Applying to Goucher

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
72.90%	1,205

Goucher College's acceptance rate is 72.90% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 3,520 students applied and 2,566 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Goucher.

Goucher's acceptance rate places 9th out of 28 Maryland colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,205 and the ACT score is 27 at Goucher. Goucher's SAT score ranks 10th out of 17 Maryland colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to Goucher, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Goucher College is 72.90% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 10.17%. 1,370 men and 2,150 women applied to Goucher and 907 men and 1,659 women students were accepted.

Among them, 91 men and 170 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Goucher.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Goucher
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	3,520	1,370	2,150	0	0
Admitted	2,566	907	1,659	0	0
Enrolled	261	91	170	0	0
Acceptance Rate	72.90%	66.20%	77.16%	-	-
Yield	10.17%	10.03%	10.25%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Goucher College 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 68 students (26% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 21 students (8%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Goucher.

The median SAT score is 1,205 with 625 SAT EBRW and 580 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 683 and the 25^th percentile is 560. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 683 and 25^th percentile is 520 .

The median ACT composite score is 27 with 75^th percentile score of 30 and 25^th percentile score of 26 at Goucher. The median ACT math score is 26 and the ACT English score is 27.

The SAT and ACT scores at Goucher College are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,283, ACT: 28 - private (not-for-profit) baccalaureate college - arts & sciences).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at Goucher
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1080	1205	1366
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	560	625	683
SAT Math	520	580	683
ACT Composite	26	27	30
ACT Math	21	26	27
ACT English	24	27	31

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Goucher College 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 261 first-year students enrolled in Goucher. The proportion of full-time students is 98.47% and part-time students is 1.53%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 34.87% and women students is 65.13%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Goucher.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Goucher
	Total	Men	Women
Total	261	91	170
Full-time	257	90	167
Part-time	4	1	3

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Goucher. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Goucher College.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Goucher Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The next table provides general admission information for applying to Goucher.

Admission Information for Applying to Goucher
Open Admission Policy	No
Admission Information	www.goucher.edu/become
Online Application	www.goucher.edu/become/apply/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate

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