Gordon College
Wenham, Massachusetts · Private · 1,278 undergraduates · gordon.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
90%
of 1,561 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1100 to 1303
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$55,710Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Gordon College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
90% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$55,710
a year in 2027-28, from a $55,710 sticker price
What to do with your 1205
Send your score
About 66% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1040, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Classic Learning Test (CLT) accepted
Source: First-Year Students - Gordon College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec15Early Action · December 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: Apply - Gordon College
Who gets in
90%
of applicants were admitted: 1,405 of 1,561 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 11/15.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 29% of them sent SAT scores and 6% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1100 to 1303
Reading and Writing 553 to 688
Math 533 to 650
ACT composite 24 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160012%
- 1200 to 139939%
- 1000 to 119939%
- 800 to 9998.3%
- 600 to 7991.2%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.69
- 4.037%
- 3.75 to 3.9916%
- 3.50 to 3.7414%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2411%
- 2.50 to 2.996.6%
- Below 2.502.8%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$55,710
a year
- Tuition$36,380
- Fees$1,440
- Food and housing$15,600
- Books and supplies$830
- Transportation and other$1,460
Gordon College published $53,560 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$22,818
- $30,001 to $48,000$20,025
- $48,001 to $75,000$19,618
- $75,001 to $110,000$23,176
- Over $110,000$29,446
Financial aid
74%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$23,375
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
38%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $17,973 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
43 of 43
Earn credit with a score of 3
43 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $3,640Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | Free Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| African American Studies | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| African American Studies | 4 | 4 | HIS 231 |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Art History | 4 | 8 | ART 150 and ART 151 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO271 Selected Topics in Biology |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | BIO105, BIO 106, BIO 107, BIO108 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT121 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MAT 222 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MAT 121 if credit not awarded for Calculus AB Exam |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHE111, CHE112 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MAN 101 waived, MAN 102 (4 credits) |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | MAN 101 (4 credits); MAN102 (4 credits) |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 210 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CPS121 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | CPS 101 |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | ART 102 Drawing 1 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENG10X |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENG 141 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | BIO222 |
| European History | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| European History | 4 | 4 | HIS 121 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FRE 101(waived), 102 (4 credits) |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | FRE 101 (4 credits); FRE 102 (4 credits) |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GER 101 (waived) and GER 102 (4 credits) |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | GER 101 (4 credits); GER 102 (4 credits) |
| Human Geography | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Human Geography | 4 | 2 | GEG 210 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Core Language 101 (waived); Core Language 102 (4 credits) |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | Core Language 101 (4 credits) and Core Language 102 (4 credits) |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Core language I (waived); core language II (4 credits) |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | Core language I (4 credits); core language II (4 credits) |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LAT 101 (waived), LAT 102 (4 credits) |
| Latin | 5 | 8 | LAT 101 (4 credits); LAT 102 (4 credits) |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | Elective |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 1 | Free elective |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 3 | 3 | Free elective |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | Free elective |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUS 211 with appropriate placement exam |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY111 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY112 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY 122 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 121 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY 180 |
| Research | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Seminar | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPN 101 (waived), SPN 102 (4 credits) |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | SPN 101 (4 credits); SPN 102 (4 credits) |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPN 101 (waived), SPN 102 (4 credits) |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 8 | SPN 101 (4 credits); SPN 102 (4 credits) |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MAT 220 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 104 |
| United States History | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | HIS 131 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 4 | Free elective |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | HIS 121 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
71%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$59,863
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Gordon College$78,950
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 12 majors here have earnings data.
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