Goldey-Beacom College

Private · Moderately Selective · DE

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationDE · South

SettingSuburban

Undergrads691

Student:faculty18:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate48.8%

6-yr grad rate57.4%

Drop-out rate28.2%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$15k

Out-of-state tuition$15k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity62.8%

Gender diversity51.1%

International9.4%

Identity—

Overview

Goldey-Beacom College is a small private college in Wilmington, Delaware, built almost entirely around business education; accounting, finance, management, and related fields make up nearly the entire curriculum. It traces its roots to nineteenth-century business schools that eventually merged, and it has kept that practical, career-first orientation ever since rather than expanding into a broader liberal arts identity.

Academics

The curriculum stays close to applied business disciplines, with a smaller footprint in adjacent fields like information technology. Class sizes are small, and the college markets itself on direct preparation for business careers rather than a general undergraduate experience.

Worth knowing

Goldey-Beacom draws a notably large international student population relative to its size, giving the small campus more global diversity than its enrollment numbers alone would suggest. Its location just outside Wilmington gives students some proximity to Delaware's concentration of corporate and financial-services employers.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate84.5%

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot used

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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