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How strong are the academics at Gettysburg College?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

10:1
Student to faculty ratio
74%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Gettysburg has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Gettysburg College:

90%
First-year retention rate
74%
4-year grad rate
83%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Gettysburg College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Business Administration and Management, General
Political Science and Government, General
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
Experimental Psychology
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
43.8
51.24
58.68
66.12
73.56
81

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • Women's Studies 4
  • African-American/Black Studies 4
  • Latin American Studies 2
  • Japanese Studies 0
  • Italian Studies 0
  • Chinese Studies 0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 57
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 29
  • Biochemistry 10
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 81
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 14
Education
  • Music Teacher Education 3
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 34
Foreign Languages
  • Spanish Language and Literature 9
  • French Language and Literature 2
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1
  • German Language and Literature 1
History
  • History, General 32
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 8
  • Computational Mathematics 0
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 8
  • International/Globalization Studies 5
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Studies 19
Parks
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General 0
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 9
  • Religion/Religious Studies 1
Physical Sciences
  • Physics, General 12
  • Chemistry, General 6
Psychology
  • Experimental Psychology 50
  • Psychology, General 0
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
  • Public Policy Analysis, General 0
Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General 69
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 50
  • Sociology, General 20
  • Anthropology, General 9
  • Economics, General 0
  • International Relations and Affairs 0
  • Social Sciences, Other 0
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Music, General 8
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 5
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies 4
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 3
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 2
  • Music Performance, General 2

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