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Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College is based in the town of Gettysburg, PA — a private campus in a small-town setting. International students are a visible presence at Gettysburg College — 13.8% of its 2,099 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$14,666

family income
under $30k

$15,191

$30–48k

$22,407

$48–75k

$27,423

$75–110k

$42,579

over $110k

Average net price

$31,4902023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Gettysburg College rose from $21,402 (2008) to $31,490 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$21,402
2009	$21,624
2010	$22,856
2011	$24,294
2012	$24,361
2013	$27,424
2014	$25,484
2015	$26,986
2016	$27,597
2017	$27,803
2018	$26,513
2019	$27,936
2020	$26,853
2021	$28,320
2022	$32,775
2023	$31,490

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$81,9602024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Gettysburg College rose from $48,050 (2009) to $81,960 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$48,050
2010	$49,500
2011	$51,880
2012	$53,790
2013	$55,770
2014	$58,320
2015	$60,320
2016	$62,370
2017	$64,500
2018	$66,710
2019	$68,990
2020	$71,850
2021	$74,460
2022	$76,330
2023	$80,400
2024	$81,960

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$24,875
2001	$25,748
2002	$27,070
2003	$28,424
2004	$29,990
2005	$31,790
2006	$33,700
2007	$35,770
2008	$37,730
2013	$45,870
2014	$47,480
2015	$49,140
2016	$50,860
2017	$52,640
2018	$54,480
2019	$56,390
2020	$58,500
2021	$59,960
2022	$61,760
2023	$64,230

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Gettysburg College reports published tuition of $66,640 in this record. Gettysburg College's $66,640 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Gettysburg College reports 2,099 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

82.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Gettysburg College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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82.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Gettysburg College rose from 74% (entered 1991) to 82.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	74%
1992 cohort	78.5%
1993 cohort	74.4%
1994 cohort	75.1%
1995 cohort	74.8%
1996 cohort	76.3%
1997 cohort	75.2%
1998 cohort	77.2%
1999 cohort	75.8%
2000 cohort	80.3%
2001 cohort	81.5%
2002 cohort	82.6%
2003 cohort	82.7%
2004 cohort	84.9%
2005 cohort	84.7%
2006 cohort	84.1%
2007 cohort	83.6%
2008 cohort	83.8%
2009 cohort	83.5%
2010 cohort	86.8%
2011 cohort	83.6%
2012 cohort	81.5%
2013 cohort	80.5%
2014 cohort	84.6%
2015 cohort	82%
2016 cohort	81.6%
2017 cohort	82.7%
2018 cohort	82.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,070	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,570	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,800	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,363	$4,322
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,930	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,250	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,695	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$4,938
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,856	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,007	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,000	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,250	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$6,820
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,930	$8,125
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,999	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$57,274

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$66,428

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$71,517

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Gettysburg College admitted 3,254 of 8,366 applicants in Fall 2024. The 38.9% rate describes that application pool.

38.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $64,230 tuition · 2023–24 2,099 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1270–14601600

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Admissions

Gettysburg College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Gettysburg College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 640–720 and Math was 630–740 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1270–1460 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	640	690	720
SAT Math	630	680	740
ACT Composite	29	31	32

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Gettysburg College received 8,366 applications and admitted 3,254 (38.9%), with 508 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

