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Goshen College

Goshen College
1700 S. 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


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Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 374 men, 556 women, 930 total
Full-time undergraduates: 342 men, 517 women, 859 total
Part-time undergraduates: 32 men, 39 women, 71 total
Total graduate students: 3 men, 25 women, 28 total
Full-time graduate students: 1 men, 2 women, 3 total
Part-time graduate students: 2 men, 23 women, 25 total
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: 54%
First-year student breakdown:
4.0% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander
9.2% Hispanic
77.0% White (non-Hispanic)
6.9% total international (nonresident aliens)
1.7% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
3.5% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander
6.0% Hispanic
82.5% White (non-Hispanic)
5.1% total international (nonresident aliens)
1.1% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Goshen College
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 135 acres
City or town school is located in: Goshen, Indiana
Population of city/town: 31,882
Nearest major city: South Bend, Indiana
Distance of nearest major city: 25 miles
Population of nearest major city: 104,905
Online campus map: www.goshen.edu/
admissions/map.htm

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%)
  • single-student apartments (24%)
  • other housing including married student houses, small group houses (15%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 81%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 70%
Percent of students who live off campus: 30%
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: Audio recording studio, internet kiosks, radio production studio, TV studio, video production studio.
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:
Historical and curriculum libraries. Music and juvenile collections. Listening/viewing areas, group study room, art gallery, PC lab/wired classroom, writing center.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Archives of the Mennonite Church.

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
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, yearbook, 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
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union, Latino Student Union
International student organizations:
International Student Club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Amnesty International, Habitat for Humanity, Voices-n-Harmony, choirs, orchestra, drama club, swing club, team managers, debating and extemporaneous speaking groups, poetry reading program, chess and radio clubs, student women's association, peace and justice club, departmental, service, and special-interest groups.

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
School colors: purple and white
School mascot: Maple Leafs
Athletic conference memberships: Mid-Central College Conference (NAIA)

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 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
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 57%
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:
Goshen Community Schools, Goshen College, Goshen Health Systems, Elkhart Health Systems, Mennonite Central Committee, Mennonite Mutual Aid, Oaklawn, Middlebury Community Schools, Elkhart Community Schools, Greencroft
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Kelly Lerner, named one of top ten eco-architects in US in 2005
  • Ruby Payne, founder of aha! Process, Inc., education consultant

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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