Private nonprofit · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA · Town · Medium (2,099 undergrads)Website Net price calculator

The total cost of attendance at Gettysburg College was $81,960 for 2024–25, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Students who received federal aid paid an average net price of $31,490, and $13,625 if family income was under $30,000. In its Common Data Set (2024-25), the school reports 358 international undergraduates receiving aid, averaging $54,443.

Admit rate (2024–25)

39%

SAT / ACT middle 50%

1270–1460 · 29–32

Your fit indicator

Reach

Based only on admit rate 39% (add an SAT/ACT score for a better indicator)

Cost of attendance (2024–25)

$81,960

Official · U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard)

Net price (average)

$31,490

Federal-aid recipients; not for international students

Graduation rate

83%

Median earnings, 10 yrs

$71,517

Median debt

$26,999

Your real cost

Published cost → aid by income → what internationals pay

1
Published cost of attendance: $81,960 per year (2024-25)
Tuition & fees
$64,230
Housing & food (on campus)
$15,530
Books & supplies
$1,000
Other expenses
$1,200
Total: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, 2024-25. Breakdown: NCES IPEDS academic-year charges, 2023-24 (first-time, full-time undergrads). Costs usually rise each year.
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U.S. students: average net price by family income
$0–30,000
$13,625
$30,001–48,000
$13,184
$48,001–75,000
$21,261
$75,001–110,000
$28,822
$110,001+
$44,863
Average for all aided students: $31,490. Net price = cost minus grants and scholarships (not loans).
Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25; students who received federal aid. Use the school's net price calculator for your own estimate.
3
International students: cost minus the school's own aid to internationals
Cost for a non-resident: $81,960. In 2024-25, 358 international (nonresident) undergraduates received institutional aid averaging $54,443.
For those aided students, that leaves about $27,517 a year. Students without an award pay the full cost. Past averages don't predict your award.
Source: the school's Common Data Set 2024-25, Section H6, numbers checked for consistency in the PDF (PDF copy from the College Transitions CDS repository), 2026-10-15. Open the CDS PDF
International students can't receive U.S. federal aid (Pell, federal loans, work-study). Add health insurance and travel.

How students pay here

Need-based aid

We haven't verified this school's Common Data Set need figures (% of need met, average need-based grant).

Merit (non-need) aid

No verified merit-aid figures. Federal data below combines need-based and merit grants.

All first-year aid (federal data)

Got any financial aid: 98%
Got a grant from the school: 95%; Average $42,868 (need + merit)
Got a Pell Grant: 20%; Average $5,547
Got a state grant: 9%; Average $4,799
Took a federal student loan: 44%; Average $5,292

International students

See “Your real cost” above for this school's reported aid to internationals.

Forms & deadlines

FAFSA for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens (this school takes federal aid). studentaid.gov
CSS Profile or the school's own form: check the school's aid page; many private colleges require it, including for internationals. CSS Profile
Aid deadlines: see the official aid page. We only list dates we've confirmed.

Sources: NCES IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022-23 (full-time, first-time undergrads; IPEDS doesn't separate need and merit).

Living here

Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA

Cost of living 5% below the U.S. average · 2-bedroom median rent $1,123 · transit commute share 0.2%

Est. monthly student budget

$1,319

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts institution file (released Jun 10, 2026). Cost of attendance & admissions: 2024–25. Net price, earnings, debt and completion are the most recent cohorts in that release and lag by a few years; net price covers federal-aid recipients (not international students). Fit labels are rough indicators from published ranges, not admission odds. “—” = not reported.