
Follow Your Calling
Develop Your Skills.
Follow Your Calling.
- Career-Aligned Academics: Choose from 125+ top-ranked and respected graduate and undergraduate programs, from business and education to healthcare and ministry.
- Hands-On Learning: Gain real-world experience through internships, practicums and residencies, collaborative faculty research, and experiential learning across Boston’s North Shore and beyond.
- Top-Ranked College: Step into your calling with confidence at a college nationally recognized for academic excellence, affordability, and long-standing value.
- A College of Distinction: Recognized as a 2026–2027 College of Distinction, Gordon has earned honors for our Christian education, business and education programs, and commitment to career development.
Why Choose Gordon College?
- Thrive in Your Calling: Strengthen your competence and character through rigorous, Christ-centered programs that challenge you to lead and serve in a changing world.
- Outstanding Alumni Outcomes: Grow your network with graduates thriving at organizations like ESPN, Microsoft, Raytheon, Disney, Apple, and school districts in Massachusetts and across the country.
- The Best of New England: Study online or on our historic campus just minutes from the beach and 30 minutes from Boston’s cultural and career opportunities.
- 135 Years of Excellence: Since 1889, Gordon has been committed to academic excellence and a Christ-centered mission that prepares graduates to lead with knowledge, purpose, and integrity.
Choose New England’s Top Christian College
Gordon College is a Massachusetts College of Distinction and the only nationally ranked, multidenominational Christian college in New England. Here, we combine rigorous academics with hands-on learning that prepares you to lead with both calling and competence in your career and your faith. Grounded in Christian values, our community welcomes students from all faith backgrounds, including those who do not identify with a particular faith.

“Gordon is a place that’s helping students to grow in their faith and be prepared for their career or vocation in the world.”
Angela Epplett ’20
Teacher, Santiago Christian School (Dominican Republic)
Accreditation and Rankings

New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)

National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)

NCAA Division III Athletics

Named a 2026–2027 College of Distinction

Named a Massachusetts College of Distinction

Ranked in the 392 Best Colleges by the Princeton Review

Ranked as a 2027 Best College in the Northeast by the Princeton Review

Ranked as a Best National Liberal Arts College by U.S. News & World Report

Ranked as a Top Private National Liberal Arts College by U.S. News & World Report

Ranked a Top Performer on Social Mobility by U.S. News & World Report

Ranked in the 2026 Best Colleges by Money

Ranked a Top Private College by Forbes

Ranked a Top College in the Northeast by Forbes

Awarded an A- College Financial Grade in 2026 by Forbes

Ranked in the Top Colleges of 2025 by Forbes
