Goucher College
Baltimore, Maryland · Private · 964 undergraduates · goucher.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
82%
of 2,808 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1100 to 1320
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$83,150Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Goucher 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
82% 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
$83,150
a year in 2027-28, from a $83,150 sticker price
What to do with your 1230
Send your score
About 75% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1060, 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.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Apply as First-Year Student | Goucher College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
82%
of applicants were admitted: 2,300 of 2,808 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply 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. 23% of them sent SAT scores and 3% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1100 to 1320
Reading and Writing 550 to 700
Math 510 to 640
ACT composite 26 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16009.8%
- 1200 to 139952%
- 1000 to 119923%
- 800 to 99915%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.22
- 4.07.2%
- 3.75 to 3.9913%
- 3.50 to 3.7414%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.2419%
- 2.50 to 2.9927%
- Below 2.506.9%
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
$83,150
a year
- Tuition$59,800
- Fees$310
- Food and housing$18,880
- Books and supplies$1,250
- Transportation and other$2,910
Goucher College published $79,950 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$19,803
- $30,001 to $48,000$25,139
- $48,001 to $75,000$23,039
- $75,001 to $110,000$21,962
- Over $110,000$34,546
Financial aid
89%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$54,838
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
31%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $42,958 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 11/5
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 1/15
- The last day to send aid forms.
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
34 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,980Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART 102 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART 127 |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | DMC 172 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | DMC 172 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHE 111 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 5 | 4 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CS 116 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | ART 114 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | ES 100 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | EC 111 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | EC 111 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY 115 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY 116 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY 105 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | EC 206, DMC 106, or MA 140 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
56%
Come back for a second year
79%
Typical earnings
$59,069
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Goucher College$50,276
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 7 majors here have earnings data.
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