Gettysburg College
300 N Washington St, Gettysburg, PA 17325
School Description
Provided by Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg College has earned its strong academic reputation. Since its founding in 1832, the College has upheld a rigorous commitment to the liberal arts in all their breadth and depth.
On a beautiful campus in a world-famous town, 2,600 students discover their intellectual passion through more than 41 academic programs.
There are no bystanders here. Students prepare for leadership through experiential learning opportunities, an extensive career network, and countless co-curricular, service, and off-campus study activities.
Gettysburg College, a national, residential, undergraduate college committed to a liberal education, prepares students to be active leaders and participants in a changing world.
Gettysburg College
From Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGettysburg College is a private national four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the famous battlefield. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Bullets. Gettysburg College has about 2,600 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women. Gettysburg students come from 40 states and 35 countries.
The college is the home of The Gettysburg Review, a literary magazine.
History
Founding and early roots
Gettysburg College was founded in 1832 as a sister institution for the Lutheran Theological Seminary. Both owe their inception to Thaddeus Stevens, a Radical Republican and abolitionist from Gettysburg. The college's original name was Pennsylvania College, and was founded by Samuel Simon Schmucker. Seven years after Gettysburg College was first founded, it established a medical school, which was located in Philadelphia. The college was forced to close the medical school in 1861, when southern students withdrew, leaving it without adequate revenue.
Battle of Gettysburg
In June 1863, southern Pennsylvania was invaded by Confederate forces during the Gettysburg Campaign. Many local militia forces sprung up around the area between Chambersburg and Philadelphia to face the oncoming foe.
Among these units was Gettysburg's 26th Pennsylvania Emergency Militia Regiment (PEMR). Comprising mostly students from the College and Seminary, the 26th PEMR was mustered into service on June 22, 1863. Four days later, the students would fight just to the north of town, skirmishing with troops of Confederate division commander Jubal A. Early. Neither side sustained heavy casualties, although around one hundred of the militiamen were taken captive.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Mid-Atlantic
- Setting:
- Small Town Setting
- Type:
- Private
- Affiliation:
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Size:
- Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
- Mascot:
- Bullets
Students & Campus Life
- Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 2,415
- On Campus Housing:
- Available
- Full Time Students:
- 100%
- Athletic Programs:
- Available
Degree Programs at Gettysburg College
Bachelor's Level Programs
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Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Natural Resources and Conservation
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Environmental Studies.
A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy, politics, law, economics, social aspects, planning, pollution control, natural resources, and the interactions of human beings and nature.See more schools with programs in Environmental Studies.
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Environmental Studies.
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Natural Resources and Conservation
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Arts & Humanities
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English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.See more schools with programs in English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
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Film and Theater
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Film and Theater
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Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed productions.See more schools with programs in Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
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Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
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Foreign Languages
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Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
Students of Classical Greek study the language and literature from its origins through the fall of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire. Programs may focus on the language as a secular and/or theological subject, with instruction in Greek philology, Attic dialects, Hellenistic dialects, Koine (Biblical) Greek, and Medieval or Byzantine Greek.See more schools with programs in Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
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Classics and Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
This general program focuses on the literary culture of the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the Greek and Latin languages and literatures and their development prior to the fall of the Roman Empire.See more schools with programs in Classics and Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
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French Language and Literature
A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.See more schools with programs in French Language and Literature
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German Language and Literature
A program that focuses on the German language and related dialects as used in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, neighboring European countries containing German-speaking minorities, and elsewhere. Includes instruction in German philology; Old, Middle, and High German; Plattdeutsch and other regional dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.See more schools with programs in German Language and Literature
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Latin Language and Literature
A program that focuses on the Latin language and literature from its origins through its decline and its current ecclesiastical usage, as a secular and/or theological subject. Includes instruction in Latin philology, related Italic dialects, Late Roman and Medieval Latin, and modern Church Latin.See more schools with programs in Latin Language and Literature
