Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
Lutheran (ELCA)
Population
180,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation
235 (27%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
2,212
Men / Women
50% / 50%
From State
23%
From Region
36%
Athletes
33.8%
Racial/Ethnic
White
62%
International
14%
Hispanic
11%
Black
5%
Asian
3%
Mixed
3%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 47.8% 47.8%
2012 Men: 46.7% 46.7%
2013 Men: 47.9% 47.9%
2014 Men: 45.8% 45.8%
2015 Men: 46.9% 46.9%
2016 Men: 46.3% 46.3%
2017 Men: 48.5% 48.5%
2018 Men: 46.1% 46.1%
2019 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2020 Men: 48.9% 48.9%
2021 Men: 48.5% 48.5%
2022 Men: 47.8% 47.8%
2023 Men: 49.3% 49.3%
2024 Men: 53.5% 53.5%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2015 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2011 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2013 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2014 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2015 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2016 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2017 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2018 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2019 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2020 Asian: 2.8% 2.8%
2021 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2022 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2024 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2011 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2012 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2013 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2014 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2015 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2016 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2017 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2018 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2019 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2020 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2021 Black: 2.4% 2.4%
2022 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2023 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2024 Black: 4.3% 4.3%
2011 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2012 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9%
2013 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2014 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2015 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1%
2016 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2017 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2018 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8%
2019 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4%
2020 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2021 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2%
2022 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9%
2023 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5%
2024 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5%
2011 White: 89.0% 89.0%
2012 White: 89.3% 89.3%
2013 White: 84.6% 84.6%
2014 White: 75.6% 75.6%
2015 White: 79.4% 79.4%
2016 White: 83.8% 83.8%
2017 White: 80.3% 80.3%
2018 White: 82.1% 82.1%
2019 White: 79.2% 79.2%
2020 White: 77.1% 77.1%
2021 White: 75.1% 75.1%
2022 White: 74.6% 74.6%
2023 White: 74.7% 74.7%
2024 White: 73.7% 73.7%
2011 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2013 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2014 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2015 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2016 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2017 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2018 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2019 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2020 International: 5.6% 5.6%
2021 International: 8.3% 8.3%
2022 International: 6.8% 6.8%
2023 International: 5.4% 5.4%
2024 International: 3.8% 3.8%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2021 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2022 Asian: 3.5% 3.5%
2023 Asian: 3.0% 3.0%
2024 Asian: 2.8% 2.8%
2025 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2020 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2022 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2023 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2024 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2025 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2020 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2021 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5%
2022 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3%
2023 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2%
2024 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2%
2025 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8%
2020 White: 74.4% 74.4%
2021 White: 73.0% 73.0%
2022 White: 70.6% 70.6%
2023 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2024 White: 64.0% 64.0%
