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Gordon College was awarded 15 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is reading teacher education.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Gordon College is ranked #770 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Gordon College held the #878 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Gordon College is also ranked #41 out of 63 schools in Massachusetts.
The acceptance rate at Gordon College is 92%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Gordon College is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 24% of students accepted to Gordon College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 558 and 663. Math scores were between 528 and 650.
The student to faculty ratio at Gordon College is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Gordon College is 47%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Gordon College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Gordon College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 65%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,451 undergraduates at Gordon College with 1,390 being full-time and 61 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,328 | $16,591 | $15,940 | $21,374 | $25,022 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Gordon College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Gordon College, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $5,652 a year. That adds up to $22,608 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Gordon College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 255 Grapevine Rd, Wenham, MA 01984 |
| Phone: | 866-464-6736 |
| Website: | www.gordon.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 54 | $39,920 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 50 | NA |
| Child Development & Psychology | 44 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 41 | $43,989 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 27 | NA |
| General Biology | 26 | $35,529 |
| General English Literature | 25 | $36,462 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 19 | NA |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 15 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 14 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 543 students took at least one online class at Gordon College. This is a decrease from the 690 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 543 | 207 |
| 2021-2022 | 690 | 334 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,101 | 302 |
| 2018-2019 | 229 | 24 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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