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Goucher College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Baltimore, MD
Population 2,200,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 948
Men / Women 36% / 64%
White 48%
Black 32%
International 6%
Asian 4%
Hispanic 3%
Native American 1%
Mixed 0%
From State 54%
From Region 13%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 62%
Business & Economics 13%
Life & Natural Sciences 10%
Arts 4%
Education 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Computer Science 2%
Engineering 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $53,350
Est. Cost of Attendance $70,544
10-Year ROI $93,000
ROI Percentile 19th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,580 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 250 (58%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1130 – 1290
SAT Math Range 530 – 645
SAT RW Range 560 – 680
ACT Range 27 – 30

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
Goucher College 170 27% / 73% 2% $53,004 91%
Engineering Science 3 67% / 33% 33% $82,670 84
Computer Science 3 67% / 33% 0% $80,329 82
Data Science 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $69,165 66
Mathematics and Computer Science $69,214 66
Chemistry 5 +1 0% / 100% 0% $62,788 51
Physics $68,448 64
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2 100% / 0% 0% $58,772 40
Biology 11 0% / 100% 0% $54,985 29
Environmental Studies 4 0% / 100% 0% $51,174 18
Business Administration 16 +1 56% / 44% 6% $74,070 74 88%
Economics 6 +2 33% / 67% 0% $50,692 17 95%
American Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $49,805 15
Communication 12 33% / 67% 0% $51,697 20 89%
English 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $38,049 3 85%
French +2 $45,200 8
History 9 78% / 22% 0% $46,797 10
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,070 18
International Affairs 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $37,509 3 89%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 3 33% / 67% 33% $47,221 11
Philosophy 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,664 13
Political Science 8 38% / 62% 0% $52,696 22
Psychology 25 +2 16% / 84% 0% $54,914 28 93%
Sociology 14 +1 14% / 86% 0% $46,602 10
Spanish 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $43,649 6 95%
Women's Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,828 15
Writing 15 27% / 73% 0% $41,839 5
Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $48,989 14
Art History and Criticism $37,914 3
Dance 2 0% / 100% 0% $34,579 2
Music 1 0% / 100% 0% $39,603 4
Visual and Performing Arts 4 50% / 50% 0% $34,580 2