Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Church of the Brethren
Population 500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (27%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,796
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 70%
From Region 25%
Athletes 33.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 84%
Hispanic 6%
Black 3%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Elizabethtown College 446 41% / 59% 2% $64,684 65 99%
Computer Engineering $92,018 93
General Engineering 39 85% / 15% 0% $86,932 90 100%
Computer Science 10 +1 50% / 50% 0% $85,265 89
Data Science 4 +1 75% / 25% 25% $80,132 85
Information Science/Studies 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $80,119 85
Applied Mathematics 2 50% / 50% 0% $78,615 84
Chemistry 8 75% / 25% 12% $68,869 73
Mathematics 5 80% / 20% 0% $68,000 71
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 6 50% / 50% 0% $67,992 71
Biology 28 25% / 75% 0% $66,304 68 100%
Biomedical Sciences 2 0% / 100% 0% $66,304 68 100%
Biotechnology $68,596 72
Environmental Biology 7 43% / 57% 0% $52,542 33
Neuroscience 3 67% / 33% 0% $67,367 70
Exercise Science 13 69% / 31% 0% $56,232 44
Nursing 1 0% / 100% 0% $84,082 88
Public Health 7 +2 29% / 71% 0% $71,025 76
Accounting 8 62% / 38% 0% $76,630 82 94%
Actuarial Science 1 100% / 0% 0% $87,231 90
Business Administration 40 62% / 38% 2% $71,433 77 97%
Business Analytics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Digital and Social Media Marketing $70,663 76
Economics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Finance 7 71% / 29% 14% $79,636 85
Health Administration 3 0% / 100% 0% $125,518 99 100%
International Business 12 42% / 58% 33% $77,489 83
Managerial Economics 2 100% / 0% 0% $77,968 84
Marketing 17 +1 53% / 47% 0% $69,523 74
Asian Studies $50,661 28
Behavioral Sciences 54 4% / 96% 0% $52,159 32
Digital Communication 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $54,897 40
English 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $50,874 28
History 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $50,558 27
Human Services 8 38% / 62% 0% $45,514 15 92%
Japanese 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% $52,431 33
Journalism 2 50% / 50% 0% $53,872 37
Media Studies $56,017 44 100%
Political Science 10 +1 60% / 40% 0% $48,343 21 95%
Psychology 19 5% / 95% 0% $50,662 28 100%
Public Relations 6 33% / 67% 0% $63,572 63
Social Work 10 0% / 100% 0% $48,534 22 100%
Sociology 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,315 21
Spanish $53,290 35
Technical Writing 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,623 33 85%
Biology Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $74,897 81 100%
Early Childhood Education 25 8% / 92% 0% $54,665 40 100%
English Education 5 20% / 80% 0% $74,897 81 100%
General Education 9 +1 33% / 67% 0% $55,937 43
Mathematics Teacher Education 5 80% / 20% 0% $60,020 55
Middle School Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $54,665 40 100%
Physics Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $74,897 81 100%
Social Studies Teacher Education 6 67% / 33% 0% $74,897 81 100%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $60,020 55
Graphic Design 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $52,699 34
Music 2 50% / 50% 0% $46,870 18
Music Education 4 50% / 50% 0% $74,897 81 100%
Music Therapy 6 0% / 100% 0% $71,969 77 98%
Studio Art 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $45,027 14
Criminal Justice 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% $56,552 45
Legal Studies 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $57,406 48

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,540
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 69%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 29.6% 132 17% / 83% 0% $51,446 30 97%
Business & Economics 20.6% 92 58% / 42% 7% $75,103 81 96%
Education 12.6% 56 27% / 73% 0% $60,236 55 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.3% 46 33% / 67% 0% $64,499 65 100%
Engineering 8.7% 39 85% / 15% 0% $86,932 90 100%
Arts 4.7% 21 24% / 76% 0% $60,416 56 99%
Health Sciences 4.7% 21 52% / 48% 0% $62,489 61
Computer Science 3.8% 17 65% / 35% 6% $83,149 88
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 15 73% / 27% 7% $69,879 75
Professional 1.6% 7 57% / 43% 0% $56,674 46

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Computer Science
Education
Engineering
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences & Math
Total

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 31%
SAT Range 1100 – 1310
SAT Math Range 540 – 650
SAT RW Range 560 – 660