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University or college · Private nonprofit

Goucher College

Towson, MD387 online only

Goucher College is a private nonprofit college in Towson, MD, with about 1,113 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,113
plus 387 studying only online
Admission rate
78%
higher than at 51% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$22,470
higher than at 62% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
57%
higher than at 56% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$53,023
higher than at 76% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Goucher College, in brief

Family background barely changes what graduates earn

Ten years after starting, students from lower-income families earn a median $51,694, more than the $50,435 earned by students from families making over $75,000. Outcomes ↓

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $70,544, but the average family on federal aid pays $22,470 after grants, about 68% less. What it costs ↓

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
57%
within 6 years · Pell students 54%
Come back for year two
79%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$53,023
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$26,000
about $276 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

8.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$276 a month against about $3,380 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

73%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 90% 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
$52k
Middle income$30–75k
$57k
Higher incomeover $75k
$50k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Goucher College?

78%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
560–680
SAT math
530–645
ACT
27–30

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1248.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $70,544 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $53,350Room & board $17,190Books & supplies $1,200

After grants, the average family on aid pays $22,470.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$20,403

About $81,612 over 4 years · 71% 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

Psychology 15%Social sciences 13%English 12%Biology 11%Communication 7%Visual & performing arts 7%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).

Psychology, General49 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$45k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations19 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$65k4 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research16 graduates a year
$26k1 yr out
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies16 graduates a year
—not reported
Political Science and Government12 graduates a year
—not reported
Communication and Media Studies11 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$53k4 yrs out
Biology, General11 graduates a year
—not reported
Sociology11 graduates a year · typical debt $20,000
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

964 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 46%Hispanic 2%Black 32%Asian 5%International 6%

Women and men

Women 64%Men 36%
9 : 1
students per teacher
35%
get Pell grants (lower income)
53%
take federal loans
2%
undergrads 25 or older
4%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Towson

21% of Towson’s 58,679 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Towson 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.