Goucher College

Baltimore, MD · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
79.4%
2,063 admitted
SAT · 50th
1230
Range 1100–1320
6-yr grad
66.1%
Retention 70.0%
Undergrads
1,114
9:1 S-F
Admissions
79.4%
2,063 admitted
from 2,598 apps
Applications2,598
Overall admit rate79.4%
Enrolled232 · 11.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist0 of 0
Very important factorsGPA
Important factorsApplication essay, Recs, Talent, Volunteering
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1230
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1100–1320 · 65.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W550640700
Math510590640
Comp110012301320
ACT
255075
Comp253032
Cost & aid
$47,100
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$47,100
Fees$100
Room & board$15,100
Books$1,200
Avg need-based grant$35,707
% need met86.6%
Avg debt at graduation$28,446
Academics
9 : 1
student-faculty ratio
70.0% retention
Student-faculty9 : 1
Retention70.0%
4-year graduation45.9%
6-year graduation66.1%
Enrollment
1,114
undergraduates
57.0% out-of-state · 25 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,114
First-year265
Transfer26
Full-time92%
Female65%
Out-of-state57.0%
International (freshmen)25
Rankings
#79
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#7926
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#12626
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (U.S. News & World Report). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceLandmark Conference1
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMaryland colleges11
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Regular decision1/15 → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early action12/1 · restrictive
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyrecommended
Admissions URLhttps://www.goucher.edu/become/apply/
Admissions emailadmissions@goucher.edu
Admissions phone410-337-6100
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Dickinson College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Dickinson College PA · Private (nonprofit)41.5%13802K
Ithaca College NY · Private (nonprofit)67.1%13004K
Drew University NJ · Private (nonprofit)67.8%1K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Goucher College

14 years of Goucher College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.