The student population at Gettysburg College is 2,812 (2,104 undergraduate and 708 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 365 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Gettysburg is 74.82% which is decreased by 343 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 708 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 0.99 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
708 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,553 where 2,812 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
74.82% of total students is undergraduate students and 25.18% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 343 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 708 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 0.99 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Gettysburg.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Gettysburg College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,447 | 2,447 | 1,158 | 1,289 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 2,394 -53 | 2,394 -53 | 1,125 -33 | 1,269 -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 2,411 17 | 2,411 17 | 1,140 15 | 1,271 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 2,441 30 | 2,441 30 | 1,162 22 | 1,279 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 2,370 -71 | 2,370 -71 | 1,139 -23 | 1,231 -48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 2,507 137 | 2,507 137 | 1,193 54 | 1,314 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 2,401 -106 | 2,401 -106 | 1,174 -19 | 1,227 -87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 2,854 453 | 2,241 -160 | 1,089 -85 | 1,152 -75 | 613 613 | 273 273 | 340 340 |
| 2023-24 | 2,895 41 | 2,216 -25 | 1,082 -7 | 1,134 -18 | 679 66 | 312 39 | 367 27 |
| 2024-25 | 2,812 -83 | 2,104 -112 | 1,070 -12 | 1,034 -100 | 708 29 | 341 29 | 367 |
| Average | 2,553 | 2,353 | 1,133 | 1,220 | 200 | 93 | 107 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,353 where 2,104 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Gettysburg College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,447 | 2,431 | 1,150 | 1,281 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | 2,394 | 2,378 | 1,117 | 1,261 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | 2,411 | 2,404 | 1,139 | 1,265 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | 2,441 | 2,433 | 1,161 | 1,272 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019-20 | 2,370 | 2,367 | 1,139 | 1,228 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | 2,507 | 2,496 | 1,189 | 1,307 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021-22 | 2,401 | 2,399 | 1,173 | 1,226 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 2,241 | 2,235 | 1,086 | 1,149 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 2,216 | 2,210 | 1,080 | 1,130 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 2,104 | 2,095 | 1,066 | 1,029 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Average | 2,353 | 2,353 | 1,130 | 1,215 | 2,353 | 3 | 5 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 200 where 708 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Gettysburg College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 610 | 271 | 339 |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 676 | 311 | 365 |
| 2024-25 | 708 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 701 | 337 | 364 |
| Average | 200 | 200 | 1 | 1 | 200 | 92 | 107 |
The percentage of white students is 67.50%. The percentage was 78.63% 10 years ago and Gettysburg still has a high percentage of white students. 2.24% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.41% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.24% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.63% to 67.50%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.21% to 2.24%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.19% to 4.41%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.19% to 10.24%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5308 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3770 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gettysburg College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3 | 54 | 78 | 127 | 0 | 1,924 | 59 |
| 2016-17 | 4 | 57 | 78 | 139 | 0 | 1,829 | 73 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 53 | 85 | 183 | 0 | 1,809 | 64 |
| 2018-19 | 4 | 54 | 86 | 215 | 0 | 1,805 | 72 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 56 | 92 | 209 | 0 | 1,765 | 61 |
| 2020-21 | 7 | 73 | 108 | 261 | 0 | 1,846 | 51 |
| 2021-22 | 9 | 89 | 122 | 270 | 1 | 1,699 | 33 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 89 | 126 | 316 | 2 | 2,002 | 65 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 73 | 132 | 301 | 2 | 1,983 | 75 |
| 2024-25 | 8 | 63 | 124 | 288 | 2 | 1,898 | 72 |
| Average | 6 | 66 | 103 | 231 | 1 | 1,856 | 63 |
708 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gettysburg College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,447 | 0 | 0 | 2,447 |
| 2016-17 | 2,394 | 0 | 0 | 2,394 |
| 2017-18 | 2,411 | 0 | 0 | 2,411 |
| 2018-19 | 2,441 | 0 | 0 | 2,441 |
| 2019-20 | 2,370 | 0 | 0 | 2,370 |
| 2020-21 | 2,507 | 1,629 | 0 | 878 |
| 2021-22 | 2,401 | 0 | 0 | 2,401 |
| 2022-23 | 2,854 | 613 | 0 | 2,241 |
| 2023-24 | 2,895 | 679 | 0 | 2,216 |
| 2024-25 | 2,812 | 708 | 0 | 2,104 |
| Average | 2,553 | 363 | 0 | 2,190 |
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