Gordon College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Christian
Population 2,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (35%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,302
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 40%
From Region 28%
Athletes 77 (6.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Hispanic 11%
International 8%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Gordon College 317 42% 60% 2% 4% 11% 13% $59,353 9 -0.64 53 95% 7.6%
Computer Science 11 +3 55% 45% 0% 18% 0% 18% $92,062 13 -0.96 92 — — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $61,512 10 -0.97 58 — — — — —
Mathematics 8 +1 50% 62% 0% 0% 0% 38% $73,479 39 -0.45 78 — — — — —
Physics 6 — 100% 50% 0% 33% 0% 17% $78,387 34 -0.37 83 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,665 4 -1.50 41 — — — — —
Biology 24 +1 17% 58% 0% 4% 12% 21% $46,272 1 -2.34 19 96% — — — —
Environmental Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,865 35 -0.35 44 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $56,551 22 -0.72 46 — — — — —
Health Sciences 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,917 20 -0.65 52 — — — — —
Kinesiology 21 — 48% 52% 0% 5% 10% 10% $59,859 43 -0.22 54 88% — — — —
Accounting 4 +2 75% 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% $85,770 52 -0.08 89 — — — — —
Business Administration 41 +8 68% 63% 0% 2% 10% 15% $73,833 55 -0.20 78 98% 7.5% — — —
Economics 5 +5 60% 60% 20% 0% 0% 20% $80,363 27 -0.66 85 — — — — —
Finance 11 +8 73% 45% 0% 0% 0% 27% $93,828 49 -0.18 93 100% — — — —
Marketing 6 +6 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,486 29 -0.55 74 — — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,495 48 -0.19 51 94% — — — —
Christian Studies 8 +3 75% 75% 0% 0% 12% 12% $45,753 24 -0.63 18 — — — — —
English 15 +2 40% 73% 0% 7% 13% 0% $50,249 43 -0.26 28 93% — — — —
History 10 +1 60% 70% 0% 0% 10% 10% $37,756 0 -1.87 6 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 +1 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,888 6 -1.10 18 — — — — —
Linguistics 4 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,407 31 -0.50 34 87% — — — —
Philosophy 6 — 67% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,636 31 -0.59 38 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $51,729 28 -0.56 32 — — — — —
Youth Ministry 14 — 36% 71% 0% 0% 7% 0% $49,832 43 -0.12 27 96% — — — —
Communication 20 +1 55% 60% 0% 0% 20% 10% $51,464 14 -0.97 32 96% — — — —
Community Organization and Advocacy 12 — 0% 67% 8% 0% 17% 8% $48,735 20 -0.54 25 — — — — —
International Affairs 7 +1 29% 14% 0% 0% 14% 57% $55,084 7 -0.92 42 — — — — —
Political Science 4 +3 50% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $51,120 2 -1.55 31 100% — — — —
Psychology 35 — 20% 46% 9% 6% 20% 6% $61,247 48 -0.01 58 — — — — —
Sociology — +1 — — — — — — $25,078 0 -2.88 2 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 6 — 0% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $43,434 5 -1.32 13 95% 7.7% — — —
Elementary Education 8 — 0% 38% 0% 0% 0% 50% $43,434 5 -1.32 13 95% 7.7% — — —
Art 8 — 0% 62% 0% 0% 0% 12% $47,520 56 +0.07 22 95% — — — —
Music 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,598 13 -0.77 8 — — — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,571 48 -0.02 19 — — — — —
Music Performance 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $40,090 14 -0.72 8 — — — — —
Theater 2 +5 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $38,536 22 -0.61 7 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $34,980
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 61%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.6% 78 28% 49% 5% 4% 19% 12% $55,741 38 -0.50 44 96% —
Business & Economics 21.5% 68 66% 63% 3% 1% 6% 16% $77,729 47 -0.25 82 98% 7.5%
Humanities 19.2% 61 49% 74% 0% 2% 11% 3% $47,704 11 -0.64 22 94% —
Health Sciences 8.2% 26 38% 58% 0% 4% 12% 8% $59,314 4 -0.32 53 88% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.9% 25 16% 56% 0% 4% 16% 20% $46,608 1 -2.31 20 96% —
Arts 6.0% 19 26% 63% 0% 0% 5% 11% $43,659 16 -0.31 14 95% —
Education 4.4% 14 0% 57% 0% 7% 0% 29% $43,434 3 -1.32 13 95% 7.7%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.4% 14 71% 57% 0% 14% 0% 29% $75,582 41 -0.42 80 — —
Computer Science 3.5% 11 55% 45% 0% 18% 0% 18% $92,062 19 -0.96 92 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,865 32 -0.35 44 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 36 $279K $215K $63K
Soccer 31 $252K $202K $50K
Track & Field (indoor) 30 $56K $50K $5K
Track & Field (outdoor) 30 $56K $50K $5K
Basketball 21 $200K $189K $11K
Lacrosse 20 $197K $167K $29K
Cross Country 11 $38K $32K $5K
Golf 11 $51K $37K $14K
Tennis 9 $76K $59K $16K
Swimming 8 $35K $29K $5K
Rowing 6 $110K $95K $14K
Total 41 $1.4M $1.1M $223K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 29 $175K $154K $21K
Track & Field (indoor) 22 $54K $48K $5K
Track & Field (outdoor) 22 $54K $48K $5K
Volleyball 19 $162K $150K $12K
Field Hockey 17 $137K $128K $9K
Softball 15 $153K $123K $29K
Basketball 14 $185K $178K $7K
Rowing 14 $110K $95K $14K
Lacrosse 13 $126K $117K $9K
Swimming 13 $35K $29K $5K
Cross Country 10 $38K $32K $5K
Tennis 10 $57K $57K $0
Golf 7 $45K $31K $14K
Total 36 $1.3M $1.2M $142K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 60 $428K $356K $71K
Track & Field (indoor) 52 $110K $98K $11K
Track & Field (outdoor) 52 $110K $98K $11K
Baseball 36 $279K $215K $63K
Basketball 35 $386K $367K $18K
Lacrosse 33 $324K $285K $39K
Cross Country 21 $77K $65K $11K
Swimming 21 $70K $59K $11K
Rowing 20 $220K $191K $29K
Tennis 19 $133K $116K $16K
Volleyball 19 $162K $150K $12K
Golf 18 $97K $68K $28K
Field Hockey 17 $137K $128K $9K
Softball 15 $153K $123K $29K
Total 77 $3.4M $3.1M $365K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 90%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 93% 94% 48%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 29%
SAT Range 1100 – 1303
SAT Math Range 533 – 650
SAT RW Range 553 – 688