Gettysburg College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 180,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (27%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,212
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 23%
From Region 36%
Athletes 605 (28.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 62%
International 14%
Hispanic 11%
Black 5%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Gettysburg College 552 50% 66% 3% 5% 12% 7% $74,777 57 +0.47 52 98%
Computer Science 17 +4 88% 47% 6% 0% 18% 24% $112,965 40 -0.35 94 100% — — — —
Chemistry 9 +2 33% 44% 11% 11% 11% 22% $71,877 59 +0.03 44 — — — — —
Mathematics 7 +7 43% 14% 14% 0% 29% 29% $89,164 69 +0.14 78 — — — — —
Physics 9 — 89% 56% 0% 0% 0% 33% $88,285 68 +0.34 77 — — — — —
Biochemistry 19 — 47% 63% 5% 0% 11% 16% $74,235 64 +0.24 50 — — — — —
Biology 13 +1 23% 77% 8% 0% 8% 0% $81,904 96 +1.79 67 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 27 +1 33% 70% 4% 4% 4% 11% $60,267 64 +0.20 15 96% — — — —
Exercise Physiology 50 — 20% 58% 4% 10% 20% 4% $78,405 97 +1.94 60 94% — — — —
Business Administration 77 +7 64% 77% 3% 4% 5% 4% $96,501 87 +0.98 85 99% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 49 +7 78% 51% 2% 6% 14% 14% $104,691 69 +0.25 90 98% — — — —
African American Studies 3 +1 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $55,973 47 -0.26 8 — — — — —
Chinese Studies — — — — — — — — $55,876 45 -0.27 8 — — — — —
Classics 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,212 62 +0.03 10 — — — — —
English 23 +2 39% 87% 0% 4% 4% 0% $58,808 83 +0.78 12 94% — — — —
French — +3 — — — — — — $57,917 53 -0.01 11 100% — — — —
German — +6 — — — — — — $59,383 58 +0.12 13 — — — — —
History 48 +6 69% 90% 2% 0% 4% 2% $54,739 47 -0.21 7 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 17 +5 47% 65% 6% 6% 0% 12% $55,349 46 -0.19 8 — — — — —
Italian Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,059 47 -0.25 8 — — — — —
Japanese Studies 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,697 45 -0.28 8 — — — — —
Latin American Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,806 45 -0.27 8 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 +4 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,250 38 -0.39 9 100% — — — —
Religious Studies 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,309 84 +0.67 9 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +11 25% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,917 53 -0.01 11 100% — — — —
Women's Studies 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $57,020 60 +0.10 10 — — — — —
Anthropology 5 +2 20% 40% 20% 20% 20% 0% $46,946 7 -0.90 3 94% — — — —
Experimental Psychology 54 +10 41% 65% 6% 6% 20% 0% $61,099 47 -0.03 16 94% — — — —
International Studies 9 +6 44% 56% 11% 11% 11% 11% $68,086 41 -0.24 34 — — — — —
Political Science 41 +8 66% 80% 2% 0% 10% 2% $76,689 69 +0.33 56 100% — — — —
Sociology 23 +1 17% 43% 0% 22% 22% 9% $76,541 97 +1.78 56 100% — — — —
Art History 5 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,555 39 -0.33 3 — — — — —
Film Studies 5 +3 40% 40% 0% 40% 20% 0% $47,271 42 -0.26 3 — — — — —
Music 9 — 44% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $39,893 14 -0.74 2 100% — — — —
Music Education 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $56,793 93 +1.08 9 — — — — —
Music Performance 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $39,893 14 -0.74 2 100% — — — —
Studio Art 3 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,761 58 +0.10 3 — — — — —
Theater 5 +3 40% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $45,062 67 +0.27 2 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,730
ROI Percentile 52th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 23.9% 132 44% 64% 5% 8% 17% 3% $68,572 84 +0.35 35 97% —
Business & Economics 22.8% 126 69% 67% 2% 5% 9% 8% $99,686 86 +0.70 87 99% —
Humanities 19.9% 110 54% 77% 2% 3% 9% 4% $56,043 58 +0.01 8 98% —
Health Sciences 9.1% 50 20% 58% 4% 10% 20% 4% $78,405 56 +1.94 60 94% —
Arts 6.0% 33 33% 76% 0% 12% 12% 0% $45,207 20 -0.21 2 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.8% 32 38% 69% 6% 0% 9% 9% $77,351 92 +0.87 58 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.9% 27 33% 70% 4% 4% 4% 11% $60,267 49 +0.20 15 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.5% 25 56% 40% 8% 4% 12% 28% $82,624 57 +0.17 68 — —
Computer Science 3.1% 17 88% 47% 6% 0% 18% 24% $112,965 55 -0.35 94 100% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #385 55% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #479 47% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #471 30% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #342 78% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #416 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #508 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.1M #549 49% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 93 $701K $701K $0
Track & Field (combined) 88 $167K $167K $0
Lacrosse 60 $457K $457K $0
Baseball 51 $362K $362K $0
Soccer 39 $224K $224K $0
Wrestling 25 $96K $96K $0
Swimming 24 $161K $161K $0
Basketball 17 $314K $314K $0
Tennis 13 $109K $109K $0
Golf 12 $128K $128K $0
Total 367 $2.7M $2.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 77 $159K $159K $0
Soccer 38 $200K $200K $0
Lacrosse 36 $293K $293K $0
Field Hockey 28 $156K $156K $0
Softball 28 $276K $276K $0
Swimming 24 $168K $168K $0
Basketball 18 $241K $241K $0
Volleyball 16 $153K $153K $0
Golf 10 $59K $59K $0
Tennis 10 $166K $166K $0
Total 238 $1.9M $1.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 165 $326K $326K $0
Lacrosse 96 $750K $750K $0
Football 93 $701K $701K $0
Soccer 77 $424K $424K $0
Baseball 51 $362K $362K $0
Swimming 48 $329K $329K $0
Basketball 35 $556K $556K $0
Field Hockey 28 $156K $156K $0
Softball 28 $276K $276K $0
Wrestling 25 $96K $96K $0
Tennis 23 $276K $276K $0
Golf 22 $187K $187K $0
Volleyball 16 $153K $153K $0
Total 605 $7.8M $7.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 40%
Yield (non-ED) 7%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 40% 40% 40%
Early Decision 38% 38% 38%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 35%
SAT Range 1270 – 1460
SAT Math Range 630 – 740
SAT RW Range 640 – 720