Gordon College
Wenham, MA · Private · Rural (fringe)
Private institution in Wenham, MA · 1,247 undergraduates · 59% acceptance rate · $52,119 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 23%Median ACT
- Top 24%Acceptance rate
- Top 24%Average SAT
- Top 25%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
- $24,8171,460th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $28,1001,288th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $28,1001,170th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $41,1601,234th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,2501,519th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,119951st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,839812th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 67.6%507th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 82.9%537th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 58.8%382nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1268244th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 27222nd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,2471,232nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 21.0%1,650th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 18 mi (BOS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- EA IIDec 1
- RDFeb 1
- 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 39 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $59,124 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $57,318 | $48,745 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $46,478 | $46,556 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $43,426 | $45,918 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $41,025 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $39,099 | $31,038 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $36,992 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $36,560 | $27,681 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesForeign Languages | bachelors | $35,810 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $34,526 | $33,459 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $34,420 | $30,988 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $33,993 | $35,954 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Interdenominationalsource
- Founded in 1889source
- Athletic nickname: "Fighting Scots"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #003882 and #FFFFFFsource
- Mascot: Scottish Lion Rampantsource
- Motto: "Ίησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός, Σωτήρ" (Greek)"source
- Campus size: about 485 acressource
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* Boston Missionary Training Institute"source
- Formerly known as "(1889–1891)"source
- Formerly known as "* Boston Missionary Training School"source
- Formerly known as "(1891–1895)"source
- Formerly known as "* Gordon Missionary Training School"source
- Formerly known as "(1895–1916)"source
- Formerly known as "* Gordon Bible College"source
- Formerly known as "(1916–1921)"source
- Formerly known as "* Gordon College of Theology and Missions"source
- Formerly known as "(1921–1962)"source
- Formerly known as "* Gordon College and Divinity School"source
- Formerly known as "(1962–1970)"source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: CCCsource
Athletics — 14 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Gordon College’s 1,247 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MA
Elsewhere
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- Columbia CollegeColumbia, SC · 1,245 undergrads
- Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN · 1,244 undergrads
- Manhattanville CollegePurchase, NY · 1,250 undergrads
- Midway UniversityMidway, KY · 1,250 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitegordon.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 165936)
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