2025 White: 61.7% 61.7%
2020 International: 5.4% 5.4%
2021 International: 4.7% 4.7%
2022 International: 5.4% 5.4%
2023 International: 8.0% 8.0%
2024 International: 11.2% 11.2%
2025 International: 14.1% 14.1%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Gettysburg College
552
50% / 50%
7%
$74,292
62
96%
Computer Science
17 +4
88% / 12%
24%
$112,824
97
100%
Chemistry
9 +2
33% / 67%
22%
$67,470
45
—
Mathematics
7 +7
43% / 57%
29%
$83,723
78
—
Physics
9 —
89% / 11%
33%
$80,687
74
—
Biochemistry
19 —
47% / 53%
16%
$68,435
47
—
Biology
13 +1
23% / 77%
0%
$61,957
28
100%
Environmental Studies
27 +1
33% / 67%
11%
$53,396
10
96%
Exercise Physiology
50 —
20% / 80%
4%
$86,928
82
90%
Business Administration
77 +7
64% / 36%
4%
$103,104
93
98%
Quantitative Economics
49 +7
78% / 22%
14%
$103,706
93
100%
African American Studies
3 +1
67% / 33%
0%
$58,540
19
—
Anthropology
5 +2
20% / 80%
0%
$58,900
20
—
Chinese Studies
— —
—
—
$58,725
19
—
Classics
1 +2
100% / 0%
0%
$62,177
29
—
English
23 +2
39% / 61%
0%
$58,632
19
93%
Experimental Psychology
54 +10
41% / 59%
0%
$61,004
25
94%
French
— +3
—
—
$72,403
58
—
German
— +6
—
—
$68,852
49
—
History
48 +6
69% / 31%
2%
$52,406
9
96%
Interdisciplinary Studies
17 +5
47% / 53%
12%
$58,458
19
—
International Studies
9 +6
44% / 56%
11%
$68,207
47
—
Italian Studies
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Japanese Studies
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$58,658
19
—
Latin American Studies
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$58,731
19
—
Philosophy
6 +4
83% / 17%
0%
$55,974
14
100%
Political Science
41 +8
66% / 34%
2%
$79,422
72
100%
Religious Studies
1 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$56,095
14
—
Sociology
23 +1
17% / 83%
9%
$52,759
9
92%
Spanish
4 +11
25% / 75%
0%
$64,004
34
100%
Women's Studies
2 +1
0% / 100%
50%
$58,490
19
—
Art History
5 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$43,583
3
—
Film Studies
5 +3
40% / 60%
0%
$43,453
3
—
Music
9 —
44% / 56%
0%
$39,771
2
100%
Music Education
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$57,415
16
—
Music Performance
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$39,771
2
100%
Studio Art
3 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$43,851
3
—
Theater
5 +3
40% / 60%
0%
$39,897
2
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$71,730
ROI Percentile
62th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
91%
4-Year Graduation Rate
75%
6-Year Graduation Rate
82%
Transfer-Out Rate
15%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 84.6% 84.6%
2012 Graduated: 84.1% 84.1%
2013 Graduated: 83.6% 83.6%
2014 Graduated: 83.8% 83.8%
2015 Graduated: 83.5% 83.5%
2016 Graduated: 86.8% 86.8%
2017 Graduated: 83.6% 83.6%
2018 Graduated: 81.5% 81.5%
2019 Graduated: 80.5% 80.5%
2020 Graduated: 84.4% 84.4%
2021 Graduated: 82.0% 82.0%
2022 Graduated: 81.6% 81.6%
2023 Graduated: 82.7% 82.7%
2024 Graduated: 82.5% 82.5%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 81.5% 81.5%
2012 Men: 82.7% 82.7%
2013 Men: 83.1% 83.1%
2014 Men: 83.4% 83.4%
2015 Men: 80.4% 80.4%
2016 Men: 85.0% 85.0%
2017 Men: 79.7% 79.7%
2018 Men: 78.6% 78.6%
2019 Men: 76.0% 76.0%
2020 Men: 80.9% 80.9%
2021 Men: 76.5% 76.5%
2022 Men: 76.5% 76.5%
2023 Men: 79.8% 79.8%
2024 Men: 81.9% 81.9%
2011 Women: 87.2% 87.2%
2012 Women: 85.3% 85.3%
2013 Women: 83.9% 83.9%
2014 Women: 84.1% 84.1%
2015 Women: 86.2% 86.2%
2016 Women: 88.2% 88.2%
2017 Women: 87.1% 87.1%
2018 Women: 84.1% 84.1%
2019 Women: 84.7% 84.7%
2020 Women: 87.4% 87.4%
2021 Women: 86.8% 86.8%
2022 Women: 86.0% 86.0%
2023 Women: 85.4% 85.4%
2024 Women: 83.1% 83.1%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 88.0% 88.0%
2012 Black: 81.2% 81.2%
2013 Black: 87.5% 87.5%
2014 Black: 85.2% 85.2%
2015 Black: 89.3% 89.3%
2016 Black: 78.9% 78.9%
2017 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2018 Black: 78.9% 78.9%
2019 Black: 86.4% 86.4%
2020 Black: 85.7% 85.7%
2021 Black: 70.6% 70.6%
2022 Black: 87.0% 87.0%
2023 Black: 79.2% 79.2%
2024 Black: 65.6% 65.6%
2011 Hispanic: 78.6% 78.6%
2012 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2013 Hispanic: 82.4% 82.4%
2014 Hispanic: 86.8% 86.8%
2015 Hispanic: 69.6% 69.6%
2016 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3%
2017 Hispanic: 82.8% 82.8%
2018 Hispanic: 81.1% 81.1%
2019 Hispanic: 74.2% 74.2%
2020 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3%
2021 Hispanic: 81.4% 81.4%
2022 Hispanic: 83.6% 83.6%
2023 Hispanic: 77.9% 77.9%
2024 Hispanic: 85.9% 85.9%
2011 White: 85.2% 85.2%
2012 White: 85.4% 85.4%
2013 White: 83.3% 83.3%
2014 White: 83.5% 83.5%
2015 White: 84.3% 84.3%
2016 White: 87.6% 87.6%
2017 White: 85.0% 85.0%
2018 White: 82.1% 82.1%
2019 White: 80.8% 80.8%
2020 White: 85.4% 85.4%
2021 White: 83.4% 83.4%
2022 White: 81.5% 81.5%
2023 White: 83.8% 83.8%
2024 White: 83.8% 83.8%
2011 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 International: 84.6% 84.6%
2013 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2014 International: 94.4% 94.4%
2015 International: 84.6% 84.6%
