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Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Goucher College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Baltimore, Maryland. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 1,459 students in fall 2024, including 981 undergraduates and 478 graduate students.

Goucher College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 59 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Education, General, Pre-Medicine, and Psychology, General. It awarded 372 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

1,459
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
372
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
59
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 59

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

Education 5
Health Professions 4
English Language and Literature 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 6
Psychology 2
Social Sciences 6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Visual and Performing Arts 9
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 3
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Engineering 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 2
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Communications Technologies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
79%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
186
Master's degrees
126
Postbaccalaureate certificates
60

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,459
Undergraduates, fall 2024
981
Graduate students, fall 2024
478
Full-time, fall 2024
69%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,813
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,089
Graduate students, 2024-25
724
Full-time, 2024-25
57%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
67%
Men
33%
White
43%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
22%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
16%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
32%
Students taking some online courses
1%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Landmark Conference
President
Kent Devereaux
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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