BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Goodwin University

East Hartford, Connecticut·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·goodwin.edu
6-yr Graduation
58%
+22.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,970
peer median 1,415
Avg net price
$28,544
+$2.0k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
58%+22.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

33.0pp gap
Pell recipients
55%
Non-Pell
88%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 33.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 59 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 48 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
59
Passing
11
18.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

59programs
  • Passing11 · 18.6%
  • No Data48 · 81.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
9
No data
48

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

11
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+22.6%
$44,721 vs $36,491
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+23.7%
$45,132 vs $36,491
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+45.7%
$53,171 vs $36,491
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+55.2%
$56,618 vs $36,491
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+82.5%
$66,583 vs $36,491
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+84.0%
$67,154 vs $36,491
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+90.7%
$69,592 vs $36,491
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+102.1%
$73,765 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

13
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
66%
$37,174 debt · $56,618 earn
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
64%
$42,376 debt · $66,583 earn
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
61%
$32,332 debt · $53,171 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
57%
$25,250 debt · $44,721 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
56%
$45,350 debt · $80,466 earn
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
53%
$36,924 debt · $69,592 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
50%
$22,688 debt · $45,132 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
44%
$41,546 debt · $94,738 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 2004Next review Dec 2030
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Accredited since 1983

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 15

  1. Aug 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  2. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  4. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  5. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$27,515
$30–48k$29,573
$48–75k$30,788
$75–110k$35,472
$110k+$27,319

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$28,544
+$2,048vs Baccalaureate median $26,497
Federal loans
76.1%
In-state tuition
$21,198
Out-of-state
$21,198

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,491 students received $10.4M in Pell grants, alongside $21.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,491
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.4M
$10,414,860 total
Direct Loans
$21.6M
5,872 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$8.7M
2,845 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$11.9M
2,937 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$926K
76 loan awards
Parent PLUS$104K
13 loan awards
Grad PLUS$35K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,956 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (0.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,956
Defaulted
18
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.4%
2017
9.8%
2018
6.5%
2019
0.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Goodwin

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs29
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

620 total completions
01Health Professions
44772.1%
02Business
558.9%
03Liberal Arts
436.9%
04Public Admin
243.9%
05Personal/Culinary
223.5%
06Engineering Tech
152.4%
07Education
111.8%
08Security/Protective
30.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,970
12-mo unduplicated
4,937
Undergraduate
4,774
Graduate
163

Gender split

Men
17%815
Women
83%4,122

Race / ethnicity composition

White
37.2%
Black
26.3%
Hispanic
24.9%
Unknown
6.9%
Asian
2.7%
Two or more
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Non-resident
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.63
2 offenses · 3,158 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.611 yr ago0.63Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2

By location

2total
  • On campus1
  • Non-campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
85

Goodwin vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Goodwin selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectGoodwin University
58%2,970$28,544Baccalaureate
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
0%744$16,172Baccalaureate
Landmark College
14%49.4%672$50,879Baccalaureate
Bard College at Simon's Rock
95.9%314$36,684Baccalaureate
Lackawanna College
67%2,211$24,449Baccalaureate
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
2,086$14,117Baccalaureate
Peer group median36%72.7%1,415$26,497

Frequently asked questions about Goodwin University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Goodwin.

What is the graduation rate at Goodwin University?

Goodwin University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 58% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Goodwin University?

Goodwin University reports a total enrollment of 2,970 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Goodwin University?

The average net price at Goodwin University is $28,544 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Goodwin University located?

Goodwin University is located in East Hartford, Connecticut 06118.

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