Student Population at Gettysburg

Total Enrollment

2,854

Undergraduate

2,241

Graduate

613

Online Enrollment

613

Men Students

1,362

Women Students

1,492

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,854 students have enrolled at Gettysburg College - 2,241 undergraduate and 613 graduate.

By gender, 1,362 male and 1,492 female students are attending Gettysburg College. By attendance status, there are 2,238 full-time students and 616 part-time students.

The number of students at Gettysburg College is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Oberlin College and Muhlenberg College, its population is very large (average population is 2,004).

Gettysburg College offers online degree/certificate programs and 613 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Gettysburg College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,362 male and 1,492 female students attending Gettysburg. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.91 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Gettysburg.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Gettysburg
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,241	2,235	6
Men	1,089	1,086	3
Women	1,152	1,149	3

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Gettysburg
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	613	3	610
Men	273	2	271
Women	340	1	339

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,002 White students (70.15%) and 316 Hispanic students (11.07%) at Gettysburg College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Gettysburg College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Gettysburg College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	3	0
Asian	71	24	47
Black or African American	106	45	61
Hispanic	261	95	166
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	1,493	764	729
Two or More Races	65	34	31
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	60	32	28
Total	2,241	1,089	1,152

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Gettysburg College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1	2
Asian	18	8	10
Black or African American	20	8	12
Hispanic	55	20	35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	509	231	278
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	7	4	3
Total	613	273	340

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,254 students whose age under twenty five and 524 students whose age is over thirty years old at Gettysburg College.

Especially, 42 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Gettysburg College.

Population by Student Age at Gettysburg College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,241	1,089	1,152
Under 18	42	11	31
18-19	1,065	500	565
20-21	984	484	500
22-24	147	93	54
25-29	1	1	0
30-34	1	0	1
50-64	1	0	1
Total	2,241	1,089	1,152

Population by Student Age at Gettysburg College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	613	273	340
22-24	16	8	8
25-29	75	32	43
30-34	122	56	66
35-39	107	48	59
40-49	170	68	102
50-64	114	54	60
65 and over	9	7	2
Total	613	273	340

Online Student Population

At Gettysburg College, 613 students (21.48% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 613 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 34 students live in Pennsylvania where Gettysburg College is located in and 574 students have enrolled from other states.