| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Mennonite Church |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
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.
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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| Percent of Students International: | 8% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 86% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| 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% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 68% (Selective) |
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| 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 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 |
