New EnglandRuralPrivate4-yearBiological

Gordon College

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Wenham, MA1,221 students
Acceptance Rate
69%
moderate
Median SAT
1,237
Middle 50%: 1130–1355
Net Price After Aid
$24.8k
Sticker $25.3k
Graduation Rate
68%
6-year, full-time

Gordon College is a private institution in Wenham, MA with an acceptance rate of 69% and 1,221 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1130–1355 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.85. The average net price after financial aid is $24,752 per year.

About Gordon College

A private 4-year rural university in Wenham, MA.

Gordon College campus
Campus · Wenham

Gordon College is a college in Wenham, MA. It enrolls roughly 1,221 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 69%. Admitted students typically score between 1130 and 1355 on the SAT.

New EnglandRuralPrivate4-yearBiological
Acceptance Rate
69%
Moderate
Total Enrollment
1,221
Small
Retention
81%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
68%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

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Acceptance Rate
69%
69 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.85
Average across admitted students

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1130 to 1355
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 3.85 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Gordon College. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,1001,303
1,237
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2430
27
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.764.00
3.85
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-optional
  • No application fee

Deadlines (2026-27)

Early Decision
Nov 1, 2026
Early Action
Nov 15, 2026
Early Action 2
Dec 15, 2026
Regular Decision
Feb 1, 2027

Source: Common App 2026-27 requirements grid (verified Aug 2026). Always confirm on the college's own site.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Gordon College after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $25,250
Average net price after aid
$24,752
98% of students receive financial aid

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$17,083
$30,001 – $48,000
$16,929
$48,001 – $75,000
$19,514
$75,001 – $110,000
$19,303
$110,001 +
$28,292

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
21%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
53%
Avg loan $23,250 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Gordon College concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
11:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Biological
19% of degrees awarded
Retention
81%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Gordon College. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White69%
  • Asian3%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Black4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • International8%

Gender

  • Female58%
  • Male42%
International
7%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
1,221

Outcomes after graduation

What Gordon College graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$52.1k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
68%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$52.1k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$23.3k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$24.8k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$52k is near the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 68% graduation rate is above the national average.

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