Gettysburg, PA · Private · 2,099 undergraduates · town
Gettysburg College
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Gettysburg organizes its liberal arts education around the Gettysburg Approach, linking classroom knowledge with skills developed across the full student experience.
Institutional profile
Highly regarded Strong in academic standing, and strong in career outcomes.- Admission
- 47.5% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 82.1%
7,123 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$71,517 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Gettysburg College apart
Academic design
The curriculum spans the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, with First-Year Seminars introducing students to college-level inquiry.
Campus pattern
The residential campus puts students within walking distance of the town of Gettysburg and a landscape closely tied to American history.
Career & value signal
The Gettysburg Approach explicitly connects academic breadth with leadership, teamwork and other skills developed inside and outside class.
Can I get in?
47.5% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
7,123About 48 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 34% submitted an SAT, and 7% submitted an ACT. The ACT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Gettysburg College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Gettysburg College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
The curriculum spans the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, with First-Year Seminars introducing students to college-level inquiry.
Make institutional fit specific
Gettysburg organizes its liberal arts education around the Gettysburg Approach, linking classroom knowledge with skills developed across the full student experience.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Gettysburg College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Political Science and Government
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
Economics
Research and Experimental Psychology
What is campus life like?
Gettysburg College beyond the classroom
The residential campus puts students within walking distance of the town of Gettysburg and a landscape closely tied to American history.
A defining academic feature
The curriculum spans the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, with First-Year Seminars introducing students to college-level inquiry.
What shapes an ordinary week
The residential campus puts students within walking distance of the town of Gettysburg and a landscape closely tied to American history.
Where the degree can lead
The Gettysburg Approach explicitly connects academic breadth with leadership, teamwork and other skills developed inside and outside class.