Goldey-Beacom College
Wilmington, DE · Private · Large suburb · GBC
Private institution in Wilmington, DE · 634 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $59,892 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 23%Out-of-state tuition & fees
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
- $16,957825th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,440862nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,440468th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,633665th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,900538th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,892548th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,097878th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 58.9%817th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.8%859th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 76.5%796th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6341,609th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.9%765th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 26 mi (PHL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 20 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $37,208 | $46,087 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $35,416 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $31,127 | $29,685 |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1951source
- Athletic nickname: "Lightning"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: #00214C and #E7D565source
- Mascot: Strikesource
- Campus size: about 24 acressource
- Formerly known as "Wilmington Commercial College/Goldey College" (1886–1951)source
- Formerly known as "Beacom College" (1900–1951)source
- Athletic conference: CACCsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,482,976 (M $794,547 · W $688,429)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitegbc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 130989)
- Compare colleges in DERe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in DelawareEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Goldey-Beacom College vs Delaware State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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