Goshen College - Campus Life

• The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
• The campus area is 135 acres.
• Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.

Description:

135-acre campus in Goshen (population: 25,000), 120 miles from Chicago,

Ill. Bus and train serve Elkhart (10 miles); airports serve South Bend (40

miles) and Chicago.

Types of Housing

• Coed Dorms are used by 85% of the on-campus students.
• Women's Dorms are used by 12% of the on-campus students.
• Men's Dorms are used by 1% of the on-campus students.
• On-campus Married-student housing.
• Off-campus Married-student housing are used by 1% of the students.
• Other: Off-campus houses. Small-group housing.
• 64% of all students live in school housing of some type.
• 36% of all students live off campus or commute.
• On average, 90% of all students are on campus during the weekend.

• Unmarried full-time students under age 21, except seniors, must live on campus unless living with family.

• All students may have cars on campus.
• 50% of all students have cars on campus.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus, even to those students of legal drinking age.

Other Policies

• Class attendance policies set by individual instructors

• 75% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
• Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $925 per year working part-time on campus.
• This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
• Institutional employment is available.
• Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are excellent.
• Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.