unitid 212674 · Gettysburg, PA · private nonprofit 4-year · town (fringe)
Gettysburg College
- enrollment 2023
- 3,174
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
39%
12th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,099
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
21%
undergrads on Pell grants
22nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
83%
finish within 150% time
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$81,960
92nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$31,490
after aid, aided students
84th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$71,517
after entry, Title IV students
85th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,999
82nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $13,625 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $107,338
- First-generation students
- 14%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $66,640
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 86 | $102,369 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | 76 | $79,444 | $27,000 |
| History. | 75 | — | — |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 58 | $86,150 | $27,000 |
| Economics. | 56 | $103,735 | $27,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 53 | — | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 38 | $58,130 | $26,724 |
| History. | 33 | $51,857 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | 32 | $61,403 | $25,816 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 30 | — | $26,000 |
| Public Policy Analysis. | 29 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 24 | $52,647 | $24,889 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.