Gordon College

A Christian liberal arts college on Boston's North Shore, Gordon offers 38 majors and 42 concentrations in the arts and sciences, with graduate programs in education and music education. Its overarching mission is to graduate men and women distinguished by intellectual maturity and Christian character, committed to lives of service and prepared for leadership worldwide. Gordon is the only nationally ranked Christian college in New England'with all the access and opportunities afforded by a city with one of the largest concentrations of elite universities and students from around the globe.
Gordon is broadly evangelical, with more than 40 denominations represented by students, faculty and staff. Students examine complex issues, hear diverse opinions and challenge their views within a framework of Christian faith. In the process they gain both moral integrity and vital critical thinking skills, graduating equipped to lead ethically and effectively in any profession.
Consistent with its founding vision as a missionary training institute, Gordon's identity and reach are global. Through its own (and affiliated) programs, Gordon offers diverse study options across the United States and abroad, essential exposure for personal and professional growth in an increasingly interconnected world. Since 2006, eight Gordon alumni have gone on to earn Fulbright fellowships.
The College also has a long history of commitment to humanitarian service'evident in high student participation in spring, summer and winter break mission trips; service-learning and internship programs. These opportunities have often led to careers that blend Christian compassion with the high-level professional skills necessary to make an enduring impact.
Gordon's strategic East Coast location provides students access to leading-edge learning and vocational opportunities, and engages faculty in vibrant intellectual communities. Biology professor Craig Story has pursued groundbreaking microengraving research with Gordon students as well as colleagues at MIT; social work professor Judith Oleson is a respected leader in a peace and reconciliation studies movement; biblical studies professor Marvin Wilson's enduring work on interfaith understanding has been recognized internationally; and biology professor Dorothy Boorse co-wrote a best-selling environmental science textbook and has testified before Congress on environmental issues. Gordon's faculty are valued contributors to cultural conversations and research, and these connections foster excellent internship, graduate school and career opportunities for Gordon students.
Along with its affiliations with the Christian College Consortium and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Gordon is actively involved with the Annapolis Group, an alliance of 130 leading independent liberal arts colleges including Cornell, Wellesley, Williams, Pomona, Claremont and Scripps. Gordon is regularly included in Forbes Best Colleges (most recently August 2011) and has been awarded funding from the Lilly Endowment and the John Templeton Foundation in recognition of innovative academic programs and character development initiatives.
About 76 percent of current Gordon students intend to pursue graduate studies. Within five years of graduation, 50 percent will have either earned graduate degrees or be enrolled in graduate programs, and 80 percent will have entered full- or part-time work in their fields. Currently Gordon graduates are pursuing or have received advanced degrees from institutions including Harvard Medical School, MIT, Yale, Tufts, Princeton and the University of Notre Dame. Gordon alumni make substantial contributions in the fields of business (Richard Malloch '75), humanitarianism (Prashan De Visser '08, Jennifer Jukanovich '94), linguistics (Kenneth Pike '33), medicine (Preston Mason '85), religion (Jim Belcher '87) and sociology (James Davison Hunter '77, Christian Smith '85).