Facts & Statistics

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Private, coeducational liberal arts and sciences college awarding the bachelor of arts and master's degrees. Goucher enrolls more than 1,350 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. It was founded in 1885 and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Location

287 wooded acres in Towson, Maryland, about eight miles from downtown Baltimore and within an hour's drive of Washington, DC.

Faculty

Goucher's faculty includes 173 full- and part-time members, with nearly 90 percent of full-time faculty holding the doctorate or the highest appropriate degree in their fields; student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1.

Areas of Study

Goucher offers degrees in 31 majors and offers exceptional, highly motivated students the opportunity to create individualized, interdisciplinary programs of study. Undergraduates are required to participate in at least one international study program, internship, or community service project, testing and enhancing their classroom learning through real, firsthand experience in the field.

Post-baccalaureate and Graduate Programs

Goucher offers post-baccalaureate and graduate programs based on its undergraduate strengths and institutional mission. These include:

• A Master of Education program, offered in collaboration with Sheppard Pratt Health System, with areas of specialization in urban education, education of at-risk students, reading instruction, schools mediation, school improvement leadership and athletic program administration and leadership.
• A Master of Arts in Teaching degree program, certifying teachers in elementary/middle and special education.
• A one-year post-baccalaureate premedical program, preparing graduates with little or no science background for entrance into medical school. This program has maintained an impressive 94 percent acceptance rate among graduates applying to medical school over the entire history of the program and 100 percent have been accepted in the last six years.
• A first-of-its-kind limited-residency Master of Arts in historic preservation, a Master of Fine Arts in creative nonfiction, and a Master of Arts in arts administration.
• A professional certificate program in historic preservation.

Academic Facilities

• The Julia Rogers Library
  • Approximately 303,000 volumes and more than 2,195 periodical subscriptions
• Van Meter Hall
  • Full audiovisual and computer networking capabilities, classroom and faculty office space, new seminar room with full multimedia access, and a digital television studio
• Hughes Field Politics Center
  • Internships in federal, state, and local government
• The Writing Center
  • Writing tutorial center
  • The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE)
  • Study skills tutorial center
• Technology Resources
  • The Thormann International Technology and Media Center, featuring access to international television, radio, and computer systems
  • Bank of America Computer Center, open 24 hours a day
  • Hoffberger Computer Lab
  • R.W. Deutsch Internet Gateway
  • Language lab
• Student Links
  • As a Goucher student, you will be fully wired. From your room, you can:
  • access the campus network, cable television, and a telephone system with voice mail
  • access all research and informational resources in the network
  • submit research papers, exams, and projects via e-mail and the World Wide Web
  • have complete (and fast) access to the Internet and the World Wide Web
• Kratz Center for Creative Writing
  • Brings writers-in-residence to campus and provides awards to students
• Arts Facilities
  • Merrick Hall
  • Mildred Dunnock 'Black Box' Theatre
  • Kraushaar Auditorium (1,000 seats)
  • Van Meter digital television studio
  • Todd Dance Studios
  • Meyerhoff Arts Center, featuring performance space, studios, practice rooms, photography darkrooms, gallery, graphic arts lab
• Laboratories
  • Fully equipped modern laboratories, observatory, greenhouse, biology research boat
  • Television and audio production laboratories
  • Hoffberger scientific visualization lab

Athletic Facilities

• Outdoor track, six fields for soccer, lacrosse, hockey, and softball; archery range; eight tennis courts; two gymnasiums; swimming pool; weight training, cardio and wellness equipment, and aerobics rooms; racquetball and squash courts; indoor and outdoor riding rings; paths and trails for running, walking, and riding

Activities and Athletics

More than 60 clubs and organizations and 17 intercollegiate teams.

Admission

The admissions committee looks for students who have demonstrated the ability to succeed in Goucher's rigorous liberal arts curriculum and to contribute meaningfully as individuals to our vibrant and diverse campus community.

Goucher is particularly well-suited to students eager to explore a wide range of knowledge across a wide variety of disciplines. The most successful Goucher students prize discussion and debate, seek out and participate in educational opportunities outside the classroom as well as within it, and value close, personal interaction and collaboration with faculty and other students alike.

