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Goldey-Beacom College: cost, admission and results

Goldey-Beacom College is a private nonprofit college in Wilmington, Delaware. It has about 691 undergraduate students. It admits 85% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $17,045 a year.

At a glance

  • 85%Admission rate
  • $17,045Net price a year
  • 58%Graduation rate
  • $56,160Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Wilmington, Delaware 19808
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
691
Graduate students
304
Students per teacher
18 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
gbc.edu

Getting in

Goldey-Beacom College admits 85% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$17,160
Room and meals on campus$15,824
Books and supplies$1,540
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$28,893
Average net price after grants and scholarships$17,045

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is about the same as the median net price of colleges in Delaware on this site ($17,045). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$15,802
$30,001 to $48,000$12,687
$48,001 to $75,000$15,677
$75,001 to $110,000$19,652
Above $110,000$22,756

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeDE medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year72%70%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)58%42%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$56,160$54,012$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$19,953$22,916$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Delaware and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

43% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 47% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 51% women and 49% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 5 of the 6 colleges in Delaware on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 6,152.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Goldey-Beacom College?

Goldey-Beacom College admits 85% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Goldey-Beacom College?

Published tuition and fees are $17,160 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Goldey-Beacom College?

58% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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