Goddard College: Statistics

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#1269 of 2,597 In North America
#1193 of 2,496 In the United States
#8 of 17 In Vermont
#5134 of 6,281 For Sociology
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
100%
Avg. cost to attend
$26,622 /y
Aid receiving
67%
Undergraduates
146
Graduates
223
Male:Female Ratio
29:71
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Master's degree
Website
www.goddard.edu

Goddard College Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Goddard College has an acceptance rate of 100% and is among the 23% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 100% 100% 100%
Applicants 9 5 2
Admissions 9 5 2
Freshmen enrolled full time 9 5 2

Admissions requirements

Recommendations Required
Secondary school record Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Recommended
Secondary school GPA Considered but not required
College-preparatory program Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 206 (57%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 56 (15%)
Black or African American 39 (11%)
Two or more races 34 (9%)
Hispanic 16 (4%)
Asian 8 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 (1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Goddard College is $26,622 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$26,622/year
Average aid awarded
$8,974
Students receiving aid
67%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $26,729
$48-75K $26,301
$75-110K $28,003
$110K+ $28,115

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $18,892$21,288
Tuition in-state $18,892$21,288
Tuition out-of-state $18,892$21,288
Fee in-district $255$255
Fee in-state $255$255
Fee out-of-state $255$255

Goddard College majors

Goddard College has granted 66 bachelor's degrees across 5 programs and 77 master's across 5 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Goddard College.

Major Bachelor Master
Education, General 23 11
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 24 7
Visual and Performing Arts, Other 28
Creative Writing 6 19
Counseling Psychology 12
Community & Environmental & Socially-Engaged Art 9
Psychology, General 4
Grand Total 66 77

Goddard College has a graduation rate of 50%, which is among the 41% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 50% 40% 60%
  • Full-time retention rate - 25%

Publications & Citations

Goddard College has published 229 scientific papers with 1,803 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Environmental Science, Philosophy, Psychology, History, Biology, and Geography and Cartography.

Publications
229
Citations
1,803

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
171 / 1,150
Sociology
108 / 784
Political Science
107 / 608
Law
98 / 601
Environmental Science
84 / 1,140
Philosophy
83 / 727
Psychology
67 / 998
History
58 / 79
Biology
57 / 975
Geography and Cartography
54 / 484
Medicine
53 / 949
Engineering
51 / 505
Computer Science
50 / 665
Art & Design
48 / 55
Physics
47 / 417
Geology
42 / 831
Economics
40 / 240
Archaeology
35 / 67
Ecology
34 / 535
Business
33 / 103
Chemistry
30 / 392
Social Psychology
29 / 552
Linguistics
28 / 187
Education Majors
26 / 96
Literature
25 / 9
Quantum and Particle physics
24 / 238
Anthropology
23 / 305
Development Studies
22 / 213
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
22 / 33
Gender Studies
21 / 188
Mathematics
21 / 98
Aesthetics
18 / 45
Pathology
17 / 258
Paleontology
17 / 227
Library and Information science
16 / 13
Genetics
16 / 306
Oceanography
16 / 345
Psychiatry
16 / 683
Acoustical Engineering
15 / 46
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
15 / 356

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 4 10
1991 2 15
1992 0 19
1993 3 11
1994 1 16
1995 6 15
1996 1 19
1997 3 25
1998 1 28
1999 2 20
2000 8 21
2001 1 25
2002 3 26
2003 2 31
2004 0 30
2005 4 44
2006 8 32
2007 7 37
2008 8 41
2009 10 37
2010 9 53
2011 1 50
2012 8 51
2013 5 65
2014 9 56
2015 9 56
2016 9 52
2017 6 58
2018 5 83
2019 6 84
2020 4 143
2021 11 177
2022 7 189
Academic rankings

Goddard College alumni

  1. William H. Macy

    William H. Macy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    television actortheatrical directorfilm actorwritercharacter actor
    Biography

    William Hall Macy Jr. is an American actor. His film career has been built on appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in mainstream films. Some of his best known starring roles include those in Fargo (1996), Air Force One (1997), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Jurassic Park III (2001), Seabiscuit (2003), Thank You for Smoking (2005), and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). Macy has won two Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, while his performance in Fargo earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. From 2011 to 2021, he played Frank Gallagher, a main character in Shameless, the Showtime adaptation of the British television series. Macy has been married to Felicity Huffman since 1997.

  2. David Mamet

    David Mamet
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    actorpoetscreenwritertelevision producertheatrical director
    Biography

    David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of off-Broadway 1970s plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. His plays Race and The Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and previewed off-Broadway in 2017.

  3. Trey Anastasio

    Trey Anastasio
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    academic musiciancomposersingerguitaristsinger-songwriter
    Biography

    Ernest Joseph "Trey" Anastasio III is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983. He is credited by name as composer of 152 Phish original songs, 141 of them as a solo credit, in addition to 41 credits attributed to the band as a whole.

  4. Walter Mosley

    Walter Mosley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1952-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    writerscience fiction writerchildren's writernovelistfilm producer
    Biography

    Walter Ellis Mosley is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California; they are perhaps his most popular works. In 2020, Mosley received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, making him the first Black man to receive the honor.

All 35 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names GC
Founded 1863
Colors blue, white
Academic calendar September to May
Total FTE staff 60
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Location and contacts

Address 123 Pitkin Road
Plainfield, Vermont, 05667-9432
United States
City population 1,000
Phone 8024548311

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