What kind of student attends Gettysburg? Detailed information about the students who enrolled in fall 2007 is provided below. The class profile includes their class rank, average test scores, acceptance rate, geographic distribution, and other information.
The Class of 2011
Applications for Admission
| Number of applications |
6,126 |
| Total accepted for admission |
2,180 |
| Acceptance rate |
35% |
| Total class size |
695 |
| (308 male; 387 female) |
|
| Enrolled Early Decision applicants |
306 |
| Percent of the Class who are Early Decision |
44% |
| Yield (class size divided by total accepted) |
31.8% |
High School Class Rank
| Top tenth |
66% |
| Top quarter |
89% |
| Top half |
100% |
| Bottom half |
0%
|
SAT Distribution (based on 1600 top score)
|
Verbal |
Math |
Total |
| Mean |
648 |
647 |
1295 |
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|
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| Range |
Verbal |
Math |
|
| 700-800 |
19% |
10% |
|
| 600-699 |
63% |
65% |
|
| 500-599 |
18% |
25% |
|
| 400-499 |
0% |
0% |
|
| Below 400 |
0% |
0% |
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Geographic Distribution
Members of the Class of 2011 come from 32 states and 18 foreign countries, including Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Kenya, Korea, Lithuania, Malawi, Nepal, Palestine, Phillipines, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.