BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·goucher.edu
6-yr Graduation
57%
-11.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,459
peer median 1,530
Avg net price
$23,774
-$4.7k 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
3,683
3,683 candidates competed
Admitted
2,862
77.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
277
9.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
57%-11.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
46%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
57%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
54%
Non-Pell
67%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-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 46 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 39 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
46
Passing
7
15.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

46programs
  • Passing7 · 15.2%
  • No Data39 · 84.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
39

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.

7
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+23.0%
$44,901 vs $36,491
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+27.0%
$46,333 vs $36,491
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+41.8%
$51,727 vs $36,491
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+44.6%
$52,752 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+50.7%
$69,904 vs $46,391
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+52.8%
$70,867 vs $46,391
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+79.2%
$65,402 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

5
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
58%
$26,000 debt · $44,901 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
55%
$38,540 debt · $69,904 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
54%
$24,789 debt · $46,333 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
49%
$26,000 debt · $52,752 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
41%
$27,000 debt · $65,402 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1921Next review Nov 2019

Action history · 1

  1. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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$13,998
$30–48k$14,176
$48–75k$22,034
$75–110k$27,178
$110k+$35,948

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

Avg net price (private)
$23,774
-$4,740vs Baccalaureate median $28,515
Federal loans
51.1%
In-state tuition
$51,250
Out-of-state
$51,250

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 431 students received $2.6M in Pell grants, alongside $6.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
431
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.6M
$2,567,443 total
Direct Loans
$6.9M
1,086 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$1.7M
409 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
448 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.1M
91 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.4M
125 loan awards
Grad PLUS$272K
13 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 380 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (2.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
380
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.1%
2017
4.5%
2018
4.6%
2019
2.6%
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 Goucher College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs57
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

295 total completions
01Education
12743.1%
02Social Sciences
3612.2%
03Psychology
279.2%
04English Language
237.8%
05Business
217.1%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
206.8%
07Biological Sciences
134.4%
08Communication
124.1%
09History
93.1%
10Visual/Performing Arts
72.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,459
12-mo unduplicated
1,666
Undergraduate
1,002
Graduate
664

Gender split

Men
30%493
Women
70%1,173

Race / ethnicity composition

White
48.2%
Black
28.3%
Hispanic
7.3%
Unknown
7.3%
Asian
4.9%
Non-resident
3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Two or more
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
253
116 M · 137 W
Women athletes
54.2%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$17K
$22K
Head-coach salaries
$57K
$56K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
34 M · 44 W
$233K
Soccer
33 M · 30 W
$300K
Lacrosse
27 M · 22 W
$342K
Basketball
22 M · 13 W
$336K
Swimming
8 M · 13 W
$137K
Tennis
10 M · 9 W
$200K

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
2.90
5 offenses · 1,727 students

3-year trend

1.992 yrs ago3.131 yr ago2.90Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
2
Rape
1
Burglary
1
Fondling
1

By location

5total
  • On campus4
  • Public property1

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Drugs013
Liquor03

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)
99

Goucher College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Goucher 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
SubjectGoucher College
57%1,459$23,774Baccalaureate
Washington College
65%56.9%923$29,095Baccalaureate
St. John's College
71%55.2%583$27,934Baccalaureate
Hobart William Smith Colleges
77%64.0%1,841$31,057Baccalaureate
Swarthmore College
92%7.5%1,623$18,686Baccalaureate
Marymount Manhattan College
49%82.6%1,601$37,037Baccalaureate
Peer group median68%56.9%1,530$28,515

Frequently asked questions about Goucher College

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

What is the graduation rate at Goucher College?

Goucher College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 57% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Goucher College?

Goucher College reports a total enrollment of 1,459 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Goucher College?

The average net price at Goucher College is $23,774 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Goucher College?

Goucher College's yield rate is 9.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Goucher College located?

Goucher College is located in Baltimore, Maryland 21204-2794.

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