Goucher College

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 283 (30.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 42%
Black 30%
Hispanic 13%
International 6%
Asian 4%
Native American 1%
Mixed 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
Goucher College 186 31% 48% 4% 24% 12% 3% $54,748 3 -0.95 17 94%
Engineering Science 7 — 57% 29% 0% 29% 29% 0% $86,612 11 -0.91 82 — — — — —
Computer Science 8 +1 50% 50% 0% 38% 0% 0% $89,329 10 -1.04 84 — — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 4 +8 50% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% $92,727 13 -0.72 87 — — — — —
Data Science — — — — — — — — $71,342 3 -1.81 59 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $61,476 10 -0.98 33 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $60,589 2 -1.66 31 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 5 — 20% 40% 20% 20% 20% 0% $60,259 9 -1.00 30 — — — — —
Biology 16 — 12% 56% 12% 12% 19% 0% $67,235 54 +0.09 49 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 5 +1 20% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $52,471 20 -0.78 12 91% — — — —
Public Health 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,870 31 -0.49 29 — — — — —
Business Administration 12 — 50% 33% 0% 25% 17% 8% $66,092 25 -0.60 46 100% — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $49,496 0 -1.82 8 95% — — — —
Economics 11 +2 18% 45% 0% 18% 0% 27% $55,036 0 -1.62 17 — — — — —
American Studies 6 — 50% 17% 0% 83% 0% 0% $47,428 11 -0.94 6 — — — — —
French 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,789 55 +0.07 26 92% — — — —
History 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,406 5 -1.13 5 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 +3 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $44,871 4 -1.19 4 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $49,831 17 -0.87 9 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +6 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $58,789 55 +0.07 26 92% — — — —
Women's Studies 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $44,271 3 -1.47 4 — — — — —
Writing 23 +2 35% 70% 4% 9% 13% 4% $36,991 1 -1.88 2 85% — — — —
Communication 13 +2 38% 69% 0% 15% 8% 0% $55,570 28 -0.59 18 95% — — — —
International Affairs 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $36,624 0 -1.88 2 89% — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,853 2 -1.25 8 — — — — —
Political Science 3 +1 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $51,405 3 -1.53 11 — — — — —
Psychology 28 — 29% 46% 7% 25% 14% 0% $48,735 16 -0.96 7 97% — — — —
Sociology 8 +1 12% 50% 0% 38% 0% 0% $46,071 5 -0.98 5 — — — — —
Education 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $42,137 5 -1.52 3 — — — — —
Art History and Criticism — — — — — — — — $38,547 8 -1.03 2 — — — — —
Dance 4 — 0% 25% 0% 50% 0% 0% $43,915 55 +0.11 4 100% — — — —
Digital Arts 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $40,919 7 -1.00 3 — — — — —
Music 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,316 12 -0.91 2 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 6 +1 50% 0% 0% 17% 33% 0% $40,613 35 -0.33 3 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $57,800
ROI Percentile 17th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
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 30.1% 56 25% 54% 4% 23% 11% 0% $49,656 8 -0.95 8 96% —
Humanities 22.0% 41 37% 59% 2% 27% 10% 2% $41,961 1 -1.45 3 85% —
Business & Economics 12.4% 23 35% 39% 0% 22% 9% 17% $60,804 5 -1.09 31 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.3% 21 14% 52% 14% 14% 19% 0% $65,574 39 -0.17 44 — —
Arts 7.0% 13 31% 15% 0% 31% 15% 0% $41,499 11 -0.34 3 100% —
Computer Science 6.5% 12 50% 42% 8% 33% 8% 0% $90,462 17 -0.94 85 — —
Engineering 3.8% 7 57% 29% 0% 29% 29% 0% $86,612 1 -0.91 82 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.7% 5 20% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $52,471 16 -0.78 12 91% —
Education 2.2% 4 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $42,137 2 -1.52 3 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 3 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $61,476 7 -0.98 33 — —
Health Sciences 0.5% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,870 4 -0.49 29 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 33 $125K $125K $0
Track & Field (combined) 30 $103K $103K $0
Basketball 25 $138K $138K $0
Lacrosse 23 $152K $152K $0
Tennis 10 $61K $61K $0
Swimming 9 $52K $52K $0
Golf 8 $57K $57K $0
Equestrian 3 $69K $69K $0
Total 135 $760K $760K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 33 $103K $103K $0
Soccer 29 $113K $113K $0
Basketball 19 $155K $155K $0
Field Hockey 15 $118K $118K $0
Lacrosse 15 $115K $115K $0
Swimming 15 $57K $57K $0
Volleyball 15 $111K $111K $0
Equestrian 14 $323K $323K $0
Golf 7 $53K $53K $0
Tennis 6 $59K $59K $0
Total 148 $1.2M $1.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 63 $207K $207K $0
Soccer 62 $238K $238K $0
Basketball 44 $293K $293K $0
Lacrosse 38 $268K $268K $0
Swimming 24 $109K $109K $0
Equestrian 17 $392K $392K $0
Tennis 16 $120K $120K $0
Field Hockey 15 $118K $118K $0
Golf 15 $110K $110K $0
Volleyball 15 $111K $111K $0
Total 283 $2.7M $2.7M $0

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 60%
Yield (non-ED) 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.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1090 – 1320
SAT Math Range 530 – 640
SAT RW Range 560 – 680