Gettysburg College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Gettysburg College is a private, national, four-year, liberal arts college located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in the year 1832 as a sister institution for the Lutheran Theological Seminary. The campus spreads across an area of 200 acres. Gettysburg College offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

Gettysburg student body is impressive. It includes students from over 40 states and more than 30 countries. The college’s athletics department sponsors both men’s and women’s sports teams, which participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The sports teams are nicknamed the Bullets.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, mathematics, liberal arts, religion and philosophy, conservation and resource management, and fine arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Selective admissions.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,480 in 2009-2010 (2,643 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Gettysburg College provides on-campus housing for 2,184 of its 2,643 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Centennial Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (83 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (14 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (7 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Music Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (16 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (286 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Japanese Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (13 awarded)

• Computational Mathematics
• Mathematics

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (1 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (25 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (104 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Exercise Physiology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (51 awarded)

• Psychology