Goucher College
Graduates
- 90% have a job after 6 months
- N/A have a job after 1 year
- N/A have a job after 2 years
Tuition
$29,325 / year
Room and Board
$9,225
Application deadline
February 1
Application fee
$40
Educational Resources
Libraries
Mark Twain, Sara Haardt Meneken Rare Book collections and one of the world’s largest depositories of material by and about Jane Austen, Passano collection on Women in the South during the Civil War
- Member of library consortia.
- 302,615 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
- 2,195 current serial subscriptions.
- 24,962 microforms.
- 4,544 Audio/Visual items.
- 4,000 e-books.
Museums & Art
In the fall of 2005, Goucher College opened the first of the new buildings constructed in support of its Strategic Plan. Built first and foremost to accommodate the college’s growing student body, Goucher’s new residence hall also reflects innovative thinking about how to merge the living and learning environments on campus. The building features suite-and apartment-style living spaces, plus common areas where students can come together to study, eat, screen films, hold meetings, or talk; a classroom available for classes and informal gatherings; and faculty apartments for housing visiting scholars.Goucher expects to break ground on the Athenaeum, a new flagship building at the heart of the campus, in 2007. At its core will be a new, technologically superior library housing the college’s substantial print and multimedia holdings, its outstanding special collections, and a variety of spaces for individual and group reading, research, and study. The Athenaeum will also encompass an open forum designed to accommodate performances, lectures, and other public events; a secure art gallery; exercise spaces and equipment; a cafe; a center for community service and multicultural programs; the Goucher student radio station; and an open-air piazza for events of all kinds. Designed with Goucher’s commitment to ecological sustainability in mind, the building will feature two green roofs and a variety of energy-saving features, and its landscaping will employ innovative approaches to managing stormwater and reducing its deleterious effects.
Computing
Requirements
- Students are required to take a computer course.
- Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
- Recommended computer operating system: Microsoft
Campus Resources
- 140 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
- 53 Internet connections in libraries.
- 60 Internet connections in classrooms.
- 140 Internet connections in Laboratories.
- 25 Internet connections elsewhere on campus.
Student accommodations
- Email accounts are available to all students.
- Internet access is available to all students.
- Student web-pages are permitted.
- Online class registration is not available.
- 100% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.
Wireless Internet Hotspots
- Wifi is available in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
- Campus wireless internet hotspots are not available.
- Approximately 350 students can be on the network at once.
Services
Basic
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial
writing, study skills
Counseling
minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Career
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Campus Safety
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life
Housing
Overview
- The school offers housing for students.
- 81% of students live in school housing.
- The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.
Types of housing available
- 55% of housing units are Singles.
- 45% of housing units are Doubles.
- In total, there are 6 housing buildings.
Room Accessories
- 50% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
- 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
- 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.
Extracurricular
- 98% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus.
- Popular events on campus: The Kratz Center for Creative Writing Guest Speaker and Writer-in-Residence, the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Lecture, The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Lecture-Performance, The Janet and Avery Fisher Music Residency, Get Into Goucher Day, The Women Writing About Women Symposium, Dancers In Action Concerts, Choregraphie Antique Dance History Ensemble Concerts, The Mid-Atlantic Creative Nonfiction Summer Writers Conference, The Burke Jane Austen Scholar-in-Residence Lecture, Blind Date Ball, Spring Gala, Fusion Diversity Celebration.
- Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, opera, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
- In total, there are about 60 organizations on campus.
- Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa
- Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Hillel (Jewish), Jubilate Deo (Roman Catholic), Goucher Christian Fellowship, Baha’i Association (multi-faith)
- International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) HOLA Hispanic Organization for Learning and Awareness, UMOJA The African Alliance, Lotus Asian Pacific Enrichment, SAW Students from Around the World, The Russian Club
- Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) A Capella groups, African Dance Club, Amnesty International, Animal Activists, Art and Literary Magazine, B-GLAD, Biology Club, Bowling Congregation, Breakers Club, Capoeria Club, Chemistry, Children’s Literature Circle, Chorus, Club TV, College Democrats, College Republicans, Comics Anonymous, Community Auxiliary for Services (CAUSE), Commuting Students Organization (CSO), Dance Team, Disc Golf Club, Doneybrook Fair (yearbook), Earthworks, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, Fencing Club, French Club, Goucher Radio, Green Party, GROWL, Hip Hop Club, House Council, Jujitsu Club, Mathematics and Computer Science Club (MaCS), Open Circle Theatre Company, Painting Club, Physics Club, Quindecim (The Q), Reiki Wellness, Revelations Gospel Group, Rollerhockey Club, Russian Club, Sociology Anthropology Club, Stomp, Student Athletic Advisory Council, Student Government Association, Ultimate Frisbee, Veritas: The Philosophy Club, Vertical Ascension Club, Women, s International League of Peace & Freedom
- Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Quindecim (every two weeks)
Travel
- Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): BWI-Baltimore, MD (18)
- Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Baltimore, MD (7)
- Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Baltimore, MD (11)
- Public transportation serves the campus.
- All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
- 73% of students have a car on campus
Employment
- School employment is available.
- Freshman are not discouraged from working.
- There are 0 fraternities
- 0 fraternity houses
- 0% of students are fraternity members
- There are 0 sororities
- 0 sorority houses
- 0% of students are sorority members.
ROTC
- Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Loyola College of Maryland)
- Navy ROTC: Not offered
- Airforce ROTC: Not offered
Additional Policies
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, other