Goshen College
Goshen, Indiana · Private · 773 undergraduates · goshen.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
84%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
880 to 1110
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$60,170Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Goshen 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
84% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$60,170
a year in 2027-28, from a $60,170 sticker price
What to do with your 1000
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1000).
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.
Source: First-Year Admissions | Goshen College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec15Priority deadline · December 15, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
84%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 880 to 1110
Reading and Writing 440 to 550
Math 440 to 560
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
$60,170
a year
- Tuition$42,910
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$11,945
- $30,001 to $48,000$8,853
- $48,001 to $75,000$10,725
- $75,001 to $110,000$15,315
- Over $110,000$20,699
Financial aidEstimate
87%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$32,434
average grant to freshmen
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
33 of 33
Earn credit with a score of 3
28 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,290Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | Art elective |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | Artistic World requirement + art elect |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | Biology elective |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | Natural World requirement + BIOL 130 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | Math 170 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | Math 211 Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | Math 211 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | Math 211 Calc I + 4 elective math cr |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | Chemistry elective |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | Natural World requirement + Chemistry elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Political Science elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | Social World requirement + Political Science elective |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | COSC 206 Computational Thinking |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | COSC 216 Programming I |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | Core 110 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | Core 110 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | Natural World req + BIOL 207 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | History elective |
| European History | 4 | 3 | Social World requirement + History elective |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Fren 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Fren 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Germ 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Germ 202 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | History elective |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | Social World requirement + History elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | Social World requirement (need Micro & Macro to earn ECON 200 credit) |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | Social World requirement (need Micro & Macro to earn ECON 200 credit) |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | Music elective |
| Music Theory | 5 | 3.5 | Mus 201 + L 02 aural skills |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 3 | Natural World requirement |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 3 | Natural World requirement |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | Natural World requirement |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | Phys 203 + Natural World requirement |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | Math elective |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | Math 170 Functions, Data, Models |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | Psyc 100 + Social World requirement |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Span 201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Span 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | Spanish elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | Elective + Quantitative Literacy requirement |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Political Science elective |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | Social World requirement + Political Science elective |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | History elective |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | Social World requirement + History elective |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | History elective |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | Social World requirement + History elective |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
59%
Come back for a second year
80%
Typical earnings
$61,420
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Goshen College$83,879
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major.
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