Student Population at Gettysburg

The following chart compares Gettysburg's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania.

Gettysburg has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,969 students). The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania average (2,751 students).

The below chart compares the student population between Gettysburg College and similar colleges.

By gender, there are 1,411 male and 1,401 female students attending Gettysburg. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.01 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Gettysburg.

By age, there are 2,129 students whose age under twenty five and 569 students whose age is over thirty years old at Gettysburg College.

Especially, 27 students are younger than eighteen and 5 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Gettysburg College.

At Gettysburg College, 708 students (25.18% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 708 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 40 students live in Pennsylvania where Gettysburg College is located in and 658 students have enrolled from other states.