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Is Goucher College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Goucher, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Goucher sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $53,023 helps, but median debt of $26,000 plus yearly net price of $22,470 creates a tighter path. For context, Goucher's net price runs about 26% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$28,749
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $5,912 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $24,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is manageable, but it makes the aid offer matter a lot.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$22,470
Median earnings 10 years out
$53,023
Median debt at graduation
$26,000
Graduation rate
59%
At Goucher, a typical graduate carries about $26,000 in student debt and earns roughly $53,023 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $296 per month, or 7% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
How earnings compare to a high school diploma
Graduates earn $11,223 more than the typical high school graduate ($41,800) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties undergraduate student-loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
76% of former students here out-earned that benchmark ten years after entry, per College Scorecard.
Context, not a federal determination: the official test will use earnings measured four years after completion and thresholds the Department of Education has not yet published, which may vary by state. Our figure is College Scorecard median earnings ten years after entry. How this works
What this means for your family
Goucher is a private nonprofit four year school in Baltimore, MD. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Worth-It Score: 61/100
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Common questions about Goucher
The median net price at Goucher is $22,470 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →
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A Worth-It Score tells you whether the price is justified. The 2026-27 funding guide covers the borrowing order, what changed on July 1, 2026, and the current limits.
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