by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Elizabethtown College was awarded 161 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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Etown landed the #537 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Etown is also ranked #29 out of 109 schools in Pennsylvania.
Elizabethtown College has an acceptance rate of 79%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 39% of students accepted to Etown submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 630.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Etown it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Elizabethtown College is 56%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Elizabethtown College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Etown for first-time, full-time students is 65%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Elizabethtown College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,688 undergraduates at Etown with 1,486 being full-time and 202 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,069 | $17,622 | $20,761 | $25,158 | $28,909 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Etown, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Etown, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $9,758 a year. That adds up to $39,032 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Etown is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Elizabethtown College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Elizabethtown College.
Contact details for Etown are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022-2298 |
| Phone: | 717-361-1000 |
| Website: | www.etown.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/etowncollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/etowncollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Health Professions | 64 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 58 | $46,810 |
| General Engineering | 38 | $60,381 |
| Allied Health Professions | 38 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 28 | $34,433 |
| General Biology | 20 | NA |
| General Psychology | 20 | $31,772 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 17 | $41,346 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 13 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 12 | $32,195 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 561 students took at least one online class at Elizabethtown College. This is a decrease from the 1,340 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 561 | 250 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,340 | 251 |
| 2018-2019 | 245 | 217 |
| 2017-2018 | 88 | 8 |
| 2016-2017 | 21 | 13 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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