by our College Data Analytics Team
In 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.
Gettysburg College was awarded 66 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is sociology.
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College Factual ranked Gettysburg as #276 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.
Gettysburg is also ranked #18 out of 109 schools in Pennsylvania.
The acceptance rate at Gettysburg College is a competitive 56%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 35% of students accepted to Gettysburg submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 720. Math scores were between 640 and 710.
The student to faculty ratio at Gettysburg is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 Gettysburg College is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Gettysburg College has a freshmen retention rate of 91%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Gettysburg for first-time, full-time students is 77%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,507 undergraduates at Gettysburg with 2,496 being full-time and 11 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,205 | $13,799 | $18,391 | $31,506 | $40,337 |
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 Gettysburg, 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 Gettysburg, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,829 a year. That adds up to $27,316 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Gettysburg is 1.1%. 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.
Get more details about the location of Gettysburg College.
Contact details for Gettysburg are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 300 N Washington St, Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
| Phone: | 717-337-6300 |
| Website: | https://www.gettysburg.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/Gburg.College |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/gettysburg |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 71 | $32,595 |
| Economics | 66 | $52,365 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 61 | $28,547 |
| Business Administration & Management | 59 | $50,244 |
| History | 45 | $28,505 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 36 | NA |
| General Biology | 35 | $28,340 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 35 | $26,249 |
| General English Literature | 29 | $36,525 |
| Public Policy | 29 | NA |
This is a decrease from the 1,629 students who took online classes the previous year.
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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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