Goshen College

www.goshen.edu

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$37,760
3% growth from 2022
2023 Average Net Price
$17,040
After Financial Aid
2021 Default Rate
0%
on Student Loans
2023 Acceptance Rate
88.9%
1,175 Applicants
2023 Enrolled Students
824
82.5% Full-Time
2023 Graduation Rate
60.5%
130 Graduates

About

Goshen College is a higher education institution located in Elkhart County, IN. In 2023, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Goshen College were Registered Nursing (23 degrees awarded), Environmental Science (13 degrees), and Secondary Education & Teaching (11 degrees).

In 2023, 199 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Goshen College. 59.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 40.7% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (116 degrees), 2.52 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (46 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Goshen College is $37,760, which is $8,480 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

In 2021 the default rate for borrower's at Goshen College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 255 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at Goshen College is $37,760, which is $8,480 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $17,040.

In 2023, 96% of undergraduate students attending Goshen College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 52% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$37,760
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Goshen College was $37,760. The cost of tuition at Goshen College is $8,480 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

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Average Net Price

$17,040
2023 Value
11.6%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Goshen College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $17,040. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Goshen College grew by 11.6%.

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Other Student Expenses

$10,010
Room and Board
$1,250
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Goshen College was of $10,010 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 0.603% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,250. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

96%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
52%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

96% of undergraduate students at Goshen College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a growth of 1.05% with respect to 2022, when 95% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

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0%
2021 Default Rate
0
Number of Defaults

In 2021 the default rate for borrower's at Goshen College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 255 total borrowers.

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Admissions

Goshen College received 1,175 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 18.6% annual growth. Out of those 1,175 applicants, 1,045 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 88.9% acceptance rate.

There were 824 students enrolled at Goshen College in 2023. 54% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Goshen College has an overall enrollment yield of 15%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

88.9%
Acceptance Rate in 2023
1,045
Accepted Out of 1,175

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Goshen College was 88.9% (1,045 admissions from 1,175 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 93.5%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 18.6%, while admissions grew by 12.7%.

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SAT Scores

54%
Submission Percentage (2023)
84
Scores Submitted (2023)

54% of enrolled first-time students at Goshen College in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Goshen College had a total enrollment of 824 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Goshen College is 680 students and the part-time enrollment is 144. This means that 82.5% of students enrolled at Goshen College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Goshen College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 49.2% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.34% Black or African American, 2.55% Two or More Races, 2.31% Asian, 0.364% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.121% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Goshen College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (29.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (19.9%) and White Male (15.6%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (36%), followed by White Female (36%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (16%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

82.5%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Goshen College in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 824 students. The full-time enrollment at Goshen College is 680 and the part-time enrollment is 144. This means that 82.5% of students enrolled at Goshen College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.8% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

78%
2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Goshen College was 78%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (74%), Goshen College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    405 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    222 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    44 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Goshen College is 49.2% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.34% Black or African American, 2.55% Two or More Races, 2.31% Asian, 0.364% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.121% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 53.2% White, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.9% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 21 students (2.55%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2023, 37 more women than men received degrees from Goshen College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Goshen College is white (116 degrees awarded). There were 2.52 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (46 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Goshen College is Registered Nursing (23 degrees awarded), followed by Environmental Science (13 degrees) and Secondary Education & Teaching (11 degrees).

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Goshen College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Natural Resources & Conservation (18 degrees awarded), History (5 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (4 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Goshen College are Other managers (209,082 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (207,504 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (148,785 people), Secondary school teachers (147,773 people), and Postsecondary teachers (135,129 people).

The most specialized majors at Goshen College in 2023 are Natural Resources & Conservation (18 degrees awarded), History (5 degrees), Language & Linguistics (4 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (16 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (15 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Goshen College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Nurse anesthetists

The most specialized majors at Goshen College are Natural Resources & Conservation (18 degrees awarded), History (5 degrees), Language & Linguistics (4 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (16 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (15 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Goshen College are Elementary & secondary schools (511,205 people), uninformed (465,229 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (305,494 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (186,229 people), and Computer Systems Design (172,028 people).

The most specialized majors at Goshen College are Natural Resources & Conservation (18 degrees awarded), History (5 degrees), Language & Linguistics (4 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (16 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (15 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Majors Awarded

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Most Common (2023)
  1. Registered Nursing
    23 degrees awarded
  2. Environmental Science
    13 degrees awarded
  3. Secondary Education & Teaching
    11 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Goshen College was Registered Nursing with 23 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

81
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2023
118
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2023

In 2023, 81 degrees were awarded to men at Goshen College, which is 0.686 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (118).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 8 degrees were awarded to men at Goshen College in General Business, which is 8 times more than the 1 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 21 degrees were awarded to men at Goshen College in Registered Nursing, which is 10.5 times more than the 2 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

55%
100% Completion Time
65%
150% Completion Time

In 2023, 55% of students graduating from Goshen College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 65% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 66% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
American Indian or Alaska Native Male
Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Goshen College is Male and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (74.3%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.769% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    116 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    46 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    9 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Goshen College is white (116 degrees awarded). There were 2.52 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (46 degrees).

3.02% of degree recipients (6 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. White Female
    72 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    44 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    25 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Goshen College is white female (72 degrees awarded). There were 1.64 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (44 degrees).

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Operations

Goshen College has an endowment valued at nearly $128M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 11.2M (8.7%) compared to the 4.79% average return (2.46M on 51.4M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2023, Goshen College had a total salary expenditure of 33.7M. Goshen College employs 29 Professors, 18 Assistant professors and 16 Associate professors. Most academics at Goshen College are Female Professor (16), Female Assistant professor (14), and Male Professor (13).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Goshen College are: Management, with 52 employees, Service, with 23 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 23 employees.

Endowment

$128M
2023 Endowment
4.6%
growth from 2022

Goshen College has an endowment valued at about $128M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Goshen College grew 4.6% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $76.7M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$12.6M
2023 Salaries
8.5%
growth from 2022

In 2023, Goshen College paid a median of $12.6M in salaries, which represents 37.4% of their overall expenditure ($33.7M) and a 8.5% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 8.86% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 2.73% decline between 2020 and 2021.

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Instructional Salaries

$4.19M
Instructional Salaries
65
Number of Employees

In 2023, Goshen College paid a total of $4.19M to 65 employees working as instructors, which represents 33.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $552k (3.27%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Occupations by Share

Professor
Most Common Instructor
29 Employees
Management
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
52 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Goshen College were Professor with 29 employees, Assistant professor with 18 employees, and Associate professor with 16 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Goshen College were Management with 52 employees, Service with 23 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 23 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)
  1. Female Professor
  2. Female Assistant professor
  3. Male Professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Goshen College was Female Professor with 16 employees, Female Assistant professor with 14 employees, and Male Professor with 13 employees.

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