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Spanish Language and Literature
A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.See more schools with programs in Spanish Language and Literature
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Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
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History
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History
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History
A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration.See more schools with programs in History
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History
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Music
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Music
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General Music
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.See more schools with programs in General Music
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General Music
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Philosophy
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Philosophy
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General Philosophy
A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines.See more schools with programs in General Philosophy
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General Philosophy
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Religion/Religious Studies
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Religion/Religious Studies
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General Religion/Religious Studies
A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural and textual studies; religious history and politics; and specific studies of particular faith communities and their behavior.See more schools with programs in General Religion/Religious Studies
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General Religion/Religious Studies
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Visual Arts
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Visual Arts
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Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Students of Art History study of the historical development of art as a social and intellectual phenomenon. Art History programs include the analysis of works of art, and art conservation, art history research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of art, and the study of specific periods, cultures, styles, and themes.See more schools with programs in Art History, Criticism and Conservation
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Fine/Studio Arts
A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images); theory of art; color theory; composition and perspective; anatomy; the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio; and art portfolio marketing.See more schools with programs in Fine/Studio Arts
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Art History, Criticism and Conservation
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English Language and Literature
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Business
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General Business
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Business Administration and Management
Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.See more schools with programs in Business Administration and Management
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Business Administration and Management
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General Business
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Education
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Teacher Training
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Music Teacher Education
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Music Teacher Education
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Teacher Training
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Fitness, Recreation and Leisure Studies
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Physical Fitness
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Health and Physical Education
A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs.See more schools with programs in Health and Physical Education
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Kinesiology and Exercise Science
A scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behavior, motor development and coordination, motor neurophysiology, performance research, rehabilitative therapies, the development of diagnostic and rehabilitative methods and equipment, and related analytical methods and procedures in applied exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation .See more schools with programs in Kinesiology and Exercise Science
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Health and Physical Education
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Physical Fitness
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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Life Science
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Biology
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Biochemistry
Study the chemistry of living systems in these four, six, or eight year programs. Students of biochemistry learn the intricacies of the chemistry of living systems and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems. This program includes instruction in bio-organic chemistry, protein chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, bioseparations, regulatory biochemistry, enzymology, hormonal chemistry, calorimetry, and research methods and equipment operation.See more schools with programs in Biochemistry
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Biology/Biological Sciences
Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.See more schools with programs in Biology/Biological Sciences
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Biochemistry
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Biology
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Mathematics and Statistics
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General Mathematics
A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations.See more schools with programs in General Mathematics
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General Mathematics
