Resources › For Students and Parents Goucher College GPA, SAT and ACT Data Share Flipboard Email Print For Students and Parents College Admissions Testing Graphs College Admissions Process College Profiles College Rankings Choosing A College Application Tips Essay Samples & Tips College Financial Aid Extracurricular Activities Advanced Placement Homework Help Private School Test Prep College Life Graduate School Business School Law School Distance Learning View More By Allen Grove College Admissions Expert Ph.D., English, University of Pennsylvania M.A., English, University of Pennsylvania B.S., Materials Science & Engineering and Literature, MIT Dr. Allen Grove is an Alfred University English professor and a college admissions expert with 20 years of experience helping students transition to college. our editorial process Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter Allen Grove Updated January 13, 2020 Goucher College GPA, SAT and ACT Graph Goucher College GPA, SAT Scores and ACT Scores for Admission. Data courtesy of Cappex. Discussion of Goucher College's Admissions Standards: About a quarter of the applicants to Goucher College will not receive acceptance letters, and successful applicants tend to have strong academic records. In the graph above, the green and blue dots represent admitted students. You can see that most had SAT scores (RW+M) of 1050 or higher, ACT composite scores of 20 or higher, and a high school average of "B" or better. Realize that grades matter much more than standardized test scores -- Goucher College has test-optional admissions. Note that there are a few red dots (rejected students) and yellow dots (waitlisted students) overlapping with the green and blue in the middle of the graph. A few students with grades and test scores that were on target for Goucher College were not admitted. Note also that a few students were accepted with grades a little below the norm. This is because Goucher College has holistic admissions and makes decisions based on more than numbers. Goucher College uses the Common Application and Universal Application, and the admissions folks will be looking for a strong application essay, meaningful extracurricular activities, and positive letters of recommendation. To learn more about Goucher College, high school GPAs, SAT scores and ACT scores, these articles can help: Goucher College Admissions Profile What's a Good SAT Score? What's a Good ACT Score? What's Considered a Good Academic Record? What is a Weighted GPA? If You Like Goucher College, You May Also Like These Schools Clark University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Towson University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Bennington College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Vassar College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Drexel University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Ithaca College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Sarah Lawrence College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Bard College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Temple University: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Gettysburg College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Skidmore College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Ursinus College: Profile | GPA-SAT-ACT Graph Articles Featuring Goucher College: Top Maryland Colleges SAT Score Comparison for Maryland Colleges ACT Score Comparison for Maryland Colleges Phi Beta Kappa Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Grove, Allen. "Goucher College GPA, SAT and ACT Data." ThoughtCo, Oct. 29, 2020, thoughtco.com/goucher-college-gpa-sat-act-data-786488. Grove, Allen. (2020, October 29). Goucher College GPA, SAT and ACT Data. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/goucher-college-gpa-sat-act-data-786488 Grove, Allen. "Goucher College GPA, SAT and ACT Data." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/goucher-college-gpa-sat-act-data-786488 (accessed April 16, 2021). copy citation