Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

Gettysburg College says, "The overarching goal of the Gettysburg College Curriculum is the development of lifelong learners who: are able to acquire and process information and ideas in multiple ways; are integrative thinkers; are skilled in communication; are prepared for the responsibilities of informed citizenship. Students demonstrate their progress toward achieving these goals through their performance in a range of courses or comparable faculty-sponsored experiences, their completion of a major field of study, and their ability to demonstrate connections across the curriculum." [Source]

Website: http://www.gettysburg.edu/

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2,401
Undergraduate
Enrollment

79%
4-Year
Graduation Rate

$59,960
Tuition & Fees
(annually)

10:1
Student to Faculty Ratio

1.1%
Student Loan Default Rate

General Education Requirements

Composition

Literature

Foreign Language

U.S. Government/History

Economics

Mathematics

Science

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Freedom of Expression

Colleges and universities that have adopted the Chicago Principles on Freedom of Expression (or substantially similar statements) are committed "to the preservation and celebration of the freedom of expression as an essential element of the University’s culture.” An open marketplace of ideas on campus fosters intellectual development and prepares graduates for the discussion and debate that informs and sustains a free society.

FIRE Speech Code School Rating

A yellow light institution maintains policies that could be interpreted to suppress protected speech or policies that, while clearly restricting freedom of speech, restrict relatively narrow categories of speech.

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Curriculum last evaluated: 3/5/2021

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.