Elizabethtown College

Overview

Located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 2,283 students in fall 2024, including 1,903 undergraduates and 380 graduate students.

Elizabethtown College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 97 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Occupational Therapy/Therapist, Business Administration and Management, and Trauma Counseling. It awarded 718 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 31 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 97

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students

84%

First-year retention, part-time students

100%

Student-to-faculty ratio

13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees

446

Associate degrees

6

Master's degrees

140

Professional doctorates

26

Postbaccalaureate certificates

100

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

2,283

Undergraduates, fall 2024

1,903

Graduate students, fall 2024

380

Full-time, fall 2024

85%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

2,586

Undergraduates, 2024-25

2,043

Graduate students, 2024-25

543

Full-time, 2024-25

79%

Size category

1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women

62%

Men

38%

White

83%

Hispanic or Latino

7%

Black or African American

3%

Asian

3%

Two or more races

2%

International (U.S. nonresident)

2%

Race or ethnicity unknown

1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online

31

Programs with a fully online option

1

Online undergraduate programs

Yes

Online graduate programs

Yes

Students studying fully online

20%

Students taking some online courses

36%

Weekend or evening classes

Yes

Campus and services

Setting

Large suburb

Academic calendar

Semester

Carnegie classification

Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

Athletic association

NCAA

Athletic conference

Landmark Conference

President

Elizabeth Rider

Services and opportunities

Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

For veterans and service members

Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact