Goshen College
Goshen College is a private Mennonite liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana. It was founded in 1894 as the Elkhart Institute of Science, Industry and the Arts, and is affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and has an enrollment of 824 students. While Goshen maintains a distinctive liberal Mennonite worldview and Mennonites make up 30 percent of the student body, it admits students of all religions.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 84%
- Average net price: $14,493
- Undergraduate enrollment: 802
- Graduation rate (150%): 65%
- Graduation rate (200%): 66%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 67%
- Student to faculty ratio: 9:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $51,943
- Median earnings (8 years): $53,522
- Median earnings (6 years): $43,218
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: City, small
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Goshen, IN
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Goshen College include Nursing, Business, Sign Language Interpretation and Translation.
- Nursing (18 bachelor's) · median earnings $78,185 4 years after graduation · median debt $19,791
- Business (13 bachelor's)
- Sign Language Interpretation and Translation (8 bachelor's)
- Social Work (8 bachelor's) · median earnings $39,176 4 years after graduation
- Accounting (8 bachelor's)
- Biology (7 bachelor's)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology (7 bachelor's)
- Psychology (7 bachelor's)
- Molecular Biology (6 bachelor's)
- Music (6 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 29%, Engineering 4%, Computer Science 4%, Health 36%, Biological Sciences 14%, Psychology 7%, Communication 5%, Other 1%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral.
Cost
Goshen College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $11,059 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $11,059
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $13,394
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $15,681
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $17,823
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $19,195
- In-state tuition and fees: $38,890
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $38,890
- Books and supplies: $1,300
- On-campus room and board: $11,770
- Off-campus room and board: $9,960
- Off-campus with family: $2,510
- Typical cost of attendance: $51,960
- Sticker vs net gap: 72%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 36%
- Federal loan recipients: 47%
- Average institutional grant: $25,471
- Average federal loan: $6,527
- Median debt at graduation: $22,974
Admissions
Goshen College admits 84% of applicants. Of students admitted, 15% enrolled.
- Applications: 1,576
- Admitted: 1,325
- Enrolled: 198
- Yield (first-choice signal): 15%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 802
- Women: 64%
- Commuter share (estimated): 6%
- Part-time undergraduates: 11%
- Age 25 and older: 15%
- Graduate students: 32
- Graduation rate: 65%
- Come back after freshman year: 80%
- First-generation: 37%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 35%
- Student to faculty: 9:1
- Professor salary: $67,712
- Associate professor salary: $57,093
- Assistant professor salary: $49,789
- On-campus housing capacity: 756
- Meal plan meals per week: 21
- Average SAT: 950
- Average ACT: 27
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Goshen College acceptance rate? Goshen College admits 84% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does Goshen College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $11,059 a year after aid. Average net price is $14,493.
What majors does Goshen College offer? Popular programs include Nursing, Business, Sign Language Interpretation and Translation, Social Work, Accounting.
What is the average salary after Goshen College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $51,943 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Goshen College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 67% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 65%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Goshen College official site: https://goshen.edu.