Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Gettysburg College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,812, made up of 2,104 undergraduates and 708 graduate students.
Gettysburg College offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 40 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are American History (United States), Business Administration and Management, and Experimental Psychology. It awarded 746 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
91% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
2,812
Students enrolled
91%
First-year retention
746
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
40
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 40
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
91%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
552
Master's degrees
194
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,812
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,104
Graduate students, fall 2024
708
Full-time, fall 2024
75%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,337
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,218
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,119
Full-time, 2024-25
66%
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
50%
Men
50%
White
69%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
34%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Centennial Conference
President
Robert W. Iuliano
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit