Elizabethtown College
About
Elizabethtown College is a private liberal arts college located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1899, the college offers a range of professional and academic programs, emphasizing critical thinking, communication, and civic engagement. It also prioritizes sustainability and has a strong commitment to educating for service and social responsibility among its students.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 123 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 109 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing14 · 11.4%
- No Data109 · 88.6%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 9
- Aug 2025Deny Substantive Change: OtherAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
- Dec 2024Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
- Aug 2024Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic QualityAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
- Dec 2023Initial AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
- Jun 2021Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 548 students received $2.9M in Pell grants, alongside $16.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 586 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Elizabethtown College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus6
Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Elizabethtown College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Elizabethtown College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectElizabethtown College | 76% | — | 2,283 | $26,198 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Bridgewater College | 53% | 91.7% | 1,448 | $20,173 | Baccalaureate |
Hartwick College | 53% | 69.6% | 1,097 | $29,800 | Baccalaureate |
Juniata College | 74% | 78.9% | 1,321 | $27,663 | Baccalaureate |
Lebanon Valley College | 65% | 83.8% | 2,146 | $28,132 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Saint Vincent College | 69% | 61.7% | 1,440 | $23,331 | Baccalaureate |
St Bonaventure University | 67% | 81.6% | 2,752 | $27,151 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Susquehanna University | 82% | 81.4% | 2,255 | $26,539 | Baccalaureate |
Washington & Jefferson College | 70% | 80.6% | 1,309 | $25,544 | Baccalaureate |
Westminster College | 65% | 92.6% | 1,191 | $20,800 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 68% | 81.4% | 1,444 | $26,369 |
Elizabethtown College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Institutional Research is an integral part of successful planning and decision-making by the institution. Through collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating relevant and accurate information, Institutional Research seeks to promote institutional effectiveness.
Visit IR office page- Lisa KennedyDirector of Institutional Research
- Susan Mapp, Ph.D., MSSWAssociate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Innovation
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardetown.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryGlossary of Terms - Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown College's glossary provides brief definitions of key academic terms and policies relevant to students at the institution. The glossary covers a wide variety of topics including academic standings, programs like Co-Ops and Accelerated Programs, course functionalities and registration classifications, as well as policies on grading and conferral of degrees. Many entries refer students to the Academic Policies section for more in-depth explanations. The glossary serves as a critical guide for navigating the college's academic programs and requirements.catalog.etown.edu
Grants & funding (3)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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