FourYearCost

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PAPrivate nonprofitRank 614 of 1,732Traditional rank 420 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$44,671
614 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$42,813
1,640 recipients
The drop
$1,859
4.2% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$44,671Later years$42,813

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$14,666
$30–48k$15,191
$48–75k$22,407
$75–110k$27,423
$110k+$42,579

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$61,760
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$64,230
Change$2,470 (+4.0%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$15,530

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$54,4802018-19$56,3902019-20$58,5002020-21$59,9602021-22$61,7602022-23$64,2302023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +17.9% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$37,5042020-21$35,5922021-22$35,7292022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years83%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)90%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants20%
Freshmen taking federal loans44%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,292
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$2,298

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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CollegeFreshman grantDrop
Lafayette College$44,126$364
Susquehanna University$45,318$2,777
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Lehigh University$43,644−$3,669
Franklin and Marshall College$45,764−$7,161

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