81%
Graduation Rate
14%
Transfer-out Rate
89%
Retention Rate
At Gettysburg College, the graduation rate is 81 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 89 %, and the transfer-out rate is 14 %, as of August 31, 2023.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 67.46% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 568 students out of 696 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Gettysburg College.
By gender, 248 male and 320 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
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| Total | 696 | 568 | 81.61% |
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| Men | 324 | 248 | 76.54% |
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| Women | 372 | 320 | 86.02% |
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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Gettysburg College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 77.78%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 86.96%
- Hispanic: 83.64%
- White: 81.50%
- Two or More Race: 82.35%
- Unknown: 93.75%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
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| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) |
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100.00%(1/1) |
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| Asian | 77.78%(14/18) |
50.00%(3/6) |
91.67%(11/12) |
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| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 86.96%(20/23) |
83.33%(10/12) |
90.91%(10/11) |
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| Hispanic | 83.64%(46/55) |
84.00%(21/25) |
83.33%(25/30) |
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| White | 81.50%(423/519) |
76.40%(191/250) |
86.25%(232/269) |
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| Two or More Race | 82.35%(14/17) |
71.43%(5/7) |
90.00%(9/10) |
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| Unknown | 93.75%(15/16) |
100.00%(6/6) |
90.00%(9/10) |
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Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Gettysburg, the transfer-out rate is 14.94%. Its transfer-out rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 17.60%.
Gettysburg's retention rate is 89% last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 80.87%.
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Transfer-out Rate
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Retention Rate
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Gettysburg College, 35 of 47 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 60.94%.