Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
National
Population
2,200,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,580 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation
250 (58%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
937
Men / Women
36% / 64%
From State
54%
From Region
13%
Athletes
31.4%
Racial/Ethnic
White
42%
Black
30%
Hispanic
13%
International
6%
Asian
4%
Native American
1%
Mixed
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 33.5% 33.5%
2012 Men: 34.6% 34.6%
2013 Men: 30.7% 30.7%
2014 Men: 37.0% 37.0%
2015 Men: 32.9% 32.9%
2016 Men: 31.3% 31.3%
2017 Men: 70.7% 70.7%
2018 Men: 34.5% 34.5%
2019 Men: 37.7% 37.7%
2020 Men: 32.8% 32.8%
2021 Men: 38.3% 38.3%
2022 Men: 29.7% 29.7%
2023 Men: 34.9% 34.9%
2024 Men: 37.5% 37.5%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2014 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2018 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2011 Asian: 3.2% 3.2%
2012 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2013 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2014 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2015 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2016 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2017 Asian: 3.5% 3.5%
2018 Asian: 6.1% 6.1%
2019 Asian: 4.2% 4.2%
2020 Asian: 3.2% 3.2%
2021 Asian: 3.9% 3.9%
2022 Asian: 4.1% 4.1%
2023 Asian: 5.5% 5.5%
2024 Asian: 4.9% 4.9%
2011 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2012 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2013 Black: 5.5% 5.5%
2014 Black: 7.8% 7.8%
2015 Black: 6.8% 6.8%
2016 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2017 Black: 11.4% 11.4%
2018 Black: 13.7% 13.7%
2019 Black: 8.0% 8.0%
2020 Black: 13.2% 13.2%
2021 Black: 12.9% 12.9%
2022 Black: 15.5% 15.5%
2023 Black: 15.7% 15.7%
2024 Black: 17.7% 17.7%
2011 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8%
2012 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9%
2013 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2014 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2015 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8%
2016 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9%
2017 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2018 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5%
2019 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7%
2020 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7%
2021 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2022 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9%
2023 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2024 Hispanic: 14.2% 14.2%
2011 White: 70.9% 70.9%
2012 White: 72.0% 72.0%
2013 White: 74.9% 74.9%
2014 White: 62.5% 62.5%
2015 White: 64.1% 64.1%
2016 White: 69.8% 69.8%
2017 White: 66.5% 66.5%
2018 White: 61.6% 61.6%
2019 White: 69.8% 69.8%
2020 White: 65.1% 65.1%
2021 White: 62.6% 62.6%
2022 White: 54.4% 54.4%
2023 White: 57.4% 57.4%
2024 White: 53.6% 53.6%
2011 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2012 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2014 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2015 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2016 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2017 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2018 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2019 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2020 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2021 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2022 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2023 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2024 International: 2.1% 2.1%
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
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2021 Asian: 4.2% 4.2%
2022 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2023 Asian: 5.1% 5.1%
2024 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2025 Asian: 4.4% 4.4%
2020 Black: 17.4% 17.4%
2021 Black: 20.7% 20.7%
2022 Black: 23.4% 23.4%
2023 Black: 26.9% 26.9%
2024 Black: 27.8% 27.8%
2025 Black: 30.1% 30.1%
2020 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9%
2021 Hispanic: 12.7% 12.7%
2022 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2023 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2024 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3%
2025 Hispanic: 13.2% 13.2%
2020 White: 51.9% 51.9%
2021 White: 48.0% 48.0%
2022 White: 51.3% 51.3%
2023 White: 50.3% 50.3%
2024 White: 48.0% 48.0%
2025 White: 41.5% 41.5%
