Gettysburg College
About
Gettysburg College is a private liberal arts college in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1832, the 225-acre (91 ha) campus is adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield. In fall 2025, the college enrolled 2,086 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 5.0-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 34 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 25 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing9 · 26.5%
- No Data25 · 73.5%
- 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 · 1
Action history · 6
- Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Feb 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Feb 2022Approved for Distance EducationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jan 2021Approved for Distance EducationMiddle 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, 518 students received $3.2M in Pell grants, alongside $11.3M 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 476 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (0.8%) 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 Gettysburg 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 · 13
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 campus19
- Non-campus1
Includes 14 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
- Sigma Chi1 fireIntentional lighting of "snake" firework on floor.Damage $0-$99
- Apple Hall1 fireCookingDamage $100-$999
- Patrick Hall1 fireMalicious burning of room number sign.Damage $0-$99
- Paul Hall1 fireMalicious burning of restroom sign.Damage $0-$99
- Ice House Bldg H1 fireElectricalDamage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Gettysburg College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Gettysburg 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectGettysburg College | 83% | — | 2,812 | $30,086 | Baccalaureate |
Bates College | 90% | 13.3% | 1,760 | $30,703 | Baccalaureate |
Bucknell University | 86% | 28.9% | 3,969 | $40,429 | Baccalaureate |
Colgate University | 91% | 13.9% | 3,211 | $29,107 | Baccalaureate |
College of the Holy Cross | 87% | 17.6% | 3,126 | $36,868 | Baccalaureate |
Connecticut College | 82% | 37.0% | 1,990 | $33,998 | Baccalaureate |
Denison University | 79% | 17.4% | 2,394 | $38,111 | Baccalaureate |
DePauw University | 75% | 57.2% | 1,917 | $24,546 | Baccalaureate |
Dickinson College | 80% | 42.1% | 2,314 | $32,191 | Baccalaureate |
Franklin and Marshall College | 84% | 28.2% | 1,808 | $39,061 | Baccalaureate |
Furman University | 79% | 42.9% | 2,554 | $29,997 | Baccalaureate |
Hamilton College | 91% | 13.6% | 2,031 | $28,314 | Baccalaureate |
Kenyon College | 82% | 31.0% | 2,249 | $29,383 | Baccalaureate |
Lafayette College | 88% | 31.4% | 2,775 | $32,496 | Baccalaureate |
Rhodes College | 85% | 50.4% | 1,861 | $25,060 | Baccalaureate |
Skidmore College | 83% | 21.1% | 2,704 | $34,581 | Baccalaureate |
St Lawrence University | 79% | 54.3% | 1,991 | $30,561 | Baccalaureate |
The University of the South | 80% | 56.9% | 1,724 | $27,498 | Baccalaureate |
Trinity College | 84% | 29.2% | 2,238 | $35,009 | Baccalaureate |
Union College | 80% | 43.9% | 2,065 | $36,000 | Baccalaureate |
Washington and Lee University | 94% | 14.0% | 2,241 | $23,911 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 83% | 30.1% | 2,241 | $30,703 |
Gettysburg College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research provides accurate and timely data and analysis for institutional planning and decision-making, assessment, enhancement of the student experience, and reporting. It serves as a reliable source of official institutional statistics about the College.
Visit IR office page- Suhua DongDirector of Institutional Research
Common Data Set (5)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardgettysburg.edu
- Data definitionCommon Data Set - Institutional Research - Gettysburg.eduThe Gettysburg College Common Data Set page provides information about the standard format for reporting institutional data. It includes sections on various aspects such as General Information, Enrollment & Persistence, First-Time, First-Year Admission, Transfer Admission, Academic Offerings & Policies, Student Life, Annual Expenses, Financial Aid, Instructional Faculty & Class Size, and Degrees Conferred. For older data files, contact the Office of Institutional Research.gettysburg.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planThe Strategic Direction for Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg College has outlined a strategic direction that emphasizes 'A Consequential Education' by aligning its strategic priorities with a commitment to provide a relevant and meaningful liberal arts education. The College has focused on four key areas: Academic Excellence, a Transformational and Integrated Student Experience, a Culture of Belonging and Wellness, and Institutional Effectiveness. Through these pillars, Gettysburg College aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate an ever-changing world while fostering an inclusive and effective institutional culture.gettysburg.edu
Grants & funding (15)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityFrederick Douglass - James Madison Fellowshipinstitution_site$24,000
- opportunityBenjamin A. Gilman International ScholarshipU.S. Department of Stateinstitution_site$5,000
- opportunityBeinecke Scholarship Programinstitution_site
- opportunityBlakemore Freeman FellowshipBlakemore Foundationinstitution_site
- opportunityCongress Bundestag Youth Exchangeinstitution_site
- opportunityEisenhower Global Scholarsinstitution_site
- opportunityFulbright US Student ProgramU.S. Department of Stateinstitution_site
- opportunityHarry S. Truman ScholarshipTruman Foundationinstitution_site
- opportunityHispanic Scholarship FundHispanic Scholarship Fundinstitution_site
- opportunityJapan Exchange and Teaching Programinstitution_site
- opportunityLuce Scholars ProgramLuce Foundationinstitution_site
- opportunityPoint Foundation ScholarshipsPoint Foundationinstitution_site
- opportunityRhodes ScholarshipRhodes Trustinstitution_site
- opportunityRotary Peace FellowshipRotary Foundationinstitution_site
- opportunityUdall Foundation Scholarship ProgramUdall Foundationinstitution_site
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