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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (15% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 56% of faculty are full-time. Spends $17,884 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

186 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 45% of graduates; 30 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.010115% 28
    Graduates in this field earn $44,901 4 years out
  2. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.6% 16
  3. Writing, General 23.13017.5% 14
  4. Speech Communication and Rhetoric 09.01017.0% 13
    Graduates in this field earn $52,752 4 years out
  5. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02016.5% 12
    Graduates in this field earn $65,402 4 years out

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations$65,402 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $46,511

    4 years after completion$65,402
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 44 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Communication and Media Studies$52,752 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$52,752
    National median: $56,359Below typical

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 27 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Economics$51,727 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $46,774

    4 years after completion$51,727
    National median: $82,686Below typical

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 26 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. English Language and Literature, General$46,333 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $32,545

    4 years after completion$46,333
    National median: $48,590Below typical

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 10 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Psychology, General$44,901 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $31,463

    4 years after completion$44,901
    National median: $50,706Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $43,366 · Non-Pell: $45,710(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 95 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college9 to 1
9 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 84% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 10 to 1 in its Common Data Set (1,032 students, 106 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty56%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$75,442

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$17,884
$17,884
← Lessmore than 81% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$238,703
$238,703
← Lessmore than 90% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Goucher College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Goucher College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)