Goucher College
School info
3.6
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.6
Food
3.7
Clubs
3.5
Facilities
3.8
Internet
3.5
Location
4
Opportunities
3.6
Safety
4.1
Social
2.8
Happiness
3.8
Basic Information
Location
- Towson, MD
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private liberal arts college
- Established: 1885; 139 years ago (1885)
- Founder: John Franklin Goucher, Mary Fisher Goucher, Baltimore Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 40
Key Area
- Psychology faculty research (memory strategies
- metamemory/metacognition
- cognitive-clinical mechanisms of psychopathology
- visual attention
- social factors in diverse communities)
- Biological Sciences research (lab and field research
- numerical cognition
- graduate and professional school preparation)
- Environmental Studies (environmental sustainability
- environmental science)
- Neuroscience (neural substrates of numerical cognition)
- Summer Science Research Program (hands-on research experience in various sciences)
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: Around 2,000 students (1,100 undergraduate and 900 graduate)
- Undergraduates: 1,100
- Postgraduates: 900
- Academic Staff: 203
Notable Alumni
- Margaret G. Kibben
- Ellen Bass
- Florence Barbara Seibert
- Sarah T. Hughes
- Emily Newell Blair
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Good reviews
Overall 4.8
goucher's chill and provides so many opportunities
Overall 4.8
I absolutely love Goucher College! It was the best choice school for me! Perfect size! Great relationships with classmates and professors!
Overall 4.7
Class of 2025 not 2024 - Goucher is quickly becoming a hidden gem among colleges. Their 4.5 story library is a masterpiece and literally the ultramodern day version of the Library of Alexandria. Most colleges flaunt fake diversity, but Goucher is true diversity. There is every type of person under the sun here. Definitely not for the closeminded.
Overall 4.5
Goucher has a strong spirit and culture. The student body is very friendly and supportive of each other and people are usually involved in tons of clubs, sports, and other activities. The professors are amazing and really down to earth and academics are not easy but if effort is applied getting good grades is not impossible
Overall 4.5
Goucher is a great school full of amazing people. It's an incredibly diverse community and I love that.
Overall 4.5
1. The food is AMAZING (tons of vege/vegan/kosher options)2. Sandy (the Prez) is really involved with the students and knows most by name 3. Bio professors are awesome (and adorable, especially CKicks) 4. 70% girls (you don't really notice) 5. BEAUTIFUL campus 6. The Ath (library) is incredible (and you can get coffee there until 2am)
Overall 4.4
It's better than most.
Overall 4.4
Goucher truly did change my life for the better. The professors are qualified, invested, and caring. You have to put in the effort, but the support systems in place are phenomenal if you are ever struggling. Of course, tuition is insane... although many receive hefty grants and scholarships. A warm campus to nurture young, curious minds...
Overall 4.4
a boisterous and caring community very small but in a good way so everyone are friends at least in my department, the teachers are fantastic, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else
Overall 4.3
Goucher is like a family, the community is supportive but definitely not for everyone. If you love it then it'll be the best decision you've ever made.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.6
I attended Goucher as a freshman and transferred out after my first semester. If you are not someone who fits into the category of a typical Goucher student, you have no place there. There is also a massive divide between athletes and non-athletes, and the campus is so small that there is always some petty drama occurring.
Overall 1.6
this school sucks
Overall 1.7
Prepare to be bored and have unsatisfying professors. More importantly, be prepared for a bumbling administration that loses general education requirements, takes away reserved dorms, and loses students it sent to the hospital. I seriously regret choosing to attend this college and believe prospective students should avoid it like the plague.
Overall 1.9
I went to Goucher for two years, and even played a varsity sport there. Easily the two most miserable years of my life. 0/10, would not bang. If you ever have the misfortune of walking on this campus, run. Goucher pretends to be a lot better than they are, and they're great at selling themselves, but only 5% of students only like the school.