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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Wilmington, DE
Population 700,000
Website http://www.gbc.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 679
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 54%
From Region 35%
Athletes 45.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 36%
Black 22%
Hispanic 22%
International 10%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 54.9% 54.9% 2012 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2013 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2014 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2015 Men: 35.0% 35.0% 2016 Men: 46.1% 46.1% 2017 Men: 46.5% 46.5% 2018 Men: 48.2% 48.2% 2019 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2020 Men: 58.3% 58.3% 2021 Men: 49.2% 49.2% 2022 Men: 51.5% 51.5% 2023 Men: 51.6% 51.6% 2024 Men: 52.4% 52.4%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2012 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2014 Asian: 7.8% 7.8% 2015 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2016 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2017 Asian: 4.6% 4.6% 2018 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2019 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2011 Black: 18.0% 18.0% 2012 Black: 32.7% 32.7% 2013 Black: 33.0% 33.0% 2014 Black: 26.7% 26.7% 2015 Black: 29.5% 29.5% 2016 Black: 38.1% 38.1% 2017 Black: 39.8% 39.8% 2018 Black: 34.4% 34.4% 2019 Black: 36.6% 36.6% 2020 Black: 38.1% 38.1% 2021 Black: 27.7% 27.7% 2022 Black: 34.2% 34.2% 2023 Black: 26.6% 26.6% 2024 Black: 29.7% 29.7% 2011 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2012 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2013 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2014 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2015 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2016 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5% 2017 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2018 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2019 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2020 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2021 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2022 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1% 2023 Hispanic: 13.9% 13.9% 2024 Hispanic: 14.2% 14.2% 2011 White: 61.7% 61.7% 2012 White: 49.0% 49.0% 2013 White: 51.1% 51.1% 2014 White: 56.7% 56.7% 2015 White: 55.1% 55.1% 2016 White: 46.7% 46.7% 2017 White: 36.1% 36.1% 2018 White: 41.1% 41.1% 2019 White: 40.9% 40.9% 2020 White: 34.4% 34.4% 2021 White: 39.5% 39.5% 2022 White: 39.2% 39.2% 2023 White: 46.2% 46.2% 2024 White: 39.2% 39.2% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2018 International: 10.0% 10.0% 2019 International: 9.7% 9.7% 2020 International: 7.5% 7.5% 2021 International: 10.9% 10.9% 2022 International: 7.0% 7.0% 2023 International: 8.2% 8.2% 2024 International: 8.1% 8.1%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Black: 27.1% 27.1% 2021 Black: 24.6% 24.6% 2022 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2023 Black: 22.0% 22.0% 2024 Black: 20.3% 20.3% 2025 Black: 21.9% 21.9% 2020 Hispanic: 13.3% 13.3% 2021 Hispanic: 12.9% 12.9% 2022 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4% 2023 Hispanic: 16.0% 16.0% 2024 Hispanic: 17.0% 17.0% 2025 Hispanic: 21.5% 21.5% 2020 White: 41.6% 41.6% 2021 White: 39.5% 39.5% 2022 White: 36.0% 36.0% 2023 White: 37.3% 37.3% 2024 White: 38.6% 38.6% 2025 White: 35.8% 35.8% 2020 International: 9.2% 9.2% 2021 International: 7.4% 7.4% 2022 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2023 International: 9.2% 9.2% 2024 International: 9.2% 9.2% 2025 International: 9.7% 9.7%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Goldey-Beacom College 155 46% / 54% 11% $55,620 65 95%
Cybersecurity 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Accounting 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $64,519 79 96%
Business Administration 24 — 54% / 46% 21% $60,746 74 90%
Business Analytics 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Business and Managerial Economics — — — — $61,994 76 —
Digital Marketing 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Entrepreneurship 9 — 33% / 67% 11% $61,317 75 —
Finance 13 — 92% / 8% 15% $57,366 69 100%
Health Administration 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,123 72 —
Human Resources Management 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $61,437 75 —
Information Resources Management 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $64,277 79 —
International Business 6 — 17% / 83% 67% $63,339 78 —
Marketing 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $61,000 75 —
Sports Management 16 — 75% / 25% 12% $49,885 52 —
Communication 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,906 52 —
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,069 44 —
Human Services 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,561 54 —
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,453 56 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $51,032 55 —
Psychology 26 — 15% / 85% 8% $50,242 53 95%
Criminal Justice 14 — 57% / 43% 0% $46,682 43 96%
Legal Studies 5 — 20% / 80% 20% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $15,986
