Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Davidson grads earn $9.9K more ten years out than Gettysburg's ($81,400 vs. $71,517)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Davidson graduates 8 pts more of its students than Gettysburg (90% vs. 82%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Gettysburg$71.5K
Davidson$81.4K
Graduation rate
Gettysburg82%
Davidson90%
Retention rate
Gettysburg91%
Davidson95%

Borrowing

Median debt
Gettysburg$27K
Davidson$18.7K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Gettysburg48%
Davidson9%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Gettysburg$21.5K
Davidson$16.4K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Gettysburg78%
Davidson85%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Gettysburg82%
Davidson90%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Gettysburg16%
Davidson7%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Gettysburg80%
Davidson91%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Gettysburg83%
Davidson91%
Pell graduation gap
Gettysburg3 pts lower
Davidson1 pts higher

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupGettysburgDavidson
White84%92%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino86%85%
Black66%91%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students85%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Gettysburg College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why