BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Grove City College

Grove City, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·gcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
83%
+33.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,383
peer median 951
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About

Grove City College (GCC) is a private, conservative Christian liberal arts college in Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1876 as a normal school, the college emphasizes a humanities core curriculum and offers 60 majors and six pre-professional programs with undergraduate degrees in the liberal arts, sciences, business, education, engineering, and music. The college has always been formally non-denominational, but in its first few decades its students and faculty were dominated by members of the Presbyterian Church, to the extent that it was sometimes described as having a de facto Presbyterian affiliation; in more recent decades, it and the Presbyterian Church have moved apart.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,095
2,095 candidates competed
Admitted
1,515
72.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
565
37.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
83%+33.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
77%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
83%
Full-time retention
88%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 37 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 37 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
37
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

37programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data37 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
37

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.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1922Next review Jan 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 4

  1. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Aug 2020Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Aug 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard
Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$21,700
Out-of-state
$21,700

Academic programs at Grove City College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs58
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

516 total completions
01Business
14828.7%
02Education
8616.7%
03Engineering
6111.8%
04Biological Sciences
438.3%
05Communication
346.6%
06Computer Sciences
346.6%
07Parks/Recreation
305.8%
08Health Professions
295.6%
09English Language
265.0%
10Philosophy/Religion
254.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,383
12-mo unduplicated
2,528
Undergraduate
2,480
Graduate
48

Gender split

Men
53%1,332
Women
47%1,196

Race / ethnicity composition

White
90.0%
Two or more
5.5%
Asian
2.1%
Non-resident
1.0%
Hispanic
0.7%
Black
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
13.0:1

Grove City College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Grove City College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectGrove City College
83%—2,383—Baccalaureate
Keystone College
35%84.8%952$22,051Baccalaureate
Mount Aloysius College
52%82.1%2,955$22,344Baccalaureate
Peirce College
50%—929$12,148Baccalaureate
Thiel College
48%71.5%950$22,347Baccalaureate
University of Valley Forge
49%61.2%589$32,265Baccalaureate
Peer group median50%76.8%951$22,344

Institutions like Grove City College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Grove City College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Grove City College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Email
info [at] gcc.edu
Phone
724-458-2100
Address
100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA 16127

The page contains various links and information about Grove City College, including contacts, campus visits, admissions, academics, and events. It provides a generic contact email and phone number for the college and outlines various academic programs and campus life offerings.

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Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Grove City College (30)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • James G. Arner
  • David M. Bailey
    Music
  • Don Batchelor
  • Gary Blackwood
    Literature
  • Peter Boettke
    Economics
  • R. J. Bowers
    Athletics
  • Edward D. Breen
    Business
  • Sam Brown
    Athletics
  • Scott Bullock
  • Janice Coen
  • Jill Cooper
    Politics
  • Leasure K. Darbaker
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Frequently asked questions about Grove City College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Grove City College.

What is the graduation rate at Grove City College?

Grove City College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 83% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Grove City College?

Grove City College reports a total enrollment of 2,383 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the yield rate at Grove City College?

Grove City College's yield rate is 37.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Grove City College located?

Grove City College is located in Grove City, Pennsylvania 16127-2104.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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