38.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Gettysburg College declined from 67.7% to 38.9%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	67.7%
Fall 2002	52.5%
Fall 2003	46.2%
Fall 2004	46.2%
Fall 2005	46.6%
Fall 2006	42.8%
Fall 2007	35.6%
Fall 2008	37.8%
Fall 2009	40.4%
Fall 2010	40.3%
Fall 2011	39.9%
Fall 2012	40.3%
Fall 2013	41.6%
Fall 2014	45.4%
Fall 2015	39.8%
Fall 2016	42.6%
Fall 2017	45.8%
Fall 2018	45.4%
Fall 2019	48%
Fall 2020	48.2%
Fall 2021	56.3%
Fall 2022	56.3%
Fall 2023	47.5%
Fall 2024	38.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1270–1460Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1130	1270
Fall 2002	1150	1310
Fall 2003	1200	1340
Fall 2004	1200	1340
Fall 2005	1210	1340
Fall 2006	1210	1350
Fall 2007	1220	1360
Fall 2008	1220	1380
Fall 2009	1220	1380
Fall 2010	1220	1380
Fall 2011	1220	1380
Fall 2012	1210	1360
Fall 2013	1200	1370
Fall 2020	1270	1410
Fall 2021	1280	1430
Fall 2022	1350	1440
Fall 2023	1240	1460
Fall 2024	1270	1460

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

29–32Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	27	30
Fall 2005	27	30
Fall 2006	27	30
Fall 2008	27	30
Fall 2009	27	30
Fall 2011	27	29
Fall 2012	26	30
Fall 2013	27	29
Fall 2020	27	32
Fall 2021	28	32
Fall 2022	28	32
Fall 2023	27	32
Fall 2024	29	32

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,099Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Gettysburg College fell from 2,354 (Fall 2002) to 2,099 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,354
Fall 2003	2,382
Fall 2004	2,427
Fall 2005	2,463
Fall 2006	2,517
Fall 2007	2,475
Fall 2008	2,456
Fall 2009	2,526
Fall 2010	2,477
Fall 2011	2,489
Fall 2012	2,591
Fall 2013	2,520
Fall 2014	2,437
Fall 2015	2,442
Fall 2016	2,385
Fall 2017	2,411
Fall 2018	2,441
Fall 2019	2,370
Fall 2020	2,507
Fall 2021	2,399
Fall 2022	2,236
Fall 2023	2,209
Fall 2024	2,099

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

91%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Gettysburg College has held near 91% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	91%
Fall 2003 cohort	91%
Fall 2004 cohort	92%
Fall 2005 cohort	91%
Fall 2006 cohort	91%
Fall 2007 cohort	90%
Fall 2008 cohort	90%
Fall 2009 cohort	89%
Fall 2010 cohort	92%
Fall 2011 cohort	91%
Fall 2012 cohort	88%
Fall 2013 cohort	89%
Fall 2014 cohort	91%
Fall 2015 cohort	90%
Fall 2016 cohort	90%
Fall 2017 cohort	91%
Fall 2018 cohort	91%
Fall 2019 cohort	90%
Fall 2020 cohort	91%
Fall 2021 cohort	89%
Fall 2022 cohort	90%
Fall 2023 cohort	91%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Gettysburg College

Faculty pay at Gettysburg College averages $125,196 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Gettysburg College as a primarily residential campus of 2,099 undergraduates — and 91.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Gettysburg College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1270–1460 — their midpoint is above the PA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Gettysburg College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Gettysburg College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Gettysburg College38.9%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Gettysburg College$66,640

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Gettysburg College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Gettysburg College$71,517

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	38.9%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$66,640	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$71,517	$62,101	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Gettysburg College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Gettysburg College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$114,433
Economics	$94,295
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$84,973
Political Science and Government	$76,597
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$75,320
Psychology, General	$74,466
Biology, General	$68,383
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$62,604
English Language and Literature, General	$60,876
History	$52,904

These 10 fields listed for Gettysburg College measure earnings after completion. The $71,517 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 26 additional Gettysburg College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Gettysburg College report?

Gettysburg College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1270–1460 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Gettysburg College's acceptance rate?

38.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,254 admitted from 8,366 applicants.

How much does Gettysburg College cost?

At Gettysburg College, tuition is $66,640. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Gettysburg College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $71,517. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

Dickinson College — 42.1% admitted
Lancaster Bible College — 55.9% admitted
Moore College of Art and Design — 56.5% admitted
Moravian University — 54.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.