Gettysburg College Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Gettysburg College's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 38.9% from a pool of 8,366 applicants, with 3,254 students accepted. This marks a notable decline from the previous year's acceptance rate of 47.5%, which was based on 7,122 applications and resulted in 3,383 admissions. The acceptance rates have shown a clear downward trend since the 56.3% recorded for both 2021 and 2022. Over the past five years, acceptance rates have fluctuated between 38.9% and 56.3%, indicating increasing selectivity and competition among applicants at Gettysburg College.