Scholarships and Aid

Gettysburg College is committed to working with students and their families to ensure that the ability to pay does not become an obstacle to a Gettysburg education.

Need-based financial aid, academic merit scholarships, and music talent scholarships are available.  The brochure Investing in Your Future: Financing a Gettysburg Education provides an overview of the financial aid application process as well as financing options.  Financial aid packages offered by Gettysburg College are competitive with those available from our peer institutions.

Financial Aid and Scholarships at Gettysburg

• Gettysburg College awarded $45.2 million in scholarships and grants for the 2012-13 academic year, benefiting 67% of the student body
• Merit-based scholarships range from $7,000 to $25,000 per year.
• Gettysburg College grants vary from $500 to $43,430, based on financial need.
• The average first-year student financial aid award for 2012-13 is $35,056. 

Financial Aid Application Deadlines & Forms

• Early Decision I- November 15
      CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE 
      (file FAFSA after Jan 1)
• Early Decision II- January 15
      FAFSA
      CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
• Regular Decision- February 15
      FAFSA  
      CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
• Continuing Students- April 15
  
• Transfer Students or Readmitted/Reinstated Students

Gettysburg College School Codes

FAFSA: 003268
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE: 2275

Have questions? Contact us!

We welcome students and families to visit our office for personal appointments or contact us with questions.

To provide a high level of customer service, every prospective and current student has a financial aid counselor assigned to them based upon the student's last name.