Admission

Quick facts

Academics

85 percent of classes have fewer than 25 students; student/faculty ratio is 13:1. Most faculty, two-thirds of whom have doctorates, have lived and worked abroad. Undergraduate degrees: Graduate degrees:

Location

Goshen, Indiana, U.S.A.

Campus & facilities highlights:

Student enrollment 2007-08

Final statistics, released by Goshen College’s registrar’s office, showed a total headcount of 971 students enrolled at Goshen College for the fall 2007-08 semester. GC's retention rate is 84%.

Total enrollment: 971

Academic profile for 2008-09 incoming class
Diversity on campus

Outcomes – by the numbers

100% – Medical school acceptance rate for 2003 graduates

100% – Graduate school acceptance rate for students in physics and social work

Top 1% – English majors' national scoring on the Education Testing Service Exam

Top 17% – Goshen College's ranking among national liberal arts colleges for producing graduates who go on to earn doctoral degrees.

Alumni profiles and stories

Costs (for 2008-09)

Full-time tuition and fees: $22,300
Room and full board: $7,400
Tuition/fees + room/board: $29,700

Financial aid

  • Apply for admission by Feb. 1 to receive priority consideration for financial aid and scholarships (March 1 for transfer students) and the application fee is $25.
  • Goshen College costs 10% less than the national average for private colleges.
  • For 2007-08, 99% of all students received financial aid, and the average aid package was $18,036 (not including work-study)
  • Goshen was named a "least debt college" in U.S.News & World Report’s "America’s Best Colleges" guide.

Historic relationship, welcoming to all

Established in 1894 and owned by the Mennonite Church. Around 55 percent of the total student body report Mennonite or Mennonite-related backgrounds, but more than 30 different Christian denominations and several world religions are represented on our campus.

Through the Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning (CITL) the College launched a major initiative starting in 2006 to recruit Latino students.

Student interests

Top majors:
Nursing
Music
Biology
Elementary Education
Business

Alumni

More than 20,000 GC grads in the United States and Puerto Rico, and 85 countries worldwide.