Two students conversing while sitting near the Fulmer patio

At a Glance

Private, coeducational college offering programs in psychology, criminal justice, English, economics, and all areas of business.


1886

Founding Year

41

Degree Options

13

Sports Teams

24

Acre Campus

Location

Located in beautiful Pike Creek Valley, a suburb of Wilmington, Delaware, with easy access to Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York and other major east coast cities. The city of Wilmington is a major industrial center in the Mid-Atlantic region and home of many Fortune 500 companies (e.g. Chemours and Bank of America).

Campus

Twenty-four acres, consisting of four apartment-style residence halls, Fulmer Center (home to the academics, administration, and Campus Store), The Joseph West Jones Center (housing the library, gymnasium, fitness center, food service, and chapel), and athletics fields. View the campus map »

Degrees

Bachelor Degrees in Psychology, Criminal Justice, English, Human Services, Communication and Media as well as a variety of Associate, Bachelor, or Masters Degrees in Business. Degrees or concentrations offered in Accounting, Business Administration, Counseling Psychology, Economics, Finance, Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Information Technology, Sports Management, Health Care Management, Legal Studies, Organizational Psychology, and International Business, to name a few. Learn more about our degree offerings »

41 degree options

Athletics

NCAA Division II Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Volleyball, Golf, Baseball, Cross Country
Check out more information about our Athletics »

Demographics

More than 1,300 students enrolled from 22 states and over 60 nations. More detailed information about the Colleges student body diversity, including gender, race/ethnicity, and Federal Pell Grant recipients can be found on College Navigator.

Map of student demographics. Students enrolled from over 60 nations.

Current Costs

Cost should never be a barrier to enrollment at Goldey-Beacom College. Scholarships, aid, or grant money is available for almost every student. We can work with you to make a Goldey-Beacom College education affordable. We'll show you how reasonable quality education can be! Interested students should contact the Admissions Office to discuss financial aid and begin an education at Goldey-Beacom College.

Accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education and Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. Learn more about our accreditation »

Faculty

100% of full-time faculty have the highest degree in their field and have strong ties to business with real-world experience.

Careers

Greater than 90% placement rate

For over a decade, alumni have reported a placement rate typically over 90% within months of graduation - and a high job satisfaction rate!

Features

Small size, individualized attention. Apartment-style residence halls on an extremely safe suburban campus. Campus-wide wireless network, on-line library access, personal email accounts, modern computer labs updated regularly. Career-focused curriculum, active internship-for credit program, and strong placement rate for graduates.

1 to 17 student to teacher ratio. Fewer than 40 students in every GBC class.

Federal Student Loan Cohort Default Rate

Goldey-Beacom College's fiscal year (FY) 2019 Cohort Default Rate is 3.0% compared to the national cohort default rate of 2.3%. In FY2019, 192 undergraduate students borrowed from the federal student loan program and entered repayment.