Goshen College
Goshen, IN · Private · Small city
Private institution in Goshen, IN · 761 undergraduates · 89% acceptance rate · $51,943 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 23%Median ACT
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
- $15,725736th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,7601,564th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $37,7601,523rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,2061,393rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,974985th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,943963rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,218999th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 60.5%759th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.2%766th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 88.9%1,193rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1049843rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 27222nd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7611,521st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 37.4%817th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 101 mi (MDW)
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
- 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 43 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,087 | $54,996 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| American Sign LanguageForeign Languages | bachelors | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 8 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,805,728 (M $2,895,765 · W $1,909,963)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Goshen College’s 761 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IN
- Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IN · 845 undergrads
- Franklin CollegeFranklin, IN · 872 undergrads
- Manchester UniversityNorth Manchester, IN · 895 undergrads
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Mary of the Woods, IN · 896 undergrads
- Earlham CollegeRichmond, IN · 612 undergrads
- Hanover CollegeHanover, IN · 958 undergrads
Elsewhere
- California State University Maritime AcademyVallejo, CA · 761 undergrads
- Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AL · 761 undergrads
- Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC · 760 undergrads
- The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnati, OH · 762 undergrads
- The College of WestchesterWhite Plains, NY · 760 undergrads
- Bennington CollegeBennington, VT · 759 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitegoshen.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 150668)
- Compare colleges in INRe-score with your weights
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- Compare with Wabash CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Goshen College vs Wabash CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
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