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 42.9% 42.9% 2012 Graduated: 41.5% 41.5% 2013 Graduated: 42.6% 42.6% 2014 Graduated: 46.7% 46.7% 2015 Graduated: 53.8% 53.8% 2016 Graduated: 67.6% 67.6% 2017 Graduated: 37.0% 37.0% 2018 Graduated: 42.2% 42.2% 2019 Graduated: 58.1% 58.1% 2020 Graduated: 51.2% 51.2% 2021 Graduated: 55.5% 55.5% 2022 Graduated: 67.1% 67.1% 2023 Graduated: 58.9% 58.9% 2024 Graduated: 57.4% 57.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 38.5% 38.5% 2012 Men: 36.1% 36.1% 2013 Men: 40.8% 40.8% 2014 Men: 37.5% 37.5% 2015 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2016 Men: 71.4% 71.4% 2017 Men: 35.4% 35.4% 2018 Men: 29.7% 29.7% 2019 Men: 61.5% 61.5% 2020 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Men: 62.5% 62.5% 2022 Men: 66.2% 66.2% 2023 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2011 Women: 45.7% 45.7% 2012 Women: 46.7% 46.7% 2013 Women: 44.4% 44.4% 2014 Women: 54.0% 54.0% 2015 Women: 61.7% 61.7% 2016 Women: 63.3% 63.3% 2017 Women: 38.3% 38.3% 2018 Women: 50.9% 50.9% 2019 Women: 55.6% 55.6% 2020 Women: 52.0% 52.0% 2021 Women: 51.9% 51.9% 2022 Women: 67.8% 67.8% 2023 Women: 66.3% 66.3% 2024 Women: 69.7% 69.7%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Asian: 71.4% 71.4% 2015 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2018 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2019 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Asian: 42.9% 42.9% 2021 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2022 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2023 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2024 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2011 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Black: 37.5% 37.5% 2013 Black: 38.7% 38.7% 2014 Black: 20.8% 20.8% 2015 Black: 56.5% 56.5% 2016 Black: 67.5% 67.5% 2017 Black: 20.9% 20.9% 2018 Black: 25.8% 25.8% 2019 Black: 47.1% 47.1% 2020 Black: 41.0% 41.0% 2021 Black: 45.5% 45.5% 2022 Black: 55.6% 55.6% 2023 Black: 52.4% 52.4% 2024 Black: 45.5% 45.5% 2011 Hispanic: 85.7% 85.7% 2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2016 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2019 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2020 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2021 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2022 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5% 2023 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Hispanic: 47.6% 47.6% 2011 White: 47.6% 47.6% 2012 White: 45.8% 45.8% 2013 White: 43.8% 43.8% 2014 White: 56.9% 56.9% 2015 White: 51.2% 51.2% 2016 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2017 White: 53.8% 53.8% 2018 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2019 White: 68.4% 68.4% 2020 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2021 White: 55.3% 55.3% 2022 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2023 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2024 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2012 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2019 International: 55.6% 55.6% 2020 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2021 International: 69.2% 69.2% 2022 International: 63.6% 63.6% 2023 International: 46.2% 46.2% 2024 International: 75.0% 75.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 61.9% 96 57% / 43% 15% $59,187 72 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.2% 39 18% / 82% 5% $50,325 53 95%
Professional 12.3% 19 47% / 53% 5% $46,682 43 96%
Computer Science 0.6% 1 100% / 0% 0% — — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 2 #225 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 2 #549 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 63% 63% 63%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 74.8% 74.8% 2012 Acceptance: 53.7% 53.7% 2013 Acceptance: 52.3% 52.3% 2014 Acceptance: 50.9% 50.9% 2015 Acceptance: 44.2% 44.2% 2016 Acceptance: 58.1% 58.1% 2017 Acceptance: 51.8% 51.8% 2018 Acceptance: 53.2% 53.2% 2019 Acceptance: 56.7% 56.7% 2020 Acceptance: 55.2% 55.2% 2021 Acceptance: 62.9% 62.9% 2022 Acceptance: 62.7% 62.7% 2023 Acceptance: 76.5% 76.5% 2024 Acceptance: 84.5% 84.5% 2011 Yield: 29.8% 29.8% 2012 Yield: 33.2% 33.2% 2013 Yield: 32.7% 32.7% 2014 Yield: 43.0% 43.0% 2015 Yield: 35.1% 35.1% 2016 Yield: 34.9% 34.9% 2017 Yield: 40.6% 40.6% 2018 Yield: 29.1% 29.1% 2019 Yield: 37.3% 37.3% 2020 Yield: 40.0% 40.0% 2021 Yield: 39.1% 39.1% 2022 Yield: 26.3% 26.3% 2023 Yield: 15.5% 15.5% 2024 Yield: 20.1% 20.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 457 457 2012 Applicants: 717 717 2013 Applicants: 562 562 2014 Applicants: 685 685 2015 Applicants: 774 774 2016 Applicants: 749 749 2017 Applicants: 819 819 2018 Applicants: 898 898 2019 Applicants: 808 808 2020 Applicants: 652 652 2021 Applicants: 520 520 2022 Applicants: 625 625 2023 Applicants: 1,291 1,291 2024 Applicants: 988 988 2011 Admitted: 342 342 2012 Admitted: 385 385 2013 Admitted: 294 294 2014 Admitted: 349 349 2015 Admitted: 342 342 2016 Admitted: 435 435 2017 Admitted: 424 424 2018 Admitted: 478 478 2019 Admitted: 458 458 2020 Admitted: 360 360 2021 Admitted: 327 327 2022 Admitted: 392 392 2023 Admitted: 988 988 2024 Admitted: 835 835 2011 Enrolled: 102 102 2012 Enrolled: 128 128 2013 Enrolled: 96 96 2014 Enrolled: 150 150 2015 Enrolled: 120 120 2016 Enrolled: 152 152 2017 Enrolled: 172 172 2018 Enrolled: 139 139 2019 Enrolled: 171 171 2020 Enrolled: 144 144 2021 Enrolled: 128 128 2022 Enrolled: 103 103 2023 Enrolled: 153 153 2024 Enrolled: 168 168

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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