Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · Website
$71,517
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$71,517
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Gettysburg College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with 2,099 undergraduates and 708 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $31,490 a year (tuition and fees $66,640). It admits 39% of applicants and 83% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $71,517 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,999 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$31,490
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$66,640
US median $11,837
Admission rate
39%
US median 78%
Completion rate
83%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,999
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$71,517
Rank 348 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $31,490
- Tuition and fees
- $66,640
- Cost of attendance
- $81,960
- Students with a need-based grant
- 21%
- Students with federal loans
- 48%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,625
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,184
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,261
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,822
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $44,863
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $49,140 in 2015-16 to $66,640 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1,379
- SAT reading, middle
- 680
- SAT math, middle
- 675
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 2,099
- Graduate students
- 708
- Part-time students
- 0.3%
- Women
- 49%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 83%
- Retention rate
- 91%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 37
- Endowment
- $425.4M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 348 of 5,094 US colleges and 25 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $31,490 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $66,640 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 39% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 83% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 91% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,999 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $57,274 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $71,517 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 90% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
37 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 86 | $27,000 | $51,673 | $84,973 | $68,257 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $26,749 | $43,322 | $76,597 | $63,293 |
| HistoryOnlineMaster's | Master's | 75 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $27,000 | $37,977 | $75,320 | $62,172 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $26,812 | $62,925 | $94,295 | $82,686 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $27,000 | $41,599 | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $26,242 | $40,601 | $60,876 | $48,590 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $27,000 | $28,497 | $52,904 | $50,680 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $25,257 | Withheld | $68,383 | $57,214 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $26,000 | $44,068 | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,721 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $24,889 | $29,428 | $62,604 | $55,012 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $22,747 | $36,396 | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | $74,642 | $114,433 | $107,009 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,972 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | $27,556 | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $26,000 | $38,544 | Withheld | $54,455 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $26,465 | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,625 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Gettysburg and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Pennsylvania
- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Gettysburg College cost?
$31,490 a year is the average net price at Gettysburg College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $66,640, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $81,960. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,625 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Gettysburg College?
39% of applicants are admitted to Gettysburg College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,379 and the middle ACT score is 30. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Gettysburg College graduates earn?
$71,517 a year is the median pay of former Gettysburg College students who work, 10 years after they started ($57,274 after 6 years). That ranks 348 of 5,094 US colleges and 25 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $74,642.
How much student debt do Gettysburg College graduates have?
$26,999 is the median federal student loan debt of Gettysburg College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 48% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Gettysburg College?
83% of first-time, full-time students at Gettysburg College finish within 6 years. 91% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Gettysburg College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (86 bachelor's graduates), Political Science and Government (76 bachelor's graduates), History (75 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 37 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.