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Goshen College

1700 S Main St, Goshen, IN 46526-4794
Tel: (574)535-7000
Private not-for-profit | 923 students
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Goshen College, established in 1894, is now a private, coeducational, four-year, residential, Christian college of the liberal arts and sciences rooted in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition.

School Overview:

Goshen College
CountyElkhart County, IN
Title IV EligibleParticipat
Carnegie ClassificationBaccalaureate Colleges--Liberal Arts
Institution LevelFour or more years
Institution ControlPrivate not-for-profit
Instructional Staff Total
(research/public service staff included)		79 staff115 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment923 students1,633 students
# Full-Time Students		809 students1,434 students
# Part-Time Students		114 students137 students
 
# Undergraduate Students		879 students 1,507 students
# Graduate Students		44 students129 students
 
% American Indian/Alaskan		-1%
% Asian		3%2%
% Hawaiian		-1%
% Hispanic		6%3%
% Black		2%6%
% White		87%84%
% Two or more races		1%2%
 
Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees
(2012-13)		$26,900$24,462
 
Out-State Tuition Fees
(2012-13)		$26,900$24,744
 
Tuition24,500
Percent Admitted60%64%
SAT Reading (25-75%)460-620450-570
SAT Math (25-75%)500-640460-573
ACT English (25-75%)20-2919-25
ACT Math (25-75%)22-2718-25
ACT Composite (25-75%)21-2820-25

School Notes:

  • The campus has flourished from less than 50 acres to 135 acres with 20 major buildings. Facilities includes 1,150-acre Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, Marine biology facility in Florida Keys and $24 million, 68,000 sq. ft. music center among others.
  • The college offers 35 majors and 33 minors of academic study, 14 teacher certification programs, 9 pre-professional programs and 6 certificate programs. Undergraduate degrees includes Bachelor of Arts degree, Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership degree.
  • Goshen College is accredited as a standard four-year college by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and is classified as a National Liberal Arts I (B-I) College by the Carnegie Foundation.
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