% 0% $99,139 22 -0.75 93 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity — — — — — — — — $86,166 33 -0.40 86 — — — — —
Information Technology — — — — — — — — $87,590 30 -0.52 87 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 126 15% 60% 9% 2% 24% 0% $87,996 86 -0.03 87 99%
Nursing 106 — 18% 60% 9% 1% 24% 0% $91,693 57 -0.05 89 99% — — — —
Health Administration 20 — 0% 60% 5% 10% 25% 0% $68,408 70 +0.11 63 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $45,742
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 66%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 20.9% 141 20% 62% 10% 1% 21% 0% $82,484 71 -0.25 82 98% —
Business & Economics 20.6% 139 50% 64% 3% 4% 21% 0% $80,300 53 -0.08 80 96% 4.4%
Social Sciences 15.1% 102 21% 63% 2% 1% 18% 1% $57,959 48 +0.19 37 92% 7.2%
Education 9.3% 63 6% 68% 0% 0% 22% 0% $49,922 24 -0.50 17 98% —
Engineering 9.3% 63 76% 78% 5% 0% 10% 0% $95,001 17 -0.53 91 — —
Arts 8.4% 57 28% 75% 4% 2% 9% 0% $50,419 45 -0.47 18 92% —
Humanities 7.0% 47 40% 72% 6% 0% 6% 0% $47,732 11 -0.73 13 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.4% 43 47% 70% 0% 2% 21% 0% $68,940 56 +0.17 64 95% —
Computer Science 2.8% 19 79% 63% 5% 5% 11% 0% $92,715 20 -0.99 90 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.3% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,293 20 -0.50 63 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 18 #235 — —
Business & Economics — — — — 4 #199 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 22 #370 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 195 $367K $355K $11K
Football 108 $1.1M $988K $77K
Baseball 63 $462K $416K $46K
Soccer 30 $206K $192K $13K
Other Sports 25 $147K $156K -$8K
Swimming 20 $126K $125K $1K
Basketball 17 $327K $332K -$4K
Golf 8 $95K $94K $925
Tennis 8 $74K $73K $599
Total 358 $2.9M $2.7M $139K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 139 $273K $264K $8K
Other Sports 38 $289K $271K $17K
Softball 28 $331K $330K $1K
Soccer 24 $205K $182K $23K
Lacrosse 18 $170K $166K $4K
Volleyball 18 $210K $188K $21K
Basketball 15 $292K $290K $1K
Swimming 15 $145K $144K $1K
Tennis 10 $95K $91K $3K
Golf 9 $163K $150K $13K
Total 237 $2.2M $2.1M $96K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 334 $641K $620K $20K
Football 108 $1.1M $988K $77K
Baseball 63 $462K $416K $46K
Other Sports 63 $437K $428K $8K
Soccer 54 $412K $375K $37K
Swimming 35 $271K $269K $2K
Basketball 32 $619K $622K -$3K
Softball 28 $331K $330K $1K
Lacrosse 18 $170K $166K $4K
Tennis 18 $169K $165K $4K
Volleyball 18 $210K $188K $21K
Golf 17 $258K $244K $14K
Total 595 $6.6M $6.4M $254K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 93%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 88% 0%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 10%
SAT Range 960 – 1300
SAT Math Range 460 – 630
SAT RW Range 500 – 700