Goucher College Acceptance Rate
Goucher College boasts a strong overall acceptance rate of 72.7% for the application year 2024, with 3,520 applicants and 2,560 accepted. The Early Action acceptance rate is notably high at 85.3%, admitting 1,024 out of 1,200 applicants, while the Regular Decision rate stands at 66.2%, with 1,536 accepted from 2,320 applicants. The transfer acceptance rate is also robust at 64.0%, with 2,369 out of 3,702 applicants gaining admission, demonstrating the college's openness to transfer students. Goucher's waitlist acceptance rate remains at 0.0%, indicating no students were admitted from the waitlist in recent years. Academic profiles show a 25th percentile SAT score of 1,100 and an average GPA of 3.3 for admitted students.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 3,520
Accepted Applicants: 2,560
Regular Decision vs Early Action Acceptance Rates
Historical Acceptance Rates
Goucher College's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 72.7%, with 3,520 applicants and 2,560 accepted. The Early Action (EA) acceptance rate is particularly high at 85.3%, with 1,200 applicants. In contrast, the Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate is lower at 66.2%, with 2,320 applicants. Historically, the acceptance rate saw a slight decrease from 75.0% in 2022 to 71.3% in 2023, suggesting a trend towards increasing selectivity. The EA rates have remained stable at 85.3% over the last three years, indicating a consistent opportunity for early applicants.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
Goucher College's wait list acceptance rates have experienced significant decline in recent years. For the application year 2024, 3,542 students were offered a place on the wait list but none were accepted, resulting in a 0.0% acceptance rate. This trend of no admissions on the wait list has been consistent for 2023 and 2021, where 3,482 and 3,110 students were also offered spots, respectively, with 0 admissions in both years. In stark contrast, the application year 2022 saw a slight acceptance rate of 0.9%, with 32 of 3,480 wait listed students admitted, highlighting an uneven and unpredictable wait list process at Goucher College.
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Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Goucher College's transfer acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 64.0%, with 2,369 out of 3,702 applicants admitted. This rate has decreased from 80.0% for the application year 2023, which saw a similar number of applicants. Historical data for the transfer admission process shows no recorded rates for the application years 2021 and 2020. Despite the drop, the average GPA of admitted transfer students is 3.33, indicating that the college continues to attract reasonably competitive applicants.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 3,702
Accepted Applicants: 2,369
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
3.3
SAT
1100-1323
Math: 520-643
Reading: 560-683
ACT
26-30
Math: 24-30
English: 25-34
Reading: 25-34
Science: -
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| White | 38.2% |
| Black/African American | 13% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.1% |
| Asian | 2.5% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.2% |
| Two or More Races | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 40.1% |
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