Goucher College Overview

Goucher College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Baltimore, Maryland. The location of Goucher is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Goucher College Known For?

• Students at Goucher may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
• The 5% student loan default rate at Goucher is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the post-master's certificate is the highest award a student can attain at Goucher.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 38% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Goucher makes roughly $48,900 a year. This is 20% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Goucher student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Goucher College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Goucher.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Goucher has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Value Colleges for Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	College Factual
#29	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts	College Factual
#47	Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#47	Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#62	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#69	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education	College Factual

Where Is Goucher College?

Contact details for Goucher are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1021 Dulaney Valley Rd, Baltimore, MD 21204-2794
Phone:	410-337-6000
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/gouchercollege
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/gouchercollege

How Do I Get Into Goucher?

You can apply to Goucher online at: www.goucher.edu/become/apply/

Admission Requirements for Goucher

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Goucher?

The acceptance rate at Goucher College is 79%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Can I Afford Goucher College?

The overall average net price of Goucher is $38,404. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Goucher, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $7,043 a year. That adds up to $28,172 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Goucher is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Goucher College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,114 undergraduate students at Goucher, with 1,086 being full-time and 28 being part-time.

There are also 901 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,086 full-time undergraduates at Goucher, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Goucher College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	45
Black or African American	227
Hispanic or Latino	141
White	519
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	128

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Goucher College. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at Goucher. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, China, and Ghana.

Online Learning at Goucher College

In 2019-2020, 885 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Goucher has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 28th most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Goucher

The following table shows how Goucher is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	#4	#4
Fine & Studio Arts	#22	#22
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#31	#31
Ethnic Studies	#46	#46
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	#55	#55
Visual & Performing Arts	#64	#64
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	#67	#67

Online Growth Rankings of Goucher

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Goucher College was 90.2%. This is the #448 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Goucher regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Goucher College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Education	12	18	97	127
General Psychology	51	0	0	51
Business Administration & Management	42	0	0	42
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	34	34
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	32	0	32
General English Literature	24	0	0	24
Economics	21	0	0	21
Romance Languages	19	0	0	19
Communication & Media Studies	16	0	0	16
Sociology	16	0	0	16
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	8	0	7	15
Philosophy	15	0	0	15
General Biology	14	0	0	14
Fine & Studio Arts	12	0	2	14
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	13	0	0	13
Dance	13	0	0	13
International Relations & National Security	12	0	0	12
History	10	0	0	10
Natural Resources Conservation	8	0	2	10
Political Science & Government	10	0	0	10
Computer Information Systems	9	0	0	9
Writing Studies	1	0	7	8
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	6	6
Chemistry	6	0	0	6
Mathematics	5	0	0	5
Music	5	0	0	5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	4	0	0	4
Ethnic Studies	4	0	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	0	0	4
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	3	0	0	3
Religious Studies	3	0	0	3
Physics	3	0	0	3
Area Studies	2	0	0	2
International Business	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0
Other Communication Technology	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0
Engineering Science	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	0	0
Historic Preservation	0	0	0	0
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	0	0	0
Sustainability Science	0	0	0	0
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	365	50	155	570

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Rob Coyle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.