21 Facts About Goucher College

Goucher College is a private liberal arts college in Towson, Maryland.

Originally situated in central Baltimore, Goucher College moved to its current campus in downtown Towson in 1953.

Goucher College is a member of the Landmark Conference and competes in the NCAA's Division III in sports including lacrosse, tennis, soccer, volleyball, basketball, and horseback riding.

Under pressure from the board, Goucher College relented and accepted the position, which he held for nearly two decades.

Goucher College stepped down in 1908 to resume his international missionary work but remained involved with the school as president emeritus until his death in 1922.

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The decision was controversial among some students and alumnae, but was followed by increased enrollment and sustained support from the school's donors, with Goucher College's endowment growing nearly five-fold from $45 million in 1986.

In July 2018, Goucher College announced a campus-wide ban on cigarettes and all smoking devices, including electronic cigarettes.

Goucher College is well-known for its creative writing, dance, and pre-med departments.

Goucher College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Goucher College began requiring all undergraduates to study abroad in 2006, which was the most notable of several reforms to the school's curriculum in that period.

Goucher College offers over 60 semester and yearlong study-abroad programs in 30 countries but allows students to register in programs by other schools.

In 2017, Goucher College instituted a revamped set of general education requirements into the curriculum called "Goucher College Commons" including a first-year seminar, emphasis on writing, data analytics, and foreign language and culture, a capstone course, and inquiry into at least two areas.

In 2018, Goucher College announced plans to eliminate seven majors, including mathematics, physics, religion, music, and Russian studies, following a "Program Prioritization Process" involving faculty which cited low overall interest in those majors among students.

In 2012, Goucher founded the Goucher Prison Education Partnership, a division of the college that expands the academic community to include individuals incarcerated in two Maryland state prisons.

Goucher College offers a bachelor's degree in American Studies to students enrolled through GPEP.

Goucher College has over 60 student-run clubs including the Chem Club, which is the oldest continuously operating club on campus, Hillel, an a capella group called Red Hot Blue, a poetry club, a black student union called Umoja, Model United Nations, and a student-labor action committee.

Goucher College competes in the NCAA's Division III, fielding men's and women's teams in lacrosse, soccer, basketball, track and field, cross country, swimming, and tennis, as well as women's teams in field hockey and volleyball.

Goucher College competes nationally in co-ed equestrian sports through the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.

Twenty-five percent of students qualify for Pell Grants, and Goucher College has been recognized for its success in graduating Pell Grant recipients as compared to the national average.

Goucher College has hosted the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth summer program for gifted students.

Goucher College students are credited with conceiving the nationally popular campus game Humans vs Zombies, which is organized by students annually, and the commercial party game Cards Against Humanity.