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Goshen College

Goshen, Indiana·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·goshen.edu
6-yr Graduation
65%
+9.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
847
peer median 947
Avg net price
$15,725
-$2.5k 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.

Applied
1,576
1,576 candidates competed
Admitted
1,325
84.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
198
14.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
65%+9.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
53%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
58%
Non-Pell
68%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-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 57 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 55 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
57
Passing
2
3.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

57programs
  • Passing2 · 3.5%
  • No Data55 · 96.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
55

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.

2
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+11.8%
$39,176 vs $35,051
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+123.1%
$78,185 vs $35,051

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$18,500 debt · $78,185 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1941Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 4

  1. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  3. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels

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$11,059
$30–48k$13,394
$48–75k$15,681
$75–110k$17,823
$110k+$19,195

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

Avg net price (private)
$15,725
-$2,533vs Baccalaureate median $18,258
Federal loans
52.2%
In-state tuition
$37,760
Out-of-state
$37,760

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 341 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $3.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
341
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,058,364 total
Direct Loans
$3.2M
650 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$1.1M
283 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
297 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$509K
33 loan awards
Parent PLUS$435K
36 loan awards
Grad PLUS$7K
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 213 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
213
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.4%
2017
6.7%
2018
4.3%
2019
2.3%
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 Goshen College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs54
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

151 total completions
01Health Professions
3019.9%
02Business
2818.5%
03Visual/Performing Arts
1912.6%
04Education
1610.6%
05Biological Sciences
149.3%
06Natural Resources
106.6%
07Foreign Languages
96.0%
08Parks/Recreation
96.0%
09Public Admin
85.3%
10Psychology
85.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
847
12-mo unduplicated
862
Undergraduate
802
Graduate
60

Gender split

Men
36%314
Women
64%548

Race / ethnicity composition

White
46.8%
Hispanic
28.1%
Non-resident
11.6%
Black
5.4%
Two or more
2.8%
Unknown
2.6%
Asian
2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
256
142 M · 114 W
Women athletes
44.5%
Athletic aid
$3.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.8M
$1.5M
Recruiting expense
$16K
$9K
Head-coach salaries
$31K
$31K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
47 M · 40 W
$978K
Soccer
37 M · 29 W
$1.2M
Baseball
40 M ·
$474K
Basketball
17 M · 17 W
$736K
Volleyball
15 M · 14 W
$492K
Softball
· 21 W
$362K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
7.81
6 offenses · 768 students

3-year trend

1.112 yrs ago9.861 yr ago7.81Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
3
Aggravated assault
2
Rape
1

By location

6total
  • On campus6

Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs05
Liquor023

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
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
66

Goshen College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Goshen College 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
SubjectGoshen College
65%847$15,725Baccalaureate
Taylor University
74%73.5%2,548$24,327Baccalaureate
Trinity Christian College
58%84.9%854$16,381Baccalaureate
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies
26%2,779$19,086Baccalaureate
Bluffton University
53%67.2%646$17,430Baccalaureate
Wilmington College
47%92.4%1,040$22,872Baccalaureate
Peer group median55%79.2%947$18,258

Frequently asked questions about Goshen College

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

What is the graduation rate at Goshen College?

Goshen College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 65% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Goshen College?

Goshen College reports a total enrollment of 847 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Goshen College?

The average net price at Goshen College is $15,725 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Goshen College?

Goshen College's yield rate is 14.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Goshen College located?

Goshen College is located in Goshen, Indiana 46526-4794.

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