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University or college · Private nonprofit

Goshen College

Goshen, IN21 online only

Goshen College is a private nonprofit college in Goshen, IN, with about 803 students on campus.

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Students on campus
803
plus 21 studying only online
Admission rate
84%
higher than at 63% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$14,493
lower than at 75% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
65%
higher than at 69% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$51,943
higher than at 74% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Goshen College

A low price for what graduates go on to earn

After aid, Goshen College costs $14,493 a year, less than 75% of 4-year colleges. Ten years after starting, former students earn a median $51,943, more than at 74% of colleges. Outcomes ↓

Family background barely changes what graduates earn

Ten years after starting, students from lower-income families earn a median $50,953, about the same as the $52,378 earned by students from families making over $75,000. Outcomes ↓

A large share of international students

15% of undergraduates come from outside the U.S.. The students ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
65%
within 6 years · Pell students 58%
Come back for year two
80%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$51,943
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$22,974
about $244 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$244 a month against about $3,602 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

82%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 97% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$51k
Middle income$30–75k
$51k
Higher incomeover $75k
$52k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Goshen College?

84%

of applicants admitted

About 17 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
440–550
SAT math
440–560

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 950.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $48,449 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $38,890Room & board $11,770Books & supplies $1,300

After grants, the average family on aid pays $14,493.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$15,163

About $60,652 over 4 years · 69% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Education 23%Business 12%Health professions 12%Visual & performing arts 8%Parks, recreation & fitness 6%Biology 5%Everything else 34%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing23 graduates a year · typical debt $19,791
$78k4 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research13 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods12 graduates a year
—not reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology9 graduates a year
—not reported
Business/Commerce, General9 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General8 graduates a year
—not reported
Social Work8 graduates a year
$39k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services8 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

773 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 44%Hispanic 27%Black 6%Asian 2%Two or more 3%International 15%

Women and men

Women 58%Men 42%
9 : 1
students per teacher
36%
get Pell grants (lower income)
47%
take federal loans
15%
undergrads 25 or older
11%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Goshen

4% of Goshen’s 34,525 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Goshen pages.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.