Gettysburg College

Categories: Universities
    • Private
    • Coeducational
    • Undergraduate
    • Liberal Arts college
    • Established: 1832
    • Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    • Originally named "Pennsylvania College"
    • Renamed Gettysburg College in 1921
    • President: Janet Morgan Riggs
    • Former President: Katherine Haley Will
    • Faculty: Approximately 200
    • Nickname: Bullets
    • Acceptance rate: 35%
    • Yearly Tuition: $47,000
    • Student to Faculty Ratio: 11 to 1

  • Gettysburg College is a private, coeducational, undergraduate, liberal arts college located in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The school's annual tuition and room and board fees is around $47,000.

    19-year-old Gettysburg College student Emily Rachel Silverstein was fatally stabbed in an off-campus student housing apartment on April 9, 2009. Her 21-year-old former boyfriend Kevin Robert Schaeffer has been charged with her murder. College President Janet Morgan Riggs issued a statement describing the incident as a tragedy for both the community and the families involved.Philadelphia Inquirer: Pa. college student charged with killing... (April 9, 2009)

  • History

    Pennsylvania College was founded in 1832. During the Civil War the campus was used as a hospital for injured soldiers. The institution opened its doors to female students in 1883 and in 1921, it was renamed Gettysburg College. Gettysburg.edu: College History

    Gettysburg college features 41 different majors and a student body of approximately 2,600 students. Gettysburg.edu: Facts and Figures The institution boasts a student to faculty ratio of 11 to 1 and programs that are consistently ranked near the top of the nation's best liberal arts colleges. About the College

  • Notable Alumni

  • Mission Statement Excerpt

    "Gettysburg College, a national, residential, undergraduate college committed to a liberal education, prepares students to be active leaders and participants in a changing world. This statement is grounded in the core values of the institution: The worth and dignity of all people and the limitless value of their intellectual potential;The power of a liberal arts education to help students develop critical thinking skills, broad vision, effective communications, a sense of the inter-relatedness of all knowledge, sensitivity to the human condition, and a global perspective, all necessary to enable students to realize their full potential for responsible citizenship..." Gettysburgh.edu:Mission Statement

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