Goucher College
Goucher College (/ˈɡaʊtʃər/ ⓘ GOW-chər) is a private liberal arts college in Towson, Maryland. Founded in 1885 as a non-denominational women's college in Baltimore's central district, the college is named for pastor and missionary John F. Goucher, who enlisted local leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Church to establish the school's charter. Goucher relocated to its present Towson campus in 1953 and became coeducational in 1986.
Former name | Women's College of Baltimore (1885–1910) |
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| Motto | Gratia et Veritas (Latin) |
Motto in English | Grace and Truth |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | 1885 |
Academic affiliation | NAICU CIC AG |
| Endowment | $243.3 million (2023) |
| President | Kent Devereaux |
Academic staff | 203 |
| Undergraduates | 1,100 |
| Postgraduates | 900 |
| Location | Towson , Maryland , United States |
| Campus | Suburban, 287 acres (116 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Nickname | Gophers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – Landmark Conference |
| Mascot | Rowdy |
| Website | goucher |
Goucher College | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Facade of the non-denominational Haebler Memorial Chapel at the center of Goucher's campus | |
| Location | 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°24′28″N 76°35′32″W |
| Area | 287 acres (116 ha) |
| Built | 1921 |
| Architect | Moore & Hutchins; Sasaki, Hideo, et al. |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000885 |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 2007 |
Goucher grants BA and BS degrees in a range of disciplines across 31 majors and 39 minors. Goucher is among the few colleges in the United States to require all undergraduates spend a semester studying abroad. Goucher is a member of the Landmark Conference and competes in the NCAA's Division III in lacrosse, tennis, soccer, volleyball, basketball, and horseback riding. Goucher partners with nearby Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University Maryland, and the University of Baltimore to allow students to earn accelerated post-graduate or combined undergraduate degrees. Goucher also offers a postbaccalaureate premedical program, master's programs in the arts and humanities, and professional development courses in writing and education. As of 2023, Goucher enrolls approximately 1,100 undergraduates and 900 post-graduates. Loren Pope profiled Goucher among forty institutions of higher learning in his 1996 book Colleges That Change Lives.
Goucher counts notable alumni in law, business, journalism, academia, and government, including conservative journalist Jonah Goldberg, former First Lady of Puerto Rico Lucé Vela, Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander of the District Court for the District of Maryland, 27th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard Sally Brice-O'Hara, former president of First Republic Bank Katherine August-DeWilde, and the third president of California State University, San Marcos, Karen S. Haynes.