Become the Gettysburg graduate our world needs

There are no bystanders here. When you join the Gettysburg College community, you’ll discover our past inspires our future. At the center of our nation’s history—and its future—you will be surrounded by opportunities to answer Lincoln’s call and Do Great Work. With more than half of our students performing hands-on research alongside our first-class faculty, and nearly 60 percent of students immersing themselves in our semester-long study abroad programs, you will build a springboard into the future for yourself and our world, connecting those who came before you to those who will follow.

With more than 65 academic programs, 140 clubs and organizations, and 1,000 leadership positions, you’ll learn across disciplines and across the world. As a Top 50 liberal arts and sciences institution by both Forbes and the Wall Street Journal, our education will set you on a path for real-world discovery. Our high-impact offerings through the Center for Public Service, the Civil War Institute, our Cross-Disciplinary Science Institute, the Eisenhower Institute, the Garthwait Leadership Center, and much more will allow you to develop an intellectual dexterity to last a lifetime. From cave-diving in our backyard to participating in a service trip to Morocco, you’ll transform knowledge into action.

Our Center for Career Engagement, our global Gettysburg Network, and our lifetime partnership with you will help you navigate our ever-changing world and achieve your potential within it. The Princeton Review recognizes Gettysburg College in its book Colleges That Creates Futures—and for the past seven years, more than 98% of our graduates were employed or in graduate school within one year of graduation. You’ll soon discover graduation is just the beginning of your tomorrow.