Goucher College
2019-20
The 2019-20 Common Data Set for Goucher College — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: May 18, 2020. Subscribe via RSS.
SAT Composite
1030-1260
SAT Math
500-610
SAT Reading
530-650
ACT Composite
21-30
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$53,023
10 yrs after enrollment
57%
6-year completion
$22,470
sticker minus grants
$26,000
federal loans only
The numbers, as published
229numbers from this report.
General Information
4 TABLESIf yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.goucher.edu/institutional-effectiveness/common-data-sets
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
Enrollment And Persistence
4 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
5 TABLESTotal academic units16
English4
Mathematics3
Science2
Of these, units that must be lab2
Foreign language2
Social studies3
History2
Total academic units20
English4
Mathematics4
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab3
Foreign language4
Social studies3
History2
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class12.3
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class43.9
Percent in top half of high school graduating class82.5
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class17.5
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class3.5
Percent who had GPA of 4.02.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9911.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7413.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4916.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2420.4
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9927.4
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.498.3
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.6
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.15
Application closing date (fall): Month7
Application closing date (fall): Day31
Priority Date: Month1
Priority Date: Day15
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Amount of housing deposit:100
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Number of early decision applications received by your institution27
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan26
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?No
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESIf yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall Closing Date: Month5
Spring Closing Date: Month12
Fall Notification Date: Month7
Spring Notification Date: Month1
Fall Rolling AdmissionX
Spring Rolling AdmissionX
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Spring Closing Date: Day1
Fall Notification Date: Day15
Spring Notification Date: Day1
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:60
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:credit
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:60
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:credit
American Council on Education (ACE)No
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)No
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:Students who have completed two years of active service in the armed sources are, upon completion of all othe credits required for a degree, given credit for the physical education
Student Life
3 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)60%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing94%
Percent who live off campus or commute6%
Percent of students age 25 and older1%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)60%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing85%
Percent who live off campus or commute15%
Percent of students age 25 and older2%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
DanceX
Annual Expenses
4 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:http://www.collegecostcalculator.org/GoucherCollege
If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Minimum2
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Financial Aid
8 TABLESAcademic Year2018-2019 estimated
Federal$2,402,111
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$29,858,749
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,010,069
Total Scholarships/Grants$35,099,085
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$4,730,035
Federal Work-Study$850,432
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$5,580,467
Parent Loans$1,249,274
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$1,000
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$8,027,917
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$901,667
Total Scholarships/Grants$8,937,884
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,908,633
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$1,908,633
Parent Loans$1,872,028
Athletic Awards$0
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.245
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:36
If yes, starting date (Month):12
If yes, starting date (Day):15
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
AcademicsX
ArtX
LeadershipX
Music/dramaX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Page 23 Common Data Set 2019-2020
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
1 TABLEFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio11
based on ____ students1,325