Goddard College
Plainfield, VT · Private · Rural (distant)
Private institution in Plainfield, VT · 113 undergraduates · 20% acceptance rate · $25,552 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Full-time retention
- Top 5%Acceptance rate
- Top 7%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 14%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $30,1521,736th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $19,5681,110th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,568836th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $36,2631,127th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,750517th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $25,5521,926th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,1021,152nd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 75.0%294th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 100.0%1st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 19.5%75th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1131,975th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7.0:1146th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 52.7%323rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 151 mi (BOS)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 7 of 7 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $47,260 | $41,193 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $24,421 | $24,035 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $18,771 | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1938source
- School colors: Blue and Whitesource
- Campus size: about 175 acressource
- Formerly known as "Green Mountain Central Institute & Goddard Seminary"source
- Notable alum: William H. Macysource
- Notable alum: Miriam Hopkinssource
- Notable alum: David Mametsource
- Notable alum: Tommie Smithsource
- Notable alum: Mumia Abu-Jamalsource
Key links
- Official websitegoddard.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 230889)
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