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Natural Sciences
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Chemistry
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General Chemistry
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.See more schools with programs in General Chemistry
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General Chemistry
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Physics
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General Physics
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods.See more schools with programs in General Physics
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General Physics
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Chemistry
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Social Sciences
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Anthropology
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General Anthropology
A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and prehistoric archeology, hominid evolution, anthropological linguistics, ethnography, ethnology, ethnohistory, socio-cultural anthropology, psychological anthropology, research methods, and applications to areas such as medicine, forensic pathology, museum studies, and international affairs.See more schools with programs in General Anthropology
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General Anthropology
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
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Japanese Studies
A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of the peoples of Japan, and related island groups and coastal neighbors.See more schools with programs in Japanese Studies
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Latin American Studies
A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the Hispanic peoples of the North and South American Continents outside Canada and the United States, including the study of the Pre-Columbian period and the flow of immigrants from other societies.See more schools with programs in Latin American Studies
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Women’s Studies
A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus on literature, philosophy, and the arts as much as on social studies and policy.See more schools with programs in Women’s Studies
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Japanese Studies
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Economics
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General Economics
A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic systems, money and banking systems, international economics, quantitative analytical methods, and applications to specific industries and public policy issues.See more schools with programs in General Economics
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General Economics
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International Relations and Affairs
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General Political Science and Government
A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public opinion, political research methods, studies of the government and politics of specific countries, and studies 0f specific political institutions and processes.See more schools with programs in General Political Science and Government
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General Political Science and Government
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Psychology
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General Psychology
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods.See more schools with programs in General Psychology
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General Psychology
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Sociology
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Other Social Sciences
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Sociology
A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.See more schools with programs in Sociology
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Other Social Sciences
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Anthropology
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Technology
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Software Development
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Computer and Information Sciences
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Software Development
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
Housing
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 96% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
Athletics
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Centennial Conference) Basketball (Centennial Conference) Baseball (Centennial Conference) Track (Centennial Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 31,790 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 4,398 | 10% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,100 | 24% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 16,405 | 70% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 8,298 | 61% | |
Any Aid: |
76% |
Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)
| Acceptance Rate: | 47% (Highly Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 86% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 610, Math: 600 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 670, Math: 670 |
Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)
| Application Fee: | $ 45.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
College Advice |
Question: What is the average high school gpa for gettysburg college in pa?i was wondering if any one knew the average gpa at gettysburg college? im just starting the college search and are trying to scale my options.. im looking for a small school not in the city.. i have a 3.5 gpa and have a bunch of extra curricular activities.. i come from a highly competitive all girls private school in ma.. please feel free to suggest any other schools that might be a good fit! thanks!11 months ago
Best AnswerTry doing a college search. I used Princeton Review a lot, you fill out the questionnaire and they suggest reach, match, and safety schools that fill your criteria. I found it immensely useful. Also, apparently the average high school GPA for Gettysburg College is 3.5, but it seems like schools are reporting their average hs GPAs lately. |
