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| Metric | Gettysburg | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2024 |
| Acceptance rate | 40%Fall 2025 | 44% |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 34% / 45% | 39% / 50% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 56% / 65% / 16%Fall 2024 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 14% / 14% / 14%Fall 2024 |
| Applicants | 7,928Fall 2025 | 8,210 |
| Admitted | 3,178Fall 2025 | 3,606 |
| Enrolled | 497Fall 2025 | 500 |
| Yield | 16%Fall 2025 | 14% |
| SAT middle 50% | 1270–1460 | 1310–1480 |
| ACT middle 50% | 29–32 | 29–33 |
| Sent an SAT | 116 (23%)Fall 2025 | 161 (32%)Fall 2024 |
| Sent an ACT | 23 (5%)Fall 2025 | 56 (11%)Fall 2024 |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | – | 51%Fall 2024 |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | – | 75%Fall 2024 |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Very important |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | ImportantFall 2025 | Very important |
| Admission: College-prep program | Required | Considered |
| Admission: Recommendations | Very importantFall 2025 | Important |
| Admission: Essay | Very importantFall 2025 | Important |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not consideredFall 2025 | Considered |
| Admission: Work experience | ConsideredFall 2025 | Important |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Considered | Not considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Considered |
| Average high school GPA | – | – |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | – | – |
| Early decision | 38% of 774 admittedFall 2025 | 42% of 389 admittedFall 2024 |
| Early action | Offered2025–26 | Offered2024–25 |
| Wait list | 33 admitted of 345 who acceptedFall 2025 | 8 admitted of 96 who acceptedFall 2024 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2024 |
| Admission: Test scores | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2024 |
| Admission: Interview | ImportantFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2024 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2024 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2024 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2024 |
| Admission: First generation | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2024 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2024 |
| Admission: State residency | Not consideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2024 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2024 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2024 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2024 |
| Test policy | Test scores requiredFall 2027 applicants | Test scores recommendedFall 2026 applicants |
| Application fee | $60 | $60 |
| Deadlines & deposit | Reply by May 1Fall 2026 cycle | Apply by January 15Fall 2025 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | YesFall 2026 cycle | Yes, up to 2 yearsFall 2025 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 44%Fall 2025 | 30%Fall 2024 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | Town: Fringe | City: Small |
| Carnegie class | Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Special Focus: Arts and Sciences |
| Research activity | Not a research tier | Not a research tier |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division III | Division III |
| Conference | Centennial Conference | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association |
| ROTC | Not listed | Army, Navy, Air Force |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Not listed |
| Calendar | Semesters | Trimesters |
| Undergrads | 2,099 | 2,046 |
| Beds in college housing | 2,263 | 2,043 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | 26%Fall 2025 | 10%Fall 2024 |
| Women in a sorority | 32%Fall 2025 | 12%Fall 2024 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | Offered2025–26 | Offered2024–25 |
| Greek councils present | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Latino (NALFO)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 21% | 14% |
| First-gen | 14% | 13% |
| Men / women | 51% / 49% | 53% / 47% |
| Part-time students | 0% | 1% |
| Students 25 and older | 0% | 2% |
| First-years from in state | 23% | 28% |
| First-years from other states | 60% | 57% |
| First-years from abroad | 16% | 15% |
| New transfer students this fall | 12 | 24 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 2% | 5% |
| Diversity index | 0.58 | 0.57 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 10 to 1 | 9 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | – | 69%Fall 2024 |
| Full-time faculty share | 81% | 90% |
| Average faculty salary | $93,896 | $108,276 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 552 | 503 |
| Most popular majors | Business Administration and Management, General 14% · Experimental Psychology 10% · Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 9% | Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 13% · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 8% · Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 8% |
| Instruction spending per student | $15,097 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $26,013 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $150,313 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $269,581 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 36% | 36% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $33,992 | $43,960 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 59% | 48% |
| Net price, students with grants | $32,769 | $42,137 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $81,960 | $84,870 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $81,960 | $84,870 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $64,230 | $66,456 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $64,230 | $66,456 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | – | – |
| First-years with grants | 98% | 96% |
| Average grant | $49,191 | $42,534 |
| Aid from the college | 97% | 96% |
| Need-based aid up to | Published data end at $110K | Published data end at $110K |
| Merit for students without need | 43% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $48K (proxy) | 46% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $34K (proxy) |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSA · CSS ProfileFall 2026 entrants | FAFSA · CSS Profile · NoncustodialFall 2025 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | January 15 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants | November 1 (priority)Fall 2025 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | 90%2024–25 | 100%2024–25 |
| Average aid package, first-years | $60,8562024–25 | $62,7382024–25 |
| College grant dollars given as merit | 5%2024–25 | 19%2024–25 |
| Aid for international students | 345 students, average $61.6K2024–25 | 206 students, average $57.9K2024–25 |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $71,517 | $88,604 |
| Graduation rate | 82% | 85% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 80% | 81% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 83% | 77% |
| Pell graduation gap | 3 pts lower | 3 pts higher |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 84% | 81% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | Under 30 students | 91% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 86% | 78% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 66% | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | Under 30 students | 79% |
| Retention rate | 91%Entered fall 2024 | 90% |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 78% | 79% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 82% | 84% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 16% | 11% |
| Median debt | $26,999 | $25,337 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 48% | 44% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $21,500 | $19,167 |
| Website | gettysburg.edu | union.edu |
Sources:Gettysburg College (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Gettysburg College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Gettysburg College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Gettysburg College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;Gettysburg College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Gettysburg College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Gettysburg College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Gettysburg College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25;Common Data Set, most recent release;Union College Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;Union College Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;Union College Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2026 applicants;Union College Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2025 cycle;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;Union College Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2025 entrantsAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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