2016 International: 87.5% 87.5%
2017 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2019 International: 78.1% 78.1%
2020 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2021 International: 81.0% 81.0%
2022 International: 74.5% 74.5%
2023 International: 94.9% 94.9%
2024 International: 85.7% 85.7%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
43.8%
242
48% / 52%
3%
$61,277
26
96%
Business & Economics
22.8%
126
69% / 31%
8%
$103,338
93
99%
Health Sciences
9.1%
50
20% / 80%
4%
$86,928
82
90%
Arts
6.0%
33
33% / 67%
0%
$42,900
3
100%
Life & Natural Sciences
5.8%
32
38% / 62%
9%
$65,803
40
100%
Agriculture & Food Science
4.9%
27
33% / 67%
11%
$53,396
10
96%
Physical Sciences & Math
4.5%
25
56% / 44%
28%
$76,779
67
—
Computer Science
3.1%
17
88% / 12%
24%
$112,824
97
100%
Research
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0.5M
#385
55%
$0
—
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
$0.3M
#479
47%
$0
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$0.2M
#471
30%
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0.1M
#342
78%
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0.0M
#416
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
$0.0M
#508
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0
#318
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0
#457
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$1.1M
#549
49%
$0
—
—
—
—
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
35%
Yield (Unbound)
9%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Early Decision 2
Jan 15
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
35%
35%
35%
Early Decision
36%
36%
36%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 39.9% 39.9%
2012 Acceptance: 40.3% 40.3%
2013 Acceptance: 41.6% 41.6%
2014 Acceptance: 45.4% 45.4%
2015 Acceptance: 39.8% 39.8%
2016 Acceptance: 42.6% 42.6%
2017 Acceptance: 45.8% 45.8%
2018 Acceptance: 45.4% 45.4%
2019 Acceptance: 48.0% 48.0%
2020 Acceptance: 48.2% 48.2%
2021 Acceptance: 56.3% 56.3%
2022 Acceptance: 56.3% 56.3%
2023 Acceptance: 47.5% 47.5%
2024 Acceptance: 38.9% 38.9%
2011 Yield: 32.4% 32.4%
2012 Yield: 34.0% 34.0%
2013 Yield: 31.0% 31.0%
2014 Yield: 32.2% 32.2%
2015 Yield: 27.5% 27.5%
2016 Yield: 24.0% 24.0%
2017 Yield: 24.6% 24.6%
2018 Yield: 26.3% 26.3%
2019 Yield: 24.0% 24.0%
2020 Yield: 20.5% 20.5%
2021 Yield: 17.8% 17.8%
2022 Yield: 19.7% 19.7%
2023 Yield: 17.8% 17.8%
2024 Yield: 15.6% 15.6%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 5,662 5,662
2012 Applicants: 5,620 5,620
2013 Applicants: 5,453 5,453
2014 Applicants: 4,915 4,915
2015 Applicants: 6,386 6,386
2016 Applicants: 6,816 6,816
2017 Applicants: 6,384 6,384
2018 Applicants: 6,269 6,269
2019 Applicants: 5,916 5,916
2020 Applicants: 6,468 6,468
2021 Applicants: 6,206 6,206
2022 Applicants: 5,796 5,796
2023 Applicants: 7,123 7,123
2024 Applicants: 8,366 8,366
2011 Admitted: 2,257 2,257
2012 Admitted: 2,264 2,264
2013 Admitted: 2,270 2,270
2014 Admitted: 2,233 2,233
2015 Admitted: 2,540 2,540
2016 Admitted: 2,906 2,906
2017 Admitted: 2,924 2,924
2018 Admitted: 2,847 2,847
2019 Admitted: 2,842 2,842
2020 Admitted: 3,120 3,120
2021 Admitted: 3,496 3,496
2022 Admitted: 3,264 3,264
2023 Admitted: 3,384 3,384
2024 Admitted: 3,254 3,254
2011 Enrolled: 732 732
2012 Enrolled: 769 769
2013 Enrolled: 703 703
2014 Enrolled: 720 720
2015 Enrolled: 699 699
2016 Enrolled: 698 698
2017 Enrolled: 720 720
2018 Enrolled: 748 748
2019 Enrolled: 681 681
2020 Enrolled: 640 640
2021 Enrolled: 623 623
2022 Enrolled: 644 644
2023 Enrolled: 604 604
2024 Enrolled: 508 508
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
35%
SAT Range
1270
–
1460
SAT Math Range
630
–
740
SAT RW Range
640
–
720
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1220 1220
2012 25th: 1210 1210
2013 25th: 1200 1200
2021 25th: 1280 1280
2022 25th: 1350 1350
2023 25th: 1240 1240
2024 25th: 1270 1270
2011 75th: 1380 1380
2012 75th: 1360 1360
2013 75th: 1370 1370
2021 75th: 1430 1430
2022 75th: 1440 1440
2023 75th: 1460 1460
2024 75th: 1460 1460
SAT Math
600
650
700
750
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 610 610
2012 25th: 610 610
2013 25th: 600 600
2021 25th: 640 640
2022 25th: 670 670
2023 25th: 610 610
2024 25th: 630 630
2011 75th: 690 690
2012 75th: 670 670
2013 75th: 680 680
2021 75th: 710 710
2022 75th: 720 720
2023 75th: 740 740
2024 75th: 740 740
SAT Reading & Writing
600
650
700
750
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 610 610
2012 25th: 600 600
2013 25th: 600 600
2021 25th: 640 640
2022 25th: 680 680
2023 25th: 630 630
2024 25th: 640 640
2011 75th: 690 690
2012 75th: 690 690
2013 75th: 690 690
2021 75th: 720 720
2022 75th: 720 720
2023 75th: 720 720
2024 75th: 720 720
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0%
2012 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0%
2013 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0%
2021 Submitted: 46.0% 46.0%
2022 Submitted: 40.0% 40.0%
2023 Submitted: 41.0% 41.0%
2024 Submitted: 35.0% 35.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
