George Fox University
George Fox University is a private Christian university in Newberg, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1891 as a school for Quakers, as of 2026, it is now the largest private university in Oregon with more than 4,000 students combined between its main campus in Newberg, its centers in Portland and Redmond, and online.Photo: Aboutmovies, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: School
- Description: university in Newberg, Oregon, USA
- Also known as: “Fox College”, “George Fox College”, “GFU”, and “Pacific College”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hoover–Minthorn House and Cameo Theatre.
Hoover–Minthorn House
Museum
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The Hoover–Minthorn House is a museum in Newberg, Oregon, United States, created from the residence of Herbert Hoover, thirty-first President of the United States. Hoover–Minthorn House is situated 1,000 feet south of George Fox University.
Cameo Theatre
Movie theater
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Cameo Theatre is a movie theater, which is situated 2,200 feet southwest of George Fox University.
Sportsman Airpark
Aerodrome
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Sportsman Airpark is a public airport located one mile southeast of Newberg in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newberg and Springbrook.
Newberg
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Newberg is a city in the Willamette Valley region of Oregon. Often referred to as "the gateway to Oregon Wine Country", Newberg is a short drive from Portland and has a small, walkable old-town with retail, bars, restaurants, and wine tasting rooms.
Springbrook
Suburb
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Springbrook is an unincorporated community within the city of Newberg, in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. The community was originally named "Hoskins", after pioneer Cyrus E. Springbrook is situated 1½ miles northeast of George Fox University.
Dundee
Village
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Dundee is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. The population was 3,238 at the 2020 census. Dundee is situated 2½ miles southwest of George Fox University.
George Fox University
- Categories: university, private not-for-profit educational institution, church college, and education
- Location: Yamhill, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“George Fox University” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Corc Foks Universiteti”
- Belarusian: “Універсітэт Джорджа Фокса”
- Belarusian: “Унівэрсытэт Джорджа Фокса”
- Catalan: “Universitat George Fox”
- Chinese: “喬治福克斯大學”
- Czech: “Univerzita George Foxe”
- Finnish: “George Foxin yliopisto”
- French: “Université George Fox”
- Galician: “Universidade George Fox”
- German: “George Fox University”
- Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת ג’ורג‘ פוקס”
- Hungarian: “George Fox Egyetem”
- Japanese: “ジョージ・フォックス大学”
- Japanese: “ジョージフォックス大学”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “George Fox University”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “George Fox University”
- Persian: “دانشگاه جرج فاکس”
- Persian: “دانشگاه جورج فاکس”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Oilthigh George Fox”
- Slovenian: “George Fox University”
- Slovenian: “GFU”
- Slovenian: “Univerza Georgea Foxa”
- South Azerbaijani: “جورج فاکس بیلیمیوردو”
- Swedish: “George Fox University”
- Tagalog: “George Fox University”
- Welsh: “Prifysgol George Fox”
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Nearby Places
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