2020 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2021 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2022 International: 2.0% 2.0%
2023 International: 3.5% 3.5%
2024 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2025 International: 6.0% 6.0%
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
⇅
Goucher College
186
31% / 69%
3%
$52,847
20
90%
Engineering Science
7 —
57% / 43%
0%
$84,011
85
—
Computer Science
8 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$83,733
84
—
Data Science
— —
—
—
$71,300
68
—
Mathematics and Computer Science
4 +8
50% / 50%
0%
$81,088
82
—
Chemistry
3 +1
67% / 33%
0%
$58,989
38
—
Physics
— —
—
—
$65,295
56
—
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$53,166
21
—
Biology
16 —
12% / 88%
0%
$51,005
16
—
Environmental Studies
5 +1
20% / 80%
0%
$49,079
12
—
Public Health
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Business Administration
12 —
50% / 50%
8%
$71,055
68
88%
Economics
— —
—
—
$48,628
12
95%
Economics
11 +2
18% / 82%
27%
—
—
—
American Studies
6 —
50% / 50%
0%
$47,008
10
—
Communication
13 +2
38% / 62%
0%
$49,593
13
89%
English
9 —
22% / 78%
11%
$36,500
3
85%
French
1 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$41,872
5
—
History
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$45,893
8
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
4 +3
50% / 50%
0%
$48,572
12
—
International Affairs
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$35,982
2
89%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,886
9
—
Philosophy
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$46,779
9
—
Political Science
3 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$51,377
17
—
Psychology
28 —
29% / 71%
0%
$52,679
20
93%
Sociology
8 +1
12% / 88%
0%
$45,843
8
—
Spanish
2 +6
0% / 100%
0%
$41,872
5
95%
Women's Studies
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$48,214
11
—
Writing
14 +2
43% / 57%
0%
$41,644
5
—
Education
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$48,795
12
—
Art History and Criticism
— —
—
—
$35,850
2
—
Dance
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$35,947
2
—
Digital Arts
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
—
—
—
Music
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$38,292
3
—
Visual and Performing Arts
6 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$36,403
2
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$57,800
ROI Percentile
20th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
79%
4-Year Graduation Rate
46%
6-Year Graduation Rate
57%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 70.0% 70.0%
2012 Graduated: 66.4% 66.4%
2013 Graduated: 67.9% 67.9%
2014 Graduated: 63.9% 63.9%
2015 Graduated: 68.8% 68.8%
2016 Graduated: 61.9% 61.9%
2017 Graduated: 66.2% 66.2%
2018 Graduated: 70.9% 70.9%
2019 Graduated: 66.1% 66.1%
2020 Graduated: 66.1% 66.1%
2021 Graduated: 58.5% 58.5%
2022 Graduated: 58.3% 58.3%
2023 Graduated: 60.0% 60.0%
2024 Graduated: 57.3% 57.3%
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
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 65.0% 65.0%
2012 Men: 61.9% 61.9%
2013 Men: 66.4% 66.4%
2014 Men: 64.3% 64.3%
2015 Men: 62.3% 62.3%
2016 Men: 57.4% 57.4%
2017 Men: 61.4% 61.4%
2018 Men: 65.6% 65.6%
2019 Men: 62.8% 62.8%
2020 Men: 56.8% 56.8%
2021 Men: 52.0% 52.0%
2022 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2023 Men: 53.7% 53.7%
2024 Men: 51.4% 51.4%
2011 Women: 72.8% 72.8%
2012 Women: 68.6% 68.6%
2013 Women: 68.6% 68.6%
2014 Women: 63.7% 63.7%
2015 Women: 71.7% 71.7%
2016 Women: 64.1% 64.1%
2017 Women: 68.8% 68.8%
2018 Women: 73.2% 73.2%
2019 Women: 67.6% 67.6%
2020 Women: 71.5% 71.5%
2021 Women: 61.7% 61.7%
2022 Women: 62.8% 62.8%
2023 Women: 62.6% 62.6%
2024 Women: 60.5% 60.5%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 45.5% 45.5%
2012 Asian: 28.6% 28.6%
2013 Asian: 77.8% 77.8%
2014 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 Asian: 62.5% 62.5%
2017 Asian: 61.5% 61.5%
2018 Asian: 72.0% 72.0%
2019 Asian: 76.5% 76.5%
2020 Asian: 69.2% 69.2%
2021 Asian: 53.3% 53.3%
2022 Asian: 72.2% 72.2%
2023 Asian: 52.2% 52.2%
2024 Asian: 52.4% 52.4%
2011 Black: 81.8% 81.8%
2012 Black: 80.0% 80.0%
2013 Black: 63.6% 63.6%
2014 Black: 60.7% 60.7%
2015 Black: 74.1% 74.1%
2016 Black: 39.1% 39.1%
2017 Black: 42.9% 42.9%
2018 Black: 62.5% 62.5%
2019 Black: 65.6% 65.6%
2020 Black: 52.8% 52.8%
2021 Black: 48.0% 48.0%
2022 Black: 60.3% 60.3%
2023 Black: 57.6% 57.6%
2024 Black: 60.5% 60.5%
2011 Hispanic: 76.9% 76.9%
2012 Hispanic: 76.9% 76.9%
2013 Hispanic: 56.2% 56.2%
2014 Hispanic: 58.8% 58.8%
