Goddard College: Statistics

Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 4820 of 11,642	In the World
# 1345 of 452	In North America
# 1267 of 452	In the United States
# 9 of 1	In Plainfield
# 5337 of 5,332	For Sociology
Top 1-3	For 2 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

82%

Enrollment

4,412

Average SAT

1,162

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$29,344 /y

Aid receiving

82%

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Website

goddard.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	82%
Academic Calendar	September to May
Enrollment	4,412

We've calculated the 82% acceptance rate for Goddard College based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Publications & Citations

Goddard College has published 367 scientific papers with 3,995 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Environmental Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Computer Science, Physics, and History.

Publications

367

Citations

3,995

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	274 / 2,161
Political Science	182 / 1,167
Law	164 / 1,157
Sociology	156 / 1,623
Environmental Science	139 / 2,510
Philosophy	121 / 1,120
Psychology	98 / 1,700
Computer Science	98 / 1,480
Physics	96 / 1,397
History	91 / 375
Biology	89 / 2,091
Geography and Cartography	88 / 1,575
Engineering	88 / 768
Medicine	86 / 2,102
Art & Design	75 / 311
Business	73 / 300
Economics	68 / 270
Geology	68 / 1,281
Quantum and Particle physics	59 / 981
Ecology	57 / 987
Archaeology	50 / 237
Chemistry	48 / 921
Mathematics	45 / 603
Linguistics	42 / 383
Social Psychology	41 / 800
Education	34 / 200
Literature	33 / 20
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science	30 / 1,010
Art History	30 / 119
Development Studies	29 / 207
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	29 / 308
Finance	28 / 43
Anthropology	27 / 563
Paleontology	27 / 514
Aesthetics	26 / 162
Organic chemistry	26 / 374
Library and Information science	25 / 147
Oceanography	25 / 405
Gender Studies	24 / 186
Astrophysics and Astronomy	23 / 866

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

46 Notable alumni

1. Charlie Bondhus

1981-. (aged 45)

poet

Michael McKeown Bondhus is an American poet and author of four books. His second book, All the Heat We Could Carry, was the winner of the 2013 Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award, the 2014 Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry, and a finalist for the Gival Press Poetry Book Award.

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