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Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College
300 North Washington Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325

Official telephone: (717) 337-6000
Fax number: (717) 337-6008
Website: www.gettysburg.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,454
Full-time undergraduates: 2,430
Part-time undergraduates: 24
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 74%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.2% Hispanic/Latino
75.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.3% Nonresident Alien
2.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.1% Hispanic/Latino
78.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.4% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
5.4% Nonresident Alien
2.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 200 acres
City or town school is located in: Gettysburg, PA
Population of city/town: 7,655
Nearest major city: Harrisburg, PA
Distance of nearest major city: 36 miles
Population of nearest major city: 49,188
Online campus map: www.gettysburg.edu/
visiting_gettysburg/
getting_togettysburg/
map.pdf

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments
  • cooperative housing
  • other housing including Theme housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 94%
Percent of students who live off campus: 6%
Students required to live on campus: All first-year students must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 50%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 295
Other computer facilities/services: Wireless network.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections. Chemistry library.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Electron microscopes, observatory, greenhouse, proton accelerator, planetarium.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, Substance abuse counseling.
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 9
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 9
Percent of men who join fraternities: 31%
Number of social sororities on campus: 6
Percent of women who join sororities: 33%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Gettysburgian, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 32
Total number of registered organizations: 120
Campus-based religious organizations:
DiscipleMakers Christian Fellowship, Gaia Pagan Society, Gettysburg Sangha, Hillel, Interfaith Council, Lutheran Student Movement, Newman Association
Minority student organizations:
Office of Intercultural Advancement, Black Student Union, NAACP Chapter, Diaspora House, Q&A, Friend or F.O.E.
International student organizations:
International Affairs Association, world music ensemble, L.A.S.A. (Latin American Students' Association); China culture, Classics, German, international, Japan, and Slavic clubs
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: David Wright,
Assistant Vice President for Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Carol Cantele,
Assistant Director of Athletics
Athletic department's mailing address: Director of Athletics ,
Charles Winters ,
Gettysburg College ,
300 N. Washington Street ,
Gettysburg, PA
School colors: orange and blue
School mascot: Bullets
Athletic conference memberships: Centennial Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's wrestlingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's field hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 25%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 92%
Athletic facilities:
artificial turf fields, bouldering wall, field house, gymnasium, natatorium, rock climbing wall, stadium, fitness facility
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, flag football, floor hockey, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, volleyball, water polo
Club sports for men:
equestrian sports, fencing, ice hockey, karate, rugby, squash, tae kwon do, ultimate Frisbee
Club sports for women:
equestrian sports, fencing, rugby, karate, tae kwon do, ultimate Frisbee

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Baltimore, MD (55 miles)
Nearest other airport: Harrisburg, PA (36 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Harrisburg, PA (36 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Harrisburg, PA (36 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 45%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 30% immediately, 35% within one year of graduation, 60% within 6 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
American University, Boston University, Cornell University, Duke University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, New York University, Pennsylvania State University--University Park, Princeton University, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Newark, University of Maryland--College Park, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, University of Pittsburgh, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Villanova University, Widener University, Yale University.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 60% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
AT&T, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, John Wiley and Sons (publishing), Mercer, National Park Service, Northwestern Mutual, Open Link Financial, U.S. Peace Corp, Vanguard.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Carol K. Bellamy, President and CEO, World Learning
  • Michael J. Bishop, Chancelor, University of California at San Francisco
  • Ron Paul.

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