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Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA · CDS 20242025 · Town: Fringe · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
38.9%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
15.6%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
90.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$85,640
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$22,848

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,104
Total all graduate713
Grand total all students2,817

Admissions

Total applicants8,366
Total admitted3,254
Total enrolled508
Overall admit rate38.9%
Admit rate — women45.1%
Admit rate — men33.6%
Yield rate15.6%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date12/1
EA notification date2/1
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT
% submitting ACT
SAT EBRW 25th %ile630
SAT EBRW 75th %ile720
SAT Math 25th %ile610
SAT Math 75th %ile740
ACT Comp 25th %ile27
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state$68,970
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees$0
Room and board$16,670
Total cost — in-state$85,640
Total cost — out-of-state$85,640

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$55,505
Avg % of need met90.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$32,595
Avg loan debt at graduation$22,848

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)72
Transfer admit rate55.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)38.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$31,490Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)82.1%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)83.6%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate90.5%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$72,658Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant21.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan49.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full21.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress40.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress13.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white62.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international13.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women45.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men54.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white74.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian10.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences21.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences14.9%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services14.0%
Psychology9.8%
History8.7%
Visual And Performing Arts5.4%
Natural Resources And Conservation4.9%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies4.7%