Gettysburg College Student Population

How many students at Gettysburg?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Gettysburg College has a total enrollment of 2,812 students, including 2,104 undergraduate and 708 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,411 male students (50.2%) and 1,401 female students (49.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,898 White students (67.5%) and 288 Hispanic students (10.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,104 undergraduate students (74.8%) and 708 graduate students (25.2%).
• Class Delivery: 708 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Gettysburg's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,411 male (50.18%) and 1,401 female (49.82%) students are attending Gettysburg College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 100.71.

By class level, 2,104 (74.82%) are undergraduate students and 708 (25.18%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 50.86% are male and 49.14% are female, while among graduate students, 48.16% are male and 51.84% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,898 White, 124 Black, and 63 Asian students out of a total of 2,812 are attending at Gettysburg College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Gettysburg College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Gettysburg has 27 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 2,129 students under 25 years old, and 683 students over 25 years old out of 2,812 total students.

Gettysburg has 2,101 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3 students aged 25 and over.

It has 28 graduate students aged under 25 and 680 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Gettysburg College, 708 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.

40 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 668 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,104 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 12 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.57%.