renovations to Mary Fisher Hall, with its campus cafe upgraded to a full-fledged, 550-seat dining hall. Goucher also announced plans to build a new 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) Science Research Center to provide additional lab space and resources for expanded biology, chemistry, and environmental science departments. To raise capital for these projects, Goucher initiated a fundraising campaign to raise $100 million from alumni and other donors, of which it has raised $96 million.
== Academics ==
=== Rankings and reputation ===
In the U.S. News & World Report annual college rankings for 2025, Goucher tied for 126th among national liberal arts colleges, tied for 10th in Most Innovative Schools, tied for 71st in Social Mobility, and 7th in Study Abroad. Forbes in 2019 ranked Goucher at 138 in Liberal Arts Universities, 161 in the Northeast, 272 nationally among private colleges, and 410 overall among the best 650 colleges and universities in the U.S. In 2024, Washington Monthly ranked Goucher 58th among 194 …