The application deadline for fall admission is February 1. Notification of all applicants takes place on or before April 1. Students who wish to apply under the non-binding Early Action Plan should complete their applications by December 15 and will be notified by February 15. For additional information, contact:

Admissions Office
Goucher College
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21204-2794
410-337-6100 or 1-800-GOUCHER (468-2437)
FAX: 410-337-6354

Financial Assistance Programs

Goucher offers a comprehensive financial aid program of need-based and merit-based assistance. It is designed to recognize outstanding talent and to put a Goucher education within reach of anyone who has the desire and ability to pursue an academic career here. We expect you and your family to contribute to the financing of your education to the degree that you are able, and you may need to make some sacrifices to do so. But we are also committed to working with every qualified student to provide assistance in covering the difference between the limits of your financial resources and the total cost of your education here.

Approximately 90 percent of Goucher students receive some type of financial assistance. In total, they were awarded more than $23 million in financial aid in 2003-04 through some combination of need-based grants, merit scholarships, loans, and work-study opportunities. In 2003-04 the average aid award was about $19,800.

Goucher requires the CSS Profile and Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Both forms must be submitted to each processor no later than February 15. For additional information contact:

Student Administrative Services
Goucher College
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21204-2794
410-337-6500 FAX: 410-337-6504

Merit Scholarship Programs

Goucher awards many merit-based scholarships to incoming students each year. Designed to reward and encourage our brightest and most talented applicants--and make Goucher a very realistic choice for your education--these awards are based on your academic achievements and leadership in high school. They do not take into account financial need. Last year, these scholarships ranged from $5,000 to $25,750 (full tuition) annually.

Global Citizen Scholarships:

Awarded on the basis of academic credentials, special talents, and other factors, these scholarships ranged between $8,500 and $12,500 last year. Of the students offered this award last year, the top quarter had high school GPAs of 3.73 and above (in core academic subjects only, cumulative for grades 9 through 12); the bottom quarter had GPAs of 3.27 and below. The combined verbal and math SAT I scores for this group averaged 1287, with the top quarter scoring 1360 and above and the bottom quarter scoring 1210 and below. Global Citizen scholarships are renewable for up to eight semesters. The renewal requirements include full-time enrollment and a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Dean's Scholarships:

This is Goucher's most prestigious merit scholarship, awarded in amounts totaling $18,000 or the equivalent of first-year full-tuition ($25,750 in 2004-2005). We will consider as prospective recipients all students who have distinguished themselves through superior academic achievements, extracurricular leadership, and other accomplishments. Last year's recipients had a mean secondary school GPA of 3.87 (in core academic subjects only, cumulative for grades 9 through 12) and average SAT I combined scores of 1,433. They also completed a rigorous program of study in high school. Dean's Scholarships are renewable for up to eight semesters. The renewal requirements include full-time enrollment and a minimum GPA of 3.25.

Fine and Performing Arts Scholarships:

To reward and promote strong potential and talent in the arts, Goucher awards Rosenberg Scholarships in Music, Dance, and Visual Art and Wilhelm Scholarships in Theatre to new and returning students of high academic standing who demonstrate strong leadership qualities and a strong commitment to further developing their artistic talent. The scholar must enroll in college in the fall after the award is offered. The Fine and Performing Arts Scholarships are one-year awards in the amount of $5,000. For more detailed information, please contact the Admissions Office.

Computer Science, Engineering & Mathematics Scholarships (CSEMS):

CSEMS support academically talented students with substantial demonstrated financial need who pursue professional careers in the technology-based sciences. Only students with a high school grade point average (as recalculated by the Admissions Office) of 3.00 or higher and SAT Reasoning Test scores of 1,100 or higher will be considered as prospective recipients. We will also take into account non-academic strengths, including time-management and communication skills and the overall maturity needed to undertake an intensive science curriculum. The scholarship, valued at $3,125 annually, is renewable for up to four years provided recipients remain in good academic standing and enrolled in a technology-based major.

The college reserves the right to change or cancel, without notice, programs of study, requirements, course offerings, policies, regulations, procedures, calendar, financial aid, fees and other matters. The information presented here is not to be regarded as a contract.