Published
January 22, 2013
This article discusses important factors to consider when evaluating and choosing a liberal arts college.Goucher College is dedicated to a liberal arts education that prepares students within a broad, humane perspective for a life of inquiry, creativity, and critical and analytical thinking. The college's principal objectives are to help each student master significant areas of knowledge and skills while developing an appreciation for individual and cultural diversity, a sense of social responsibility and a system of personal and professional ethics.
School Overview: | Goucher College | |
| County | Baltimore County, MD | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate Colleges--Liberal Arts | |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | |
| Institution Control | Private not-for-profit | |
| Instructional Staff Total (research/public service staff included) | 160 staff | 115 staff |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Enrollment | 2,173 students | 1,633 students |
| # Full-Time Students | 1,592 students | 1,434 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 581 students | 137 students |
| # Undergraduate Students | 1,446 students | 1,507 students |
| # Graduate Students | 727 students | 129 students |
| % American Indian/Alaskan | - | 1% |
| % Asian | - | 2% |
| % Hawaiian | - | 1% |
| % Hispanic | - | 3% |
| % Black | - | 6% |
| % White | - | 84% |
| % Two or more races | - | 2% |
| Finances and Admission | ||
| In-State Tuition Fees (2012-13) | $37,640 | $24,462 |
| Out-State Tuition Fees (2012-13) | $37,640 | $24,744 |
| Percent Admitted | 73% | 64% |
School Notes:
- Goucher is private, coeducational liberal arts and sciences college awarding the bachelor of arts and master's degrees. Goucher enrolls more than 1,350 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. It was founded in 1885 and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
- Goucher believes these goals are best achieved in an environment that responds to students both as individuals and as members of multiple groups. Accordingly, education at Goucher is based on an expanding sense of community--a community where discourse is valued and practiced, where students attend small classes and interact closely with faculty and one another, and where students can participate in and lead extracurricular programs.
- Goucher is an independent, coeducational liberal arts college located on 287 wooded acres just north of the city of Baltimore. Enrolling more than 2,300 undergraduate and graduate students, Goucher offers a wide variety of majors and encourages students to create individualized, interdisciplinary programs of study.
- Goucher offers degrees in 31 majors and offers exceptional, highly motivated students the opportunity to create individualized, interdisciplinary programs of study. Undergraduates are required to participate in at least one international study program, internship, or community service project, testing and enhancing their classroom learning through real, firsthand experience in the field. A Master of Education program, offered in collaboration with Sheppard Pratt Health System, with areas of specialization in urban education, education of at-risk students, reading instruction, schools mediation, school improvement leadership and athletic program administration and leadership.
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