Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

Not reported

SAT composite middle score

Not reported

ACT composite middle score

Not reported

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Freshman financial need & merit gifts

2025-26 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

90%

Average undergraduate need met

90%

These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee.

Gettysburg College net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at Gettysburg College?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use Gettysburg College's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

78.6%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

91.2%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$80,1192011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$26,500Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 212674).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College accepts about 39% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• Bethany Lutheran College · Mankato, MN39% acceptance
• Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science · Los Angeles, CA39% acceptance
• Huston-Tillotson University · Austin, TX39% acceptance
• Methodist College · Peoria, IL39% acceptance
• Connecticut College · New London, CT39% acceptance
• Illinois Wesleyan University · Bloomington, IL39% acceptance
• Binghamton University · Vestal, NY39% acceptance
• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI39% acceptance
• Clark University · Worcester, MA40% acceptance
• Clemson University · Clemson, SC38% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College reports average merit aid of $38,359 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.

• New York University · New York, NY$38,420 avg merit aid / yr
• Emory University · Atlanta, GA$37,891 avg merit aid / yr
• Wabash College · Crawfordsville, IN$39,105 avg merit aid / yr
• Agnes Scott College · Decatur, GA$39,133 avg merit aid / yr
• Centre College · Danville, KY$37,410 avg merit aid / yr
• Lawrence University · Appleton, WI$37,342 avg merit aid / yr
• The College of Wooster · Wooster, OH$39,386 avg merit aid / yr
• DePauw University · Greencastle, IN$39,482 avg merit aid / yr
• Rhodes College · Memphis, TN$39,942 avg merit aid / yr
• Connecticut College · New London, CT$36,673 avg merit aid / yr