40.1%
3,178 admitted
from 7,928 apps
Applications7,928
Overall admit rate40.1%
Enrolled497 · 15.6% yield
Admitted from waitlist33 of 923
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Demonstrated interest, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#43
Forbes
Best Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)
SourceListRankYr
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#4326
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#5826
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#9726
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#13826
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#17726
NicheBest Colleges in America#32426
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#66026
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceCentennial Conference8
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingPennsylvania colleges21
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$60
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionNovember 15 → December 15 · binding
Early decision 2January 15
Early actionDecember 1 → February 1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 3 SciLab, 3 FL, 3 SS, 3 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.gettysburg.edu/admissions-ai…
Admissions emailadmiss@gettysburg.edu
Admissions phone717-337-6100
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Dickinson College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Dickinson College PA · Private (nonprofit)41.5%13802K
Franklin and Marshall College PA · Private (nonprofit)28.2%13801K
Bucknell University PA · Private (nonprofit)32.2%1270—
Lafayette College PA · Private (nonprofit)31.2%14202K
Juniata College PA · Private (nonprofit)78.9%12301K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.