- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Gordon College
Wenham, MARural: fringeZIP 01984Founded 1889
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1889
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.gordon.edu
MassachusettsReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Gordon College
Gordon College is a private nonprofit college in Wenham, Massachusetts, with 1,278 undergraduates. It admits 69% of applicants, graduates 71% within six years and costs $25,227 a year after aid.
71%graduate
Admission rate69%
Retention84%
4-year graduation60%
Pell Grant share26%
Federal loans54%
$25,227net price / year
69%admission rate
1265average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$59,863median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,750median debt
#779 of 1,704 for earnings#1,240 of 1,739 for lowest net price#372 of 1,738 for graduation rate#545 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $45,497tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $34,300
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $34,300
- Average net price
- $25,227national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,818
$30,001–48,000$20,025
$48,001–75,000$19,618
$75,001–110,000$23,176
$110,001+$29,446
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 69%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–695
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college69%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college26%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 71%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 60%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,905
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,863middle 50%: $39,614–$80,219
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,219
Median, Gordon College$59,863
Lower quarter$39,614
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,278
- Part-time
- 2.9%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 52%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,927 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,030
- Endowment, end of year
- $115,090,366
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White60%
Hispanic11%
Black4.6%
Asian3.1%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident8.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown8.1%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Psychology11%
Communication & journalism6.3%
Visual & performing arts5.4%
Education5.1%
Social sciences5.1%
English language & literature4.7%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 165936. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5585004.