Goshen College

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Location: Midwest
Setting: Large Town Setting
Type: Private
Affiliation: Mennonite Church
Size: Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Goshen College in the early 1900s
Goshen College in the early 1900s
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Goshen College From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Goshen College, (also known as Goshen or GC) is a private Mennonite liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana, USA with an enrollment of around 1,000 students. The college is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Goshen College was founded in 1894 as the Elkhart Institute, and is owned by Mennonite Church USA. Goshen College maintains a distinctive Christian Mennonite environment, but admits students irrespective of race or religion. U.S. News and World Reports ranks Goshen as a third-tier liberal arts college.

Goshen's Study Service Term (SST), probably its best-known program, takes students overseas for three months. Their time is split between studying the nation's language and culture, and performing volunteer service. The program was pioneering when it was founded in 1968 before study abroad programs became widespread.

Goshen College is home to the Mennonite Quarterly Review and the Mennonite Historical Library, a 68,000 volume library compiling the most comprehensive collection of Anabaptist material in the United States.

Goshen tends to maintain a fairly steady 55/45 ratio of women to men. Goshen's student percentage of Mennonite students to other affiliations also is approximately 55/45.

History

The history of Goshen College is a story that is intertwined with that of the Mennonite experience in America. Because both histories have been so important to each other, it is necessary to explain Goshen's stories as related to larger American and Mennonite society. Goshen College is the first Mennonite school of higher education in North America to confer a four year degree. "Old" Mennonites had traditionally been suspicious of higher education, however by the late 19th century, opinion started to change. Decades earlier US mainline church denominations had started on a spree of founding colleges across America with hopes of developing well trained clergy for their congregations. As more "Old" Mennonites sent their children to other Christian colleges, they realized that without a college of their own, many of their youth would leave the church. Thus, prompted in part as a reaction to mainline Christianity, the "Old" Mennonites started the Elkhart Institute in Elkhart, Indiana in August 1894 to prepare Mennonite youth for college. Because of this vision, even though Goshen is today open to everyone, its historical relationship with the Mennonite Church has had a lasting impact which is still very visible today: home to the Mennonite Quarterly Review, Mennonite Historical Library, Archives of Mennonite Church USA, including Mennonite Central Committee archives, offices of "The Mennonite" and numerous alumni connections with the broader Mennonite Church.

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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 920
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 97%
Athletic Programs: Available
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 19,300
Students Receiving Aid: 99%
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Admissions
Application Fee: $ 25
Selectivity: Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 97%
Part-Time 3%
Men vs. Women
Women 57%
Men 43%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 89%
Hispanic 4%
Other 3%
African-American 3%
Asian 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 57%
In-State 43%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Indiana 43%
Ohio 11%
Illinois 8%
Pennsylvania 8%
Virginia 3%
Percent of Students International: 8%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 86%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NAIA
Sports Include: Basketball (Mid-Central College Conference)
Baseball (Mid-Central College Conference)
Track (Mid-Central College Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 19,300    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,000 28%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 4,088 30%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 7,692 97%  
Student Loans:
$ 4,124 66%  
Any Aid:
  99%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 68% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 70%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 510, Math: 510
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 670, Math: 660
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 39%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 23, Verbal: 22, Math: 20
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 28, Verbal: 30, Math: 28

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 25.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at Goshen College

Bachelor's Level Majors

Certificate Programs at Goshen College

Career Education Majors

Photos

  • Goshen College in the early 1900s
    Goshen College in the early 1900s [source]
  • Goshen College today
    Goshen College today [source]
  • Goshen College intramural volleyball
    Goshen College intramural volleyball [source]
  • The Goshen College Music Center
    The Goshen College Music Center [source]
  • Wartburg Castle from Germany SST 2007
    Wartburg Castle from Germany SST 2007 [source]
  • Sunset from Goshen College Marine lab in Florida Keys
    Sunset from Goshen College Marine lab in Florida Keys [source]
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