2015 Hispanic: 63.0% 63.0%
2016 Hispanic: 43.5% 43.5%
2017 Hispanic: 63.6% 63.6%
2018 Hispanic: 76.6% 76.6%
2019 Hispanic: 48.4% 48.4%
2020 Hispanic: 61.5% 61.5%
2021 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5%
2022 Hispanic: 52.1% 52.1%
2023 Hispanic: 61.3% 61.3%
2024 Hispanic: 54.1% 54.1%
2011 White: 70.1% 70.1%
2012 White: 65.7% 65.7%
2013 White: 67.6% 67.6%
2014 White: 64.4% 64.4%
2015 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2016 White: 64.9% 64.9%
2017 White: 70.9% 70.9%
2018 White: 70.6% 70.6%
2019 White: 66.8% 66.8%
2020 White: 69.0% 69.0%
2021 White: 58.0% 58.0%
2022 White: 57.3% 57.3%
2023 White: 62.2% 62.2%
2024 White: 58.7% 58.7%
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
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
52.2%
97
30% / 70%
1%
$46,957
9
90%
Business & Economics
12.4%
23
35% / 65%
17%
$71,055
68
88%
Life & Natural Sciences
11.3%
21
14% / 86%
0%
$51,520
17
—
Arts
7.0%
13
31% / 69%
0%
$36,409
3
—
Computer Science
6.5%
12
50% / 50%
0%
$82,851
84
—
Engineering
3.8%
7
57% / 43%
0%
$84,011
85
—
Agriculture & Food Science
2.7%
5
20% / 80%
0%
$49,079
12
—
Education
2.2%
4
25% / 75%
0%
$48,795
12
—
Physical Sciences & Math
1.6%
3
67% / 33%
0%
$58,989
38
—
Health Sciences
0.5%
1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
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
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
73%
72%
62%
Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 72.8% 72.8%
2012 Acceptance: 73.5% 73.5%
2013 Acceptance: 71.7% 71.7%
2014 Acceptance: 75.7% 75.7%
2015 Acceptance: 77.1% 77.1%
2016 Acceptance: 79.2% 79.2%
2017 Acceptance: 78.8% 78.8%
2018 Acceptance: 80.4% 80.4%
2019 Acceptance: 81.3% 81.3%
2020 Acceptance: 79.4% 79.4%
2021 Acceptance: 82.3% 82.3%
2022 Acceptance: 80.2% 80.2%
2023 Acceptance: 72.9% 72.9%
2024 Acceptance: 77.7% 77.7%
2011 Yield: 15.0% 15.0%
2012 Yield: 13.3% 13.3%
2013 Yield: 15.8% 15.8%
2014 Yield: 15.9% 15.9%
2015 Yield: 14.1% 14.1%
2016 Yield: 16.2% 16.2%
2017 Yield: 15.3% 15.3%
2018 Yield: 17.0% 17.0%
2019 Yield: 16.1% 16.1%
2020 Yield: 11.2% 11.2%
2021 Yield: 11.8% 11.8%
2022 Yield: 11.4% 11.4%
2023 Yield: 10.2% 10.2%
2024 Yield: 9.7% 9.7%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 3,587 3,587
2012 Applicants: 3,763 3,763
2013 Applicants: 3,615 3,615
2014 Applicants: 3,340 3,340
2015 Applicants: 3,576 3,576
2016 Applicants: 3,443 3,443
2017 Applicants: 3,474 3,474
2018 Applicants: 3,154 3,154
2019 Applicants: 2,610 2,610
2020 Applicants: 2,598 2,598
2021 Applicants: 2,724 2,724
2022 Applicants: 2,946 2,946
2023 Applicants: 3,520 3,520
2024 Applicants: 3,683 3,683
2011 Admitted: 2,611 2,611
2012 Admitted: 2,764 2,764
2013 Admitted: 2,593 2,593
2014 Admitted: 2,528 2,528
2015 Admitted: 2,756 2,756
2016 Admitted: 2,728 2,728
2017 Admitted: 2,739 2,739
2018 Admitted: 2,536 2,536
2019 Admitted: 2,122 2,122
2020 Admitted: 2,063 2,063
2021 Admitted: 2,243 2,243
2022 Admitted: 2,364 2,364
2023 Admitted: 2,566 2,566
2024 Admitted: 2,862 2,862
2011 Enrolled: 391 391
2012 Enrolled: 367 367
2013 Enrolled: 410 410
2014 Enrolled: 403 403
2015 Enrolled: 389 389
2016 Enrolled: 441 441
2017 Enrolled: 420 420
2018 Enrolled: 432 432
2019 Enrolled: 342 342
2020 Enrolled: 232 232
2021 Enrolled: 264 264
2022 Enrolled: 269 269
2023 Enrolled: 261 261
2024 Enrolled: 277 277
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
25%
SAT Range
1090
–
1320
SAT Math Range
530
–
640
SAT RW Range
560
–
680
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1030 1030
2019 25th: 1030 1030
2021 25th: 1086 1086
2022 25th: 1113 1113
2023 25th: 1080 1080
2024 25th: 1090 1090
2011 75th: 1270 1270
2019 75th: 1260 1260
2021 75th: 1360 1360
2022 75th: 1328 1328
2023 75th: 1366 1366
2024 75th: 1325 1325
SAT Math
500
550
600
650
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 500 500
2019 25th: 500 500
2021 25th: 538 538
2022 25th: 533 533
2023 25th: 520 520
2024 25th: 530 530
2011 75th: 620 620
2019 75th: 610 610
2021 75th: 660 660
2022 75th: 640 640
2023 75th: 683 683
2024 75th: 645 645
SAT Reading & Writing
500
550
600
650
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 530 530
2019 25th: 530 530
2021 25th: 548 548
2022 25th: 580 580
2023 25th: 560 560
2024 25th: 560 560
2011 75th: 650 650
2019 75th: 650 650
2021 75th: 700 700
2022 75th: 688 688
2023 75th: 683 683
2024 75th: 680 680
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
2021 Submitted: 42.0% 42.0%
2022 Submitted: 29.0% 29.0%
2023 Submitted: 34.0% 34.0%
2024 Submitted: 25.0% 25.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
