Founded in 1832, Gettysburg College promises every student A Consequential Education imparting knowledge and enduring skills through The Gettysburg Approach. Through its rigorous commitment to the liberal arts and exceptional experiential learning opportunities for students, Gettysburg College empowers students to Do Great Work. There are no bystanders here.
Our call to “Do Great Work” is inspired by President Abraham Lincoln’s enduring Gettysburg Address, which he made just steps from our campus. At Gettysburg, we put Lincoln’s words into action every day, and we teach every student to do the same.
Gettysburg College supports the next generation of leaders, problem solvers, and self-starters who roll up their sleeves and do what needs doing.
At a glance
- 2,200 students from more than 40 states and 60 countries
- Historic setting near urban centers: 1.5 hours to Baltimore and Washington, D.C., 2.5 hours to Philadelphia, and 3.5 hours to New York City
- Accessible professors: 10 to 1 student-faculty ratio; average class size of 18
- More than 80 majors, minors, and programs of study; 140+ clubs and organizations, 1,000+ leadership opportunities
- Home to Goldwater, Rhodes, Fulbright, and others prestigious fellowship recipients
- Career connected: More than 98% of Gettysburg alumni over the past eight years were employed or in graduate school within one year of graduation
- Global study: Ranked second in the nation for study abroad programs by the Institute of International Education
- Top rankings for: classroom experiences, financial aid, first-year experiences, undergraduate teaching, and campus food
College History
Tensions that threatened to tear America apart were already simmering in 1832, when anti-slavery theologian Samuel Simon Schmucker founded what would become Gettysburg College.
Facts & Figures
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