Goldey-Beacom College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Goldey-Beacom College

Goldey-Beacom College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Wilmington, Delaware (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 691 students of which 789 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Goldey-Beacom College is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 84.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,554, with published in-state tuition of $14,940 and a Pell grant recipient share of 37.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,900, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 58.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.8%. Graduates earn a median of $59,892 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,097 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 35300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.