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Goshen College

Goshen College
1700 South Main Street
Goshen, IN 46526

Official telephone: (574) 535-7000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 348-7422
Fax number: (574) 535-7660
Website: www.goshen.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 773
Full-time undergraduates: 713
Part-time undergraduates: 60
Total graduate students: 66
Full-time graduate students: 60
Part-time graduate students: 6
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 56%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
2.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
27.8% Hispanic/Latino
59.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
7.4% Nonresident Alien
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
16.8% Hispanic/Latino
65.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.7% Nonresident Alien
0.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Goshen College
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 135 acres
City or town school is located in: Goshen, IN
Population of city/town: 32,219
Nearest major city: South Bend, IN
Distance of nearest major city: 25 miles
Population of nearest major city: 100,886
Online campus map: https://www.goshen.edu/
about/map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (61%)
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • single-student apartments (24%)
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Wellness housing. (15%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 68%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 64%
Percent of students who live off campus: 36%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried, full-time freshmen, sophomores, and juniors under age 22 must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 56%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 125
Other computer facilities/services: Internet kiosks.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Mennonite Church archives. Historical and curriculum libraries. Music and juvenile collections. Listening/viewing areas. Group study room. PC lab/wired classroom.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery; audio recording, radio production, television, and video production studios.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 80%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Goshen College Record, published weekly
Total number of registered organizations: 29
Campus-based religious organizations:
Catholic Student Association, campus ministries
Minority student organizations:
Black and Latino Student Unions
International student organizations:
International student club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Concert and jazz bands; Voices-n-Harmony, choirs, drama/theatre, music ensembles, opera, orchestra, Amnesty International, Habitat for Humanity, Team Managers, poetry reading program, Student Women's Association; departmental, service, debating, extemporaneous speaking, and special-interest groups; choral, drama, peace/justice, chess, radio, and swing clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Josh Gleason,
Athletic Director
School colors: purple and white
School mascot: Maple Leafs
Athletic conference memberships: NAIA, Mid-Central College Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNAIA
Men's basketballyesNAIA
Men's cross-countryyesNAIA
Men's golfyesNAIA
Men's socceryesNAIA
Men's tennisyesNAIA
Men's track and field (indoor)yesNAIA
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNAIA
Women's basketballnoNAIA
Women's cross-countryyesNAIA
Women's golfno 
Women's socceryesNAIA
Women's softballyesNAIA
Women's tennisyesNAIA
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNAIA
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNAIA
Women's volleyballyesNAIA

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 21%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 30%
Athletic facilities:
recreation and fitness center
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball, racquetball, soccer, squash, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Chicago (120 miles)
Nearest other airport: South Bend, IN (25 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Elkhart, IN (15 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Elkhart, IN (20 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 16% within one year of graduation
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 79% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Elkhart Community Schools, Elkhart Health Systems, Goshen Community Schools, Goshen College, Goshen Health Systems, Greencroft, Mennonite Central Committee, Mennonite Mutual Aid, Middlebury Community Schools, Oaklawn.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
There is almost always something happening on campus – if it's not a Campus Activities Council dance or show then it's a music or theater performance, or a sporting event, or an interesting speaker, or maybe a movie being shown for fun or a spiritual activity from Campus Ministries. Whatever your bag, you can probably find it on the events and activities calendar or the clubs and co-curriculars listing.
 
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