Applying as a Freshman
Priority Application Apply Today
Traditional Undergrad | fall 2025
How to Apply
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Fill Out the Application
Three reasons to apply now:
- It’s free!
- It's easy! No test scores or references required.
- No test scores, references or college essays required.
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Send Transcripts and Supporting Materials
Required: Official high school transcripts
Students should provide an official transcript. Contact your high school or college office to request for transcripts to be sent to us. The document must be mailed in a closed envelope with an unbroken seal or sent electronically directly from the institution to George Fox using one of the following services:
- SCOIR (preferred)
- Slate.org (preferred)
- Parchment (Docufide) (preferred)
- eSCRIP-SAFE
Although using one of the services above is preferred, high school transcripts may also be emailed directly from the school to admissions@georgefox.edu or mailed to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
George Fox University
414 N. Meridian St.
Newberg, OR 97132The majority of students admitted to George Fox enter with a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher, and the average high school GPA for first-time freshmen is 3.6.
Potentially required: Academic reference
If your cumulative GPA is below a 3.0, we recommend submitting an academic reference with your application.
You can submit a reference in one of two ways:
- Through the application portal. You can enter your reference's contact information, and then that reference will receive an email with some short questions to answer.
- If you already have a recommendation letter on hand or your reference is already writing something, email it to your admissions counselor, and we will add it to your file.
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Forget About Standardized Tests and Essays
Those aren’t required. We mean it! Spend that time applying for extra scholarships instead.
Once Your Application Is Complete
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File FAFSA
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the form you need to fill out to get financial aid including grants, work-study and low-interest loans from the federal government to help you pay for college.
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Submit Enrollment Deposit
This is the big moment! You haven’t actually made your college decision until you’ve submitted your enrollment deposit. Submitting your enrollment deposit is your way of telling us we’ll see you this fall. Time to celebrate – your Bruin adventure is officially underway!
On-campus housing selections are made in order of enrollment deposit, and students who deposit on or before February 15 will get to select their dorm room much earlier during housing selection. All enrollment deposits are refundable prior to the May 1 deadline.
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Review Financial Aid Package
Your financial aid package will arrive by mail after you've been admitted to George Fox and received your admissions packet. It'll include your merit scholarship award and need-based aid including workstudy eligibility. And, don't forget about Scholarship Summit and external scholarship opportunities – both are avenues to significantly lower your out of pocket cost.
Our financial aid and tuition page has lots of resources to help you understand the financial aid process and our admissions team is always ready to answer your questions.
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Submit Proof of Alternative Credit
Did you know you can enter your freshman year with college credits already under your belt? Hard work pays off! Alternative credits like AP testing, CLEP exams, and IB scores offer you the opportunity to accumulate credit prior to your time at George Fox University, which opens up flexibility to double major, take extra electives or even graduate early.
Important Dates
| Date | Deadline |
| Applicants for FALL SEMESTER (August) | |
| Aug. 1 | Online Application and Common Application open Our Online Application is easier than ever and can take as little as 15 minutes! The Common Application allows students to complete one application for multiple schools. Regardless of which fits your situation best, we are here to help! |
| Nov. 1 | Early Action Deadline Students who complete their application by this date will be eligible for additional scholarship opportunities. |
| Dec. (date TBD) |
FAFSA Opens |
| Feb. 1 | Priority Decision Application Deadline* Students who complete their application by this date will be eligible for secondary scholarship opportunities. (Applications received after this date will be reviewed on a rolling basis) |
| Feb. 15 | Deadline to submit enrollment deposit to be included in first wave of self-selecting housing placement |
| Mar. 15 | Deadline to submit enrollment deposit to be included in second wave of self-selecting housing placement All students who deposit after March 15 will be placed by Housing and will not have the option to self-select their specific dorm room. |
| April 1 | Deadline to submit updated transcripts for potential academic merit scholarship improvement |
| May 1 | Enrollment Deposit Deadline Deposits postmarked after this date will be considered on a space-available basis. |
| Applicants for SPRING SEMESTER (January) | |
| Nov. 1 | Application Deadline* |
| Dec. 1 | Enrollment Deposit Deadline Deposits postmarked after this date will be considered on a space-available basis |
Cara Vincent, Class of 2020
My experience at George Fox has been extraordinary. I use that word because it uses the word ordinary to describe something remarkable. Much of my experience has been ordinary: attending class, working on homework and essays, grabbing coffee with friends, and attempting to fit in work-study and meetings in between all that. It is these moments and relationships, however, that are the truly beautiful moments of my life! We should notice more often beauty in the ordinary, and my experience at George Fox has grown my desire to find that beauty.
Contact a Counselor
Have questions about applying to George Fox, financial aid, or what the Canyon Commons serves for dinner on Saturdays? Our admissions counselors know it all! And they’d love to connect with you via email, phone or for an appointment, either virtually or in person.