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Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA · Private · Town (fringe)

Private institution in Gettysburg, PA · 2,209 undergraduates · 48% acceptance rate · $71,517 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$30,0861,723rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$64,2301,970th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$64,2301,970th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$80,4001,899th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,9991,592nd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$71,517255th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$57,274297th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
82.7%174th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
89.9%247th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
47.5%238th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1350139th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,209889th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.0%1,652nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 55 mi (BWI)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$60
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 35 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$65,238—
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$59,425$55,964
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$51,940$47,595
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,007$39,369
Public Policy AnalysisPublic Administrationbachelors$40,485—
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$39,009$34,348
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$39,009—
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBiological Sciencesbachelors$37,748$31,305
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$37,748—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$36,041$36,560
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$30,409$32,391
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$29,685$31,305

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Gettysburg College’s 2,209 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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