Five years after graduation (as of Fall 2021), 36.2 percent of the Gettysburg 2016 graduating class had received a graduate/professional degree; 12.3 percent were enrolled in a graduate degree program. After removing duplicates (i.e., those having received a graduate/professional degree and enrolled in a second graduate/professional degree program), 45 percent of this graduating class had received and/or were enrolled in a graduate/professional degree program five years after graduating from Gettysburg.
| Degree received | Percent (among alumni who received a graduate degree five years after graduating) |
|---|---|
| Second Bachelor's | 5% |
| Master's | 74% |
| Doctoral degree | 20% |
| Other degree | 1.6% |
| Total | 100% |
| Degree being pursued | Percent (among alumni who were enrolled in a graduate degree five years after graduating) |
|---|---|
| Master's | 46% |
| Doctoral degree | 52% |
| Other degree | 1.5% |
| Total | 100% |
Data Source: Five-Year-Out Alumni Outcomes Study conducted by the Office of Institutional Research (2016 graduating class; data collected in Fall 2021 through an on-line survey and LinkedIn profile search.)