Question: what can you tell me about gettysburg college?I really want to go to Gettysburg college. Can anyone tell me any pros/cons about it? Also, how hard is it to get into?24 months ago
Best AnswerIt seems like a good school. I know people who went there. You should visit the school. I think that there's a lot of Greek life, if that interests you. |
Question: Info on Gettysburg College.?I was looking at some colleges on Princeton Review's website, and Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA came up as a strong match. I read the student info and went to the website, from which I learned a lot, but I would still like a student's (or friend/family of a student) opinion on the school. What are the students like (ie, preppy, super-smart, politcally conservative, etc), are academics strong, etc. Thanks.33 months ago
Best AnswerThe school's great by you almost need to be involved in Greek life if you plan on having any fun. They have VERY high rates of fraternity/sorority memberships and that isn't necessarily a good thing. |
Question: Would you reccommend going to Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA?Cmhurley64, what the heck is your picture supposed to be, because it's freakin' me out. AHHHH!!!!! DYLINR007, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE????!!!! ...And your avatar looks nothing like you...35 months ago
Best AnswerYes, my sister in law went there and she did quite well. ================== Gettysburg College is a private four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the famous battlefield. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Bullets. Gettysburg College has an enrollment of slightly over 2,500 students, the majority of whom come from Pennsylvania and nearby states. The college is the home of The Gettysburg Review, a highly respected literary magazine. Gettysburg College was founded in 1832 as a sister institution for the Lutheran Theological Seminary. Both owe their inception to Thaddeus Stevens, a Radical Republican and abolitionist. The college's original name was Pennsylvania College, and was founded by Samuel Simon Schmucker. The college is located on a 200 acre (800,000 m²) campus adjacent to the Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is 36 miles (60 km) from Harrisburg, 55 miles (80 km) from Baltimore, 80 miles (130 km) from Washington, D.C., 117 miles (190 km) from Philadelphia, and 212 miles (340 km) from New York City, and 425 miles (680 km) from Boston. Approximately 96% of students live on campus in more than 40 residence halls, which include Theme Housing and the First-Year Residential College Program. [edit] Academic Facilities Musselman Library 4 November 2001 Library Musselman Library houses the college collection of books, journals, videos, sound recordings, online publications, rare books, and manuscripts. An online catalog, Muscat, provides a gateway to all library materials and is accessible through any computer terminal connected to the college network. In addition, the building contains a media theatre, computer lab, and media production center. Musselman Library is open around the clock when classes are in session. The library operates 24 hours a day on weekdays and selected hours during the weekends. And in order to help facilitate late night studying, the library provides free coffee and hot chocolate at midnight to students bringing their own mugs. Technology Full network capabilities in all campus buildings and each residence hall room. Students have access to more than 1,300 computers and a complex system of workstations and laboratories. Wireless connectivity is available across campus and in a majority of residence halls. [edit] Organization As an independent institution, the college operates under a charter granted in 1832 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The College is governed by a 39-member board of trustees comprising leaders from a range of professions and walks of life. Thirty of the College’s trustees are graduates of Gettysburg. On the student level, adjudication of academic disputes takes place through an Honor Commission, which holds hearings in which students are given a chance to have their say on charges brought against them. The Academic Honor Code has been in effect since 1957, and recently has been updated to fit better with today's technology. [edit] Academic Programs Majors Anthropology, Art History, Art Studio, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Computer Science, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, French, German, Globalization Studies, Greek, Health and Exercise Sciences, History, Japanese Studies, Latin, Management, Mathematics, Music, Music Education, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, Spanish, Spanish & Latin American Studies, Theatre, Women’s Studies Special Interest Programs (Minors) African American Studies, American Studies, Asian Studies, Civil War Era Studies, Comparative Literature, East Asian Studies, Education (elementary and secondary, with certification), Global/Area Studies, International Affairs Concentration, Law, Ethics, and Society, Neuroscience, Writing, Film Studies [edit] Greek Organizations Fraternities: Alpha Chi Rho (AXP), Alpha Tau Omega (ATO), Lambda Chi Alpha (Lambda Chi), Phi Delta Theta (Phi Delt), Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI), Phi Kappa Psi (Phi Psi), Phi Sigma Kappa (Phi Sig), Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE), Sigma Nu (Sig Nu), Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) Sororities: Alpha Delta Pi (ADPi), Chi Omega (Chi O), Delta Gamma (DG), Gamma Phi Beta (Gamma Phi), Sigma Sigma Sigma (Tri Sig), Sigma Gamma Rho (SGRho) Service Fraternity: Alpha Phi Omega Music Sorority: Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI) Past Greek Organizations on Campus: Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Phi, Kappa Delta Rho,Rho Beta (local), Sigma Kappa, Sigma Chi, Theta Chi [edit] Students and Faculty Nearly 2,500 students (approximately one-half men and one-half women), representing 40 states and 35 foreign countries attend the college. The college employs 180 full-time faculty, with 95% of the permanent faculty holding a doctorate or highest earned degree in their fields. The faculty includes noted Lincoln scholar Gabor S. Boritt, and the first double-Lincoln Prize lauereate, Allen Carl Guelzo, who directs the Civil War Era Studies program. The student/faculty ratio is 11:1, with an average class size of 18 students. The college hosts one of only 19 chapters of Phi Beta Kappa in Pennsylvania. [edit] Athletics Gettysburg College competes in