$59,892
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Goldey-Beacom College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Wilmington, Delaware with 691 undergraduates and 304 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,554 a year (tuition and fees $14,940). It admits 85% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,892 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,900 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,554
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$14,940
US median $11,837
Admission rate
85%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,900
About $200 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,892
Rank 803 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,554
- Tuition and fees
- $14,940
- Cost of attendance
- $26,502
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 34%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,367
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,549
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,777
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,540
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,121
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $22,950 in 2015-16 to $14,940 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 85%
- Undergraduates
- 691
- Graduate students
- 304
- Part-time students
- 8.3%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 54
- Endowment
- $189.7M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 803 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 14 in Delaware (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | DE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,554 | $15,599 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,940 | $11,650 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 85% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 55% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 71% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,900 | $10,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,097 | $35,336 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,892 | $41,448 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 52% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
54 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's | Master's | 46 | Withheld | $82,409 | $93,395 | $110,694 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | $79,086 | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $18,473 | Withheld | $53,230 | $68,257 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 17 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,981 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $19,950 | $32,960 | $48,005 | $55,378 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $17,000 | Withheld | $51,665 | $50,706 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,992 | $83,343 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,558 |
| MarketingMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $79,106 |
| TaxationMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $15,000 | $57,534 | $70,765 | $76,194 |
| International BusinessMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $97,121 |
| Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,959 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,290 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,716 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,027 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral | Doctoral | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,069 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Wilmington and Delaware on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Delaware
Questions and answers
How much does Goldey-Beacom College cost?
$15,554 a year is the average net price at Goldey-Beacom College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,940, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $26,502. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,367 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Goldey-Beacom College?
85% of applicants are admitted to Goldey-Beacom College. The median admission rate of colleges in Delaware is 71%.
How much do Goldey-Beacom College graduates earn?
$59,892 a year is the median pay of former Goldey-Beacom College students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,097 after 6 years). That ranks 803 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 14 in Delaware. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's) at $82,409.
How much student debt do Goldey-Beacom College graduates have?
$18,900 is the median federal student loan debt of Goldey-Beacom College graduates, about $200 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 34% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Goldey-Beacom College?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Goldey-Beacom College finish within 6 years. 72% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Goldey-Beacom College?
Finance and Financial Management Services (46 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (27 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (26 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 54 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.