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Goshen College

Goshen, Indiana Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Goshen College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Goshen, Indiana. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 847 students in fall 2024, including 780 undergraduates and 67 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Mennonite Church.

Goshen College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 54 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, Registered Nursing, and Secondary Education and Teaching. It awarded 259 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

847
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
259
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
54
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 54

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 6
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Health Professions 5
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 4
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
  • Social Work BachelorMaster Online option 10 graduates
History 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Psychology 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Social Sciences 1
English Language and Literature 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Engineering 1
Physical Sciences 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
80%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
220
Master's degrees
18
Other doctoral degrees
1
Certificates under 1 year
20

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
847
Undergraduates, fall 2024
780
Graduate students, fall 2024
67
Full-time, fall 2024
83%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
878
Undergraduates, 2024-25
800
Graduate students, 2024-25
78
Full-time, 2024-25
82%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
27%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
13%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
26%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Mennonite Church
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Crossroads League
President
Rebecca Stoltzfus
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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