Gettysburg College

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Bachelor's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Gettysburg College Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. For one thing, the university has a Double Major, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, New York Semester, ROTC, Army, Semester At Sea, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, United Nations Semester, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. Gettysburg College is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Women’s Services can help.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Gettysburg College.

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Computer Science:

Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General

Social Sciences:

American Government/Politics, Anthropology, Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Physical Sciences:

Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Health Services – General, Nursing (RN), Predentistry, Premedicine, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology, Conservation Biology, Molecular Biology

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Arts – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Film Studies, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music – Piano/Organ, Music – Voice/Opera, Music Theory/Composition, Theatre Arts Management

English Language and Literature:

American Literature, Creative Writing, English, English Literature (British)

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences, Health/Physical Fitness, Sport/Fitness Administration

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Philosophy & Religion – General, Religion/Religious Studies

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking, International Business, Management Science, Marketing Management, Nonprofit Management

Foreign Language and Literature:

Classics, Comparative Literature, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Spanish

History:

point zero s.), Asian History, European History, History – General

Education:

Music Teacher Education

Popular majors:

twenty-two percent business per marketing, twenty percent social sciences, ten percent biology, eight percent psychology, seven percent english, seven percent history, five percent philosophy and religious studies, five percent visual and performing arts

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Behavioral Sciences, Biological/Physical Sciences, Global Studies, Mathematics/Computer Science, Medieval/Renaissance Studies, Natural Sciences, Neuroscience, Peace/Conflict Resolution Studies

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of February.

Gettysburg College Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of forty-five dollars regular application fee, forty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, forty-five dollars online application fee and point zero . Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 43% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 92%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were one hundred and forty-eight total number of transfer students who applied and twenty-seven total number of transfer students who were admitted.

Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 15th of April. the SAT subject section score is due the 15th of February. Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 1st of April. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of February. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of February and It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 15th of February. If you wish to apply early, your application will be do no later than the 15th of November, of which you should hear back from the university no later than the 15th of December. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application is due the 15th of February.

Gettysburg College Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics and Music/Drama. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and Music/Drama. Financial aid distribution is at seventy-four percent scholarships per grants and twenty-six percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are Business/farm supplement, CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE and FAFSA. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

Gettysburg College Students

The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Coed, where 43 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Besides, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately two thousand, four hundred and sixty-three degree-seeking undergrads and six hundred and ninety-seven first-time degree-seeking freshmen. In addition, the student body consists of twenty-five percent in-state students, seventy-five percent out-of-state students, fifty-five percent women, forty-five percent men, two percent asian per pacific islander, four percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, eighty-five percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, seven percent race per ethnicity unreported, sixty-six percent in top 10th of graduating class, eighty-nine percent in top quarter of graduating class and one hundred percent in top half of graduating class. Gettysburg College offers Bachelor’s degrees.

This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Indeed, the school is located 36 miles from Harrisburg, 80 miles from Washington, DC.Moreover, the university has many unique facilites such as observatory, planetarium, intercultural resource center, women’s resource center, child study center, public service center, optics and plasma physics laboratories, infrared and NMR spectrometers, proton accelerator, science center, wireless computer labs, smart classrooms, college navigation portal, art gallery, special collections, outdoor climbing wall, language resource center for foreign language study, music conservatory. Students should note the housing policies: Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates, one hundred percent of first-year students live in college housing, ninety-four percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, five hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car.

Gettysburg College Athletics

The Bullets are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Football
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Club Volleyball
• Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Wrestling