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Acceptance Rate

38.9%

Total Profiles

7

SAT Range

1270–1460

User Accept Rate

57.1%

Tuition

$64,230

Undergrad Enrollment

2,209

Applicants

7,123

Yield Rate

17.8%

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.77
SAT
1420
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.60
SAT
1390
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.52
SAT
1320
ACT
35
Round: EA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1520
ACT
34
Round: RD
Class of 2026REJECTED
GPA
3.70
SAT
1550
ACT
35
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.59
SAT
1500
ACT
32
Round: RD
Class of 2026WAITLISTED
GPA
3.78
SAT
1440
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$31,490/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $125,960 over four years.

What grads earn

$75,320/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$77,194 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 2% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.7 years of pay.

85% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

1.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

44%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.8%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Gettysburg College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$13,625
$30–48k$13,184
$48–75k$21,261
$75–110k$28,822
Over $110k$44,863

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

82%

Completion · all

82%

Completion · Pell

80%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

90%

Median debt

$26,999

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
7,123
Admitted
3,38447.5%
Enrolled
60418% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling3
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Rape9

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation60% / 40%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball51Basketball17Football93Golf12Lacrosse60Soccer39Swimming24Tennis13Track & Field88Wrestling25

Women's

Basketball18Field Hockey28Golf10Lacrosse36Soccer38Softball28Swimming24Tennis10Track & Field77Volleyball16
Research Activity
FY 2024
$1Mtotal R&D expenditure#654 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General79 grads
Political Science and Government, General64 grads
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics55 grads
Experimental Psychology51 grads
Exercise Physiology51 grads
History, General34 grads
Environmental Studies23 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General22 grads
Sociology20 grads
English Language and Literature, General18 grads

4yr Grad Rate

79%

6yr Grad Rate

82%

Retention Rate

91%

Median Earnings

$71,517