BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Gordon College

Wenham, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·gordon.edu
6-yr Graduation
69%
-13.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,595
peer median 1,949
Avg net price
$24,883
-$307 vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,366
2,366 candidates competed
Admitted
1,638
69.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
353
21.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
69%-13.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
61%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
69%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

21.2pp gap
Pell recipients
53%59 of 112
Non-Pell (all)
74%233 of 314
Subsidized loan, no Pell
76%94 of 124
No Federal Aid
73%139 of 190

Non-Pell students graduate at a 21.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 62 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 52 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
62
Passing
10
16.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

62programs
  • Passing10 · 16.1%
  • No Data52 · 83.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
10
No data
52

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.

10
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+34.2%
$46,723 vs $34,808
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+36.4%
$47,495 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+40.6%
$48,928 vs $34,808
Parks Recreation and Leisure Studies
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+47.9%
$51,479 vs $34,808
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+49.9%
$52,173 vs $34,808
Linguistic Comparative and Related Language Studies and Services
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
+53.6%
$53,475 vs $34,808
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+58.9%
$55,315 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+68.9%
$78,374 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
58%
$27,000 debt · $46,723 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
55%
$27,000 debt · $48,928 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
55%
$26,000 debt · $47,495 earn
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
52%
$27,000 debt · $52,173 earn
Linguistic Comparative and Related Language Studies and Services
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
50%
$26,856 debt · $53,475 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
42%
$23,054 debt · $55,315 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
35%
$26,000 debt · $73,576 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1961Next review Dec 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Nov 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
  3. Sep 2012Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$21,829
$30–48k$18,900
$48–75k$21,004
$75–110k$24,380
$110k+$27,138

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,883
-$306vs Baccalaureate median $25,190
Federal loans
52.6%
In-state tuition
$30,700
Out-of-state
$30,700

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 364 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $7.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
364
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,132,747 total
Direct Loans
$7.3M
1,276 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.0M
469 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.5M
656 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$199K
20 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.6M
131 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 412 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (1.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.6%
-0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
412
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.2%
2017
2.4%
2018
3.4%
2019
1.6%
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 Gordon College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs91
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

381 total completions
01Business
10928.6%
02Education
7118.6%
03Biological Sciences
4712.3%
04Psychology
359.2%
05Social Sciences
266.8%
06Visual/Performing Arts
246.3%
07Communication
215.5%
08English Language
174.5%
09Philosophy/Religion
174.5%
10Theology
143.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,595
12-mo unduplicated
2,045
Undergraduate
1,501
Graduate
544

Gender split

Men
36%734
Women
64%1,311

Race / ethnicity composition

White
60.4%
Hispanic
11.0%
Non-resident
8.8%
Unknown
8.1%
Black
4.6%
Two or more
3.6%
Asian
3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
77
41 M · 36 W
Women athletes
46.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$18K
$28K
Head-coach salaries
$44K
$39K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Soccer
31 M · 29 W
$357K
Track and Field (Indoor)
30 M · 22 W
$99K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
30 M · 22 W
$99K
Baseball
36 M · —
$216K
Basketball
21 M · 14 W
$368K
Lacrosse
20 M · 13 W
$285K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.86
3 offenses · 1,610 students

3-year trend

3.332 yrs ago1.841 yr ago1.86Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
12
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
3

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs02
Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

  • Bromley Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
83

Gordon College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Gordon College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectGordon College
69%—1,595$24,883Baccalaureate
Amherst College
94%9.0%1,914$23,367Baccalaureate
Emmanuel College
68%75.7%1,983$26,706Baccalaureate
Williams College
94%8.3%2,164$17,716Baccalaureate
Wheaton College
73%67.7%1,785$29,822Baccalaureate
Wellesley College
92%14.0%2,407$25,496Baccalaureate
Peer group median83%14.0%1,949$25,190

Institutions like Gordon College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Gordon College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Gordon College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Sam Mason
    Director of Institutional Research

Frequently asked questions about Gordon College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Gordon College.

What is the graduation rate at Gordon College?

Gordon College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 69% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Gordon College?

Gordon College reports a total enrollment of 1,595 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Gordon College?

The average net price at Gordon College is $24,883 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Gordon College?

Gordon College's yield rate is 21.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Gordon College located?

Gordon College is located in Wenham, Massachusetts 01984.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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