Gordon College
Private College in Wenham, MA. Six-year graduation rate 69%. Median 10-year earnings $52,119.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $52,119 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Completion is a strength: 69% of students finish within six years. Graduates carry a median of $26,250 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.6 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
Gordon College accepts 69% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. The applicant pool runs to 2,366, typical for a school of this reach. Yield sits at 22% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all. The score bands below rest on the 29% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 580–695 | 102 (29%) |
| SAT Math | 550–660 | |
| ACT Composite | 25–31 | 27 (8%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion runs to 69% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. 84% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The 10:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,247 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $25,299 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $21,829 at $0–30k against $27,138 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 98% of students receive it, averaging $16,854. 55% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 321 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $21,829 |
| $30–48k | $18,900 |
| $48–75k | $21,004 |
| $75–110k | $24,380 |
| $110k+ | $27,138 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 680 of these 1,247 students, totalling $4,308,597 — an average of $6,336 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Essex County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)