Grove City College
Grove City, Pennsylvania · Website
Grove City College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Grove City, Pennsylvania with 2,216 undergraduates and 42 graduate students. It admits 72% of applicants and 83% of students finish within 6 years.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$21,700
US median $11,837
Admission rate
72%
US median 78%
Completion rate
83%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
-
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $21,700
- Students with a need-based grant
- 0%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
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 $16,154 in 2015-16 to $21,700 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
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1,272
- SAT reading, middle
- 631
- SAT math, middle
- 626
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 2,216
- Graduate students
- 42
- Part-time students
- 0.9%
- Women
- 48%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 83%
- Retention rate
- 88%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 41
- Endowment
- $276.8M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $21,700 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 72% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 83% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 88% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
41 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,135 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| LiteratureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,173 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,027 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Grove City and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Pennsylvania
- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Grove City College?
72% of applicants are admitted to Grove City College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,272 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
What is the graduation rate at Grove City College?
83% of first-time, full-time students at Grove City College finish within 6 years. 88% 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 Grove City College?
Mechanical Engineering (39 bachelor's graduates), Computer Science (30 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (30 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 41 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.