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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,099 undergrads, where 21% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

−14% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.58

Diversity index vs. every college0.58
0.58
← 0.00higher than 50% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients21%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students14%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college21%
21%
← 0%higher than 19% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

2,099undergrads
Compared to every college2.1K
2.1K
← 19larger than 58% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

508 first-time students

60% came from other states and 16% from abroad; 23% are from Pennsylvania. More from other states than at 86% of colleges.

  • In-state (Pennsylvania)23%
  • Other states60%
  • Abroad16%

Top home states

  1. Pennsylvania(home state)23% 118
  2. New Jersey17% 85
  3. New York8.7% 44
  4. Maryland7.9% 40
  5. Connecticut7.3% 37

From 30 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

12

new transfer students, 2.3% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 4% of colleges.

12 full-time, 0 part-time.

Going on to another college

16%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 114 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

Almost everyone studies full-time.

Men51%
National median: 44%Above typical

49% women

Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Part-time students0.3%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older0.2%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 2,263 students.

Housing

Beds

2,263

Room for every undergrad (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division III · Centennial Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Centennial Conference compares

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 21% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

No religious affiliation

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Greek life

3chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Undergrad men in a fraternity26%
National median: 7.0%Above typical
Undergrad women in a sorority32%
National median: 8.0%Above typical

Among first-years: 0.0% of men, 0.0% of women.

  • Fraternity and sorority housing

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Alpha Delta Pi

    Delta Rho Chapter

  • 2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Lambda Chi Alpha

    Theta-Pi (Gettysburg)

    Sigma Nu

    Zeta Sigma

LGBTQ+ life

Support on campus

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
  • Student health plan covers transition-related care

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Gender unknown: 0

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;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 (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Gettysburg College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Gettysburg College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)