What kind of student attends Gettysburg? Detailed information about the students who enrolled in fall 2008 is provided below.
The Class of 2012
Applications for Admission
| Number of applications |
5,794 |
| Total accepted for admission |
2,190 |
| Acceptance rate |
37% |
| Total class size |
714 |
| (356 male; 358 female) |
|
| Enrolled Early Decision applicants |
304 |
| Percent of the Class who are Early Decision |
42% |
| Yield (class size divided by total accepted) |
32.6% |
High School Class Rank
| Top tenth |
66% |
| Top quarter |
89% |
| Top half |
99% |
| Bottom half |
1%
|
SAT Distribution (based on 1600 top score)
| |
Verbal |
Math |
Total |
| Mean |
652 |
648 |
1300 |
| |
|
|
|
| Range |
Verbal |
Math |
|
| 700-800 |
19% |
13% |
|
| 600-699 |
64% |
67% |
|
| 500-599 |
17% |
20% |
|
| 400-499 |
0% |
0% |
|
| Below 400 |
0% |
0% |
|
Geographic Distribution
Members of the Class of 2012 come from 36 states and 14 foreign countries, including Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.