EX-99. (j)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of our reports each dated October 21, 2014, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the August 31, 2014 Annual Reports to Shareholders of the Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Flexible Cap Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Focused Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Dynamic U.S. Equity Fund (formerly known as Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Fund), Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund, Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Technology Opportunities Fund (formerly known as Goldman Sachs Technology Tollkeeper Fund), Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Fund, Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund, and Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Value Fund (fourteen funds of the Goldman Sachs Trust; hereafter referred to as the “Funds”), which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights”, “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Statements” in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

July 30, 2015