| Location: | Northeast |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Interdenominational |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Fighting Scots |
Gordon College strives to graduate men and women distinguished by intellectual maturity and Christian character, committed to a lifestyle of servanthood and prepared for leadership roles in their homes, workplaces, churches and communities worldwide. To that end, Gordon College, a Christian community of the liberal arts, remains dedicated to: The historic, evangelical, biblical faith; Education, not theological indoctrination; Scholarship which is integrally Christian; Institutional and individual lifestyles guided by the teaching of Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit; Offering a wide range of study and service opportunities; Reflecting, both in programs and people, the rich mosaic of the body of Christ; Maturing its students in all dimensions of human development: physical, social, emotional, intellectual and spiritual; Applying biblical principles to society and culture.
Gordon College is a Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Massachusetts. It is located on the former Frederick Prince estate.
Adoniram Judson Gordon opened a school in the basement of his Baptist church in 1889 to prepare men and women for service in the Congo mission field. During the first year, there were 30 students and the teaching faculty consisted of President A.J. Gordon, one full-time paid instructor, and four part-time faculty. Gordon died six years later, and the school was named after him. Thirty years later, in 1919, the school moved to The Fenway, into a facility given by Martha Frost.
In the early 1950s, a Gordon Divinity School student named James Higginbotham approached Frederick Prince about selling his 1,000-acre estate to the college and, in 1955, Gordon moved to its Wenham campus. Gordon sold its old facilities to the Wentworth Institute of Technology, and the Prince Memorial Chapel at Gordon was named for Frederick Prince.
In 1961, Gordon gained accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC).
In 1970, the Gordon Divinity School separated from the college and merged with the Conwell School of Theology in Philadelphia, once part of Temple University. The two new schools settled about two miles from the original campus, forming the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, just north of Wenham. The College and Seminary are "no longer formally linked to one another," according to Gordon College.
In 1985, Barrington College merged with Gordon College and retained the name of Gordon College.
Gordon has held the names Gordon Bible College, Gordon Bible Institute, and Gordon College of Theology and Mission.
Gordon is religiously evangelical Protestant (a product of its Baptist heritage) but not tied to a Christian denomination. Gordon is a member of the Annapolis Group and the Christian College Consortium. It is also a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).
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| Percent of Students International: | 2% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 91% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Commonwealth Coast Conference) Baseball (Commonwealth Coast Conference) Track (Commonwealth Coast Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 22,924 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 21,930 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 994 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,061 | 20% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,292 | 21% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 8,145 | 68% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,347 | 63% | |
Any Aid: |
86% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 84% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 93% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 550, Math: 540 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 660, Math: 650 |
| Application Fee: | $ 50.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
