Grove City College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Christian
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (10% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,228
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 49%
From Region 23%

Racial/Ethnic

White 90%
Mixed 6%
Asian 2%
Black 1%
Hispanic 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Grove City College 565 46% 91% 2% 1% 1% 1% $72,005 50 -0.07 80
Electrical Engineering 14 — 86% 93% 0% 0% 0% 7% $109,191 38 -0.37 98 — — — — —
Engineering Science 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $98,904 56 +0.03 96 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 45 — 80% 96% 2% 0% 0% 0% $97,294 43 -0.24 95 — — — — —
Computer Science 28 +1 82% 96% 4% 0% 0% 0% $114,334 43 -0.31 99 — — — — —
Information Systems 3 +2 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $100,995 65 +0.13 97 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 40% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $68,141 33 -0.33 75 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $80,236 51 -0.19 87 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,448 44 -0.15 88 — — — — —
Biochemistry 15 — 67% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,638 14 -0.79 66 — — — — —
Biology 14 — 21% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,876 37 -0.30 69 — — — — —
Conservation Biology 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,628 47 -0.19 48 — — — — —
Molecular Biology 6 +1 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $63,172 15 -0.74 67 — — — — —
Exercise Science 30 — 50% 90% 3% 0% 0% 0% $62,367 53 +0.07 66 — — — — —
Health Sciences 24 — 33% 83% 8% 0% 4% 0% $65,237 45 -0.22 71 — — — — —
Nursing 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,312 28 -0.59 91 — — — — —
Accounting 14 +1 71% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,977 65 +0.26 93 — — — — —
Business Administration 27 +8 85% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,757 76 +0.37 90 — — — — —
Business Economics 8 — 75% 75% 12% 0% 0% 0% $85,117 35 -0.48 90 — — — — —
Business Statistics 11 +2 73% 91% 9% 0% 0% 0% $90,459 47 -0.11 93 — — — — —
Economics 10 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,677 39 -0.43 91 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 9 — 44% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,178 67 +0.06 84 — — — — —
Finance 10 +8 90% 70% 10% 0% 0% 10% $95,040 50 -0.14 95 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,132 43 -0.21 81 — — — — —
International Business 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,654 66 +0.04 90 — — — — —
Logistics 8 — 62% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,393 47 -0.12 93 — — — — —
Marketing 21 +3 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,305 56 +0.06 85 — — — — —
English Literature 24 +2 8% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,159 43 -0.27 36 — — — — —
French 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,680 50 -0.12 54 — — — — —
History 11 +2 36% 73% 0% 9% 0% 0% $54,178 44 -0.27 47 — — — — —
Ministry Studies 6 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,901 76 +0.38 46 — — — — —
Philosophy 4 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,672 37 -0.43 51 — — — — —
Religious Studies 12 +4 58% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $53,248 73 +0.30 45 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,944 46 -0.19 52 — — — — —
Communication Studies 32 +2 9% 97% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,859 54 -0.00 65 — — — — —
Political Science 14 — 57% 93% 0% 0% 0% 7% $68,246 41 -0.29 75 — — — — —
Psychology 22 +1 23% 95% 0% 5% 0% 0% $56,821 63 +0.27 54 — — — — —
Social Work 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,077 67 +0.33 52 — — — — —
Sociology 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,233 54 -0.06 52 — — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,652 41 -0.30 48 — — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,868 42 -0.28 49 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 35 — 3% 94% 3% 0% 0% 0% $53,622 66 +0.20 46 — — — — —
English Education 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,322 49 -0.16 47 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,575 40 -0.30 48 — — — — —
Middle Grades Education 14 — 7% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,504 65 +0.18 45 — — — — —
Physics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $54,625 40 -0.30 48 — — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,459 50 -0.18 48 — — — — —
Spanish Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $54,628 51 -0.12 48 — — — — —
Special Education 16 — 25% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,403 44 -0.23 48 — — — — —
Graphic Design and Communication 9 +1 11% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,325 64 +0.11 55 — — — — —
Music 4 +2 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,167 74 +0.58 42 — — — — —
Music Education 8 — 50% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,675 86 +0.85 48 — — — — —
Music Management 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,878 79 +0.66 44 — — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,168 75 +0.58 42 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $23,181
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 77%
6-Year Graduation Rate 83%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 21.9% 124 70% 90% 2% 0% 0% 1% $85,317 63 +0.02 90 — —
Education 13.8% 78 14% 91% 1% 0% 1% 0% $53,909 52 +0.04 46 — —
Social Sciences 13.6% 77 21% 96% 0% 1% 0% 1% $60,909 60 +0.05 63 — —
Engineering 10.8% 61 80% 93% 2% 0% 0% 2% $100,077 42 -0.26 96 — —
Humanities 10.6% 60 33% 88% 0% 2% 2% 0% $52,557 35 -0.10 43 — —
Health Sciences 10.4% 59 39% 88% 5% 0% 2% 0% $65,564 10 -0.11 71 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.4% 42 40% 90% 0% 0% 2% 0% $61,792 24 -0.52 65 — —
Computer Science 5.5% 31 81% 97% 3% 0% 0% 0% $113,043 55 -0.27 99 — —
Arts 4.2% 24 38% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,997 66 +0.50 49 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 9 56% 78% 0% 11% 0% 11% $73,651 36 -0.27 81 — —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 51%
Yield (non-ED) 37%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 51% 51% 51%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 70%
SAT Range 1140 – 1380
SAT Math Range 550 – 680
SAT RW Range 580 – 700