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Goshen College

1700 S Main Street, Goshen, IN 46526-4794 -

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Goshen College, established in 1894, is now a private, coeducational, four-year, residential, Christian college of the liberal arts and sciences rooted in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition.

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School Overview:

	Goshen College
County	Elkhart County, IN
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate	955 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	97 students

Total Enrollment	922 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	741 students
Tuition	24,500
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	99%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	25%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$3,671
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	32%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$4,130
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	98%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$8,817
% Students Receiving Loans	73%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$4,445

School Notes:

The campus has flourished from less than 50 acres to 135 acres with 20 major buildings. Facilities includes 1,150-acre Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, Marine biology facility in Florida Keys and $24 million, 68,000 sq. ft. music center among others.
The college offers 35 majors and 33 minors of academic study, 14 teacher certification programs, 9 pre-professional programs and 6 certificate programs. Undergraduate degrees includes Bachelor of Arts degree, Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership degree.
Goshen College is accredited as a standard four-year college by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and is classified as a National Liberal Arts I (B-I) College by the Carnegie Foundation.
Profile last updated: 02/01/2010.

In the News:

Volunteer effort (Goshen News)
posted on September 22, 2011 at 03:53:16 am
“Culture for Service” is the Goshen College motto. On Wednesday, it was also a plan of action. Around 180 Goshen College first-year students joined forces in the college’s 13th annual day of service to the community.
Goshen college students take some time off for service (WNDU 16 South Bend)
posted on September 21, 2011 at 08:42:05 pm
Some parts of Michiana look a little brighter on Wednesday after Goshen College students took a day off from school for service.
Students named to Goshen dean’s list (The Newton Kansan)
posted on July 7, 2011 at 06:38:31 pm
Goshen College recently recognized 219 students, including four Newton area students, for excellence in academics, on the 2010-11 spring semester dean’s list.
WLW Host Ignorant of Religion (Cincinnati CityBeat)
posted on June 22, 2011 at 07:39:52 pm
Racism and rants on talk shows at WLW (700 AM) are bred in the bone but morning host Doc Thompson raised the standard for anger and ignorance when he derided Goshen College’s decision to bar “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the college’s sports events. I could almost hear the spittle when he referred to Goshen’s “liberal arts” or “art professor” but what struck me most was his willful ignorance of ...
Goshen anthem issue a case for freedom (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
posted on June 21, 2011 at 02:08:42 pm
Earlier this month, Goshen College #8220;banned #8221; #8220;The Star-Spangled Banner. #8221; Again.