Gordon College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Gordon College

Gordon College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Wenham, Massachusetts (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 1,278 students of which 1,456 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. Gordon College is categorized as “21” 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 69.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,265 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,883, with published in-state tuition of $30,700 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.4%. Graduates earn a median of $52,119 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,839 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 66300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.6% 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.