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Goldey-Beacom College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Wilmington, DE
Population 700,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 634
Men / Women 49% / 51%
White 42%
Black 19%
Hispanic 19%
International 9%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%
From State 54%
From Region 35%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 74%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $14,940
Est. Cost of Attendance $26,502
10-Year ROI $158,000
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 11%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,610 (50%)
Days Without Precipitation 251 (59%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 63%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Goldey-Beacom College 131 52% / 48% 5% $57,571 94%
Accounting 19 26% / 74% 5% $65,020 81 96%
Business Administration 34 59% / 41% 9% $61,218 76 90%
Business and Managerial Economics $63,786 80
Entrepreneurship 4 75% / 25% 0% $61,318 76
Finance 11 91% / 9% 0% $57,812 71 100%
Health Administration 1 100% / 0% 0% $59,523 74
Human Resources Management 4 0% / 100% 0% $61,918 77
Information Resources Management 6 83% / 17% 0% $64,103 80
International Business 1 100% / 0% 100% $63,863 80
Marketing 5 40% / 60% 20% $61,231 76
Sports Management 12 58% / 42% 0% $50,773 57
Communication 2 0% / 100% 0% $49,778 54
Criminal Justice 10 50% / 50% 0% $47,045 47 96%
English 1 100% / 0% 0% $46,850 46
Human Services 5 20% / 80% 0% $49,223 53
Industrial and Organizational Psychology $49,235 53
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,327 55
Psychology 15 47% / 53% 7% $50,632 56 95%