Science Programs

Science You Can Get Your Hands On

Labs that go far beyond campus: you work in Schrock Science Hall, at the 1,189-acre Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, and even at the J.N. Roth Marine Biology Station in the Florida Keys, learning science in the places where it actually happens.
Research programs that put you to work: hands-on opportunities like Maple Scholars Summer Research let you take on a real project alongside faculty, the kind of experience that sets you up for graduate school and competitive careers.
Where our graduates go: Goshen science alumni move into medicine, conservation, biotechnology, and research, and the college ranks among the top schools in Indiana for the share of graduates who go on to earn doctorates.

#1
Goshen is #1 in Indiana for the percentage of graduates who go on to earn doctorates.
91%
Of classes have fewer than 30 students, so faculty know you by name.
50%
Of students study abroad or off-campus through SST and field courses.

Molecular Biology / Biochemistry
Decode life at the molecular level to drive medical and scientific breakthroughs.
Environmental & Marine Science
Protect our ecosystems and oceans through immersive fieldwork from wetlands to coral reefs.
Biology
Turn your curiosity about the living world into hands-on research and discovery.
Chemistry
Master the elements to develop life-saving medicine and sustainable solutions.

“Completing the Marine and Environmental Science degree opened up a great abundance of opportunities including getting dive certified, building connections with non profit organizations, and learning about a variety of different ecosystems. I was able to gain hands on experience and conduct a senior thesis project right off the dock about the most amazing marine organism (sea turtles of course). Overall, I was able to grow as a student and find what I am truly passionate about which is conserving our marine ecosystems.”

Laci Munger '26
Currently working towards getting an internship with sea turtles

Real research and fieldwork are built into every program, in some of the most distinctive spaces available to undergraduates:

Run experiments and faculty-led research in the labs of Schrock Science Hall.
Study coral reefs and mangroves at the J.N. Roth Marine Biology Station in the Florida Keys.
Internships with farms, land trusts, conservation agencies, hospitals and research labs turn that experience into a career.

A 1,189-acre nature preserve, thirty miles from campus, open to you as a place to learn.
Study ecology, water, soil, and climate outdoors, where they actually happen.
Do real research on the land as an undergraduate, instead of waiting until graduate school.
Live on-site for a full term through the Sustainability Semester, with the whole preserve as your classroom.
Take on the kind of fieldwork most students never get the chance to do.

One application opens the door to every science program at Goshen.