NCAA Division III within the Centennial Conference. Twenty-five percent of Gettysburg's students participate in extensive intercollegiate programs comprising twelve sports for men and twelve sports for women. [edit] "Loyalty"--the College Fight Song Gettysburg College campus 4 November 2001 Fair Gettysburg our Alma Mater, hear us praise thy name. We'll ever lend our hearts and hands to help increase thy fame. The honor of old Gettysburg calls forth our LOYALTY, So cheer (Ra Ra!) our G-Burg Bullets on and fight for victory! However, another rendition exists with a few differences: Hail Gettysburg our Alma Mater, help us praise thy name. We'll ever lend our hearts and hands to help increase thy fame. The honor of old Gettysburg calls forth our LOYALTY, So cheer (Ra Ra!) our G-Burg Bullets on to fight for victory! This second version is used by the current Gettysburg Bullet Marching Band, which performs a drum corps-style fieldshow at each home football game. The band, known as "The Pride of the Centennial Conference," began using these lyrics in the fall of 2002 after finding them in a "G-Book" from the 1960s. ("G-Books" were pocket-sized handbooks given to incoming freshmen to acquaint them with college traditions.) By tradition, the band plays the fight song three consecutive times whenever a touchdown or field goal is scored by Gettysburg. The first is just a straight playing. In the second, only the drummers play their parts while the rest of the band and color guard sing the lyrics. The third time through, the entire band resumes and gradually speeds up the tempo until it is twice as fast (and sometimes faster) than at the beginning. [edit] Notable Alumni Carol Bellamy, former New York City Council President and former executive director, UNICEF J. Michael Bishop, 1989 Nobel Laureate in Medicine for cancer research Rev. David Bittle, first president of Roanoke College, the nation's second oldest Lutheran college after Gettysburg Nathaniel N. Craley, Jr., former U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1965-1967) Fred F. Fielding, current (2007-present) and former (1981-1986) Counsel to the President, former deputy to the White House counsel (1970-1972), member of 9/11 Commission Bruce S. Gordon, current head of the NAACP David Hartman, first blind person to graduate from medical school in the United States [2] Herman Haupt, American Civil War general who ran the Union military railroad system Carson Kressley, fashion consultant, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy George M. Leader, former Governor of Pennsylvania (1955-1959) Ron Paul, U.S. Congressman from Texas, 1988 Libertarian Party Presidential nominee Jeffrey Piccola, Pennsylvania State Senator, former State Senate Majority Whip (2001-2007) Eddie Plank, Baseball Hall of Fame, pitcher Keller E. Rockey, Lieutenant General, United States Marine Corps, commander of the Fifth Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima Jerry Spinelli, author, winner of the Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee F. William Sunderman, Physician, Editor, Musician, and Inventor. Medical Director for the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, N.M. [3] Charles Willoughby, Chief of Intelligence on General Douglas MacArthur's staff during World War II, member of Military Intelligence Hall of Fame George Winter, former Major League Baseball player [edit] Civil War History activities Due to its close relationship to a crucial battle in the American Civil War, Gettysburg College hosts a number of activities and awards: In 1982, professor and historian Gabor Boritt founded the Civil War Institute, which hosts annual seminars and tours on Civil War themes. Scholarships are granted to high school students and history teachers to attend the week-long summer event. Since 1998, the Gettysburg Semester, a semester-long immersion in Civil War academic study has been offered. Gettysburg College students may elect to pursue a unique interdisciplinary minor in Civil War Era Studies. Requirements include a general introduction course about the Civil War and a capstone senior-level seminar. Students must also select four classes of at least two disciplines. Some of the classes offered include (but are not limited to): military history, Economics of the American South, Civil War Literature, films about the Civil War, and Gender Ideology in the Civil War. The Lincoln Prize has been awarded annually since 1991 for the best non-fiction historical work of the year on the Civil War. Starting in 2005, the Michael Shaara Prize has been awarded for excellence in Civil War fiction. (Shaara was the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels.) [edit] Trivia Gettysburg College changed its name from Pennsylvania College to Gettysburg College following the Battle of Gettysburg. This was done to capitalize on the town of Gettysburg's new-found national celebrity. Seven years after Gettysburg College was first founded, it established a medical school, which was located in Philadelphia. The college was forced to close the medical school in 1861, when southern students withdrew, leaving it without adequate revenue. Partly due to the role the college played during the Battle of Gettysburg, numerous legends about haunted buildings exist. One building, Pennsylvania Hall, was on an episode of Unsolved Mysteries and is featured on the Ghosts of Gettysburg tour for this reason. Other buildings also have been featured in documentaries shown on The History Channel and other outlets. One of the most famous of these spurious "ghost stories" is that of "Blue Boy". This is supposedly the ghost of a young boy who froze to death on a window ledge. This story, in fact, is the product of a Gettysburg College Creative Writing course, and not a local folktale at all. Among the other tales is that of "The General," a Civil War era officer who appears on Kline Stage in Brua Hall (the former chapel). This tale, however, is also fictitious, created by theatre faculty to boost attendance at performances. The college dining center is still referred to by students and faculty as Servo, after a now defunct 1980's food service company, Servomation. Stine Lake, a location on the Gettysburg College campus, is not a lake, but rather a quad located outside the library. Historically, due to Gettysburg's wet climate and drainage issues, the area would be prone to accumulating water, creating a large, muddy "lake" of sorts. Today, however, Stine Lake does not flood, but the name has stuck, to the confusion of first-year students. |
