	Gettysburg College 2016 University Academic Rankings
Gettysburg College is a private, four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the famous battlefield. The 225-acre (91 ha) campus is located at 300 North Washington Street in the Northwest corner of the town. Known as the Bullets, the school hosts 24 NCAA Division III men's and women's teams, with a large number of club, intramural, and recreational programs. In 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked it 46th among Best Liberal Arts Colleges. In 2015, the Princeton Review ranked Gettysburg College as the 11th in its list of the Best Schools for Internships, only 1 out of 4 liberal arts schools in the top 25. It's also consistently rated as one of the most beautiful campuses in the United States, due to its close proximity to the Gettysburg Battlefield National Park. History \| Founding and early roots Gettysburg College was founded in 1832, as a sister institution for the Lutheran Theological Seminary. Both owe their inception to Thaddeus Stevens, a Radical Republican and abolitionist from Gettysburg. The college's original name was Pennsylvania College; it was founded by Samuel Simon Schmucker. In 1839, seven years after Gettysburg College was first founded, Drs. George McClellan (founder of Jefferson Medical College), Samuel George Morton, and others, founded a medical school, Pennsylvania Medical College, which was located in Philadelphia. The school had money troubles within four years, forcing all founding members to leave their posts. After a failed agreement to combine with the Philadelphia College of Medicine in 1858 (closed in 1859, with the faculty begin rolled into Pennsylvania Medical College), the college was forced to close the medical school in 1861. Students from the seceding southern states had withdrawn to return home, leaving it without adequate revenue. Battle of Gettysburg In June 1863, southern Pennsylvania was invaded by Confederate forces during the Gettysburg Campaign. Many local militia forces were formed around the area between Chambersburg and Philadelphia to face the oncoming foe. Among these units was Gettysburg's 26th Pennsylvania Emergency Militia Regiment (PEMR). Composed mostly of students from the College and Seminary, the 26th PEMR was mustered into service on June 22, 1863. Four days later, the students saw combat just north of town, skirmishing with advanced units of Confederate division commander Jubal A. Early. Casualties were light on both sides, but about 100 of the militiamen were captured and paroled. During the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Hall, or Old Dorm, was used as both a signal corps station and field hospital. Due to the geographic position it held, it was used by both Confederate and Union troops during the battle for signal work and surgery. On November 19, 1863, College President Henry Louis Baugher gave the benediction at the ceremony opening the National Soldiers' Cemetery at Gettysburg; speaking after Abraham Lincoln. Classes were canceled at the college as students and faculty to hear the now famous Address, establishing the now annual tradition of the "First Year Walk." Henry Baugher was the president of Gettysburg College from 1850 until his death in 1868. Relationship with the Eisenhowers Early in his military career, Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, lived in a house in Gettysburg that was across the street from the college (the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House until 1955 on N. Washington Street). Both were fond of the town, so they decided to retire to a working farm adjacent to the battlefield after he left the army. It was there that President Eisenhower recuperated from his 1955 heart attack. While living in Gettysburg, Eisenhower became involved with Gettysburg College. He served on the G ... [more on wikipedia]

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Gettysburg College Details

Gettysburg College Details
detail	value
state	Pennsylvania
conference	Centennial Conference
public	Private
scores	1925/1283/29
level	Excellent
rank	[170
overall ROI rank	[148
size	small
undergrads	2447
grads	0
price	60320
drop	15
stem	20
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Gettysburg College?

1. number 170 for Academics.

2. number 148 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Gettysburg College?

1. Dickinson College

2. Union College

3. Lewis & Clark College

4. Colgate University

5. Macalester College

6. Colorado College

7. Occidental College

National Academic Rankings

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Gettysburg College National Academic Rankings

Gettysburg College National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	170	94	118	207	195	153	159	110	148
Private	97	78	85	85	90	53	53	52	86
New England Region	76	52	58	84	78	60	60	29	55
State of Pennsylvania	12	9	10	13	14	12	10	8	9
Top Ten Top250	170	94	118	207	195	153	159	110	148

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86.44	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
86.11	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
85.94	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
85.67	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
85.65	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
85.59	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
85.56	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
85.53	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
85.51	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
85.38	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
84.88	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
84.82	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
84.72	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
84.53	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91
79.98	Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Good	223	217
79.79	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
79.72	University of Puget Sound	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Good	227	223
79.66	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
79.60	Clark University	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	201	224
79.54	Denison University	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	204	170
79.44	Trinity University	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Good	212	170
79.34	Union University	Tennessee	Gulf South Conference	Private	Good	225	213
79.14	Furman University	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	Good	232	192
78.92	The College of Wooster	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	277	317
78.90	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
78.52	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
78.48	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
78.22	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158
77.83	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
77.71	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
77.41	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
77.08	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
76.31	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
76.27	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
75.92	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
75.89	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
75.63	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
75.42	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
74.32	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
74.24	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
74.22	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
72.46	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
72.31	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
71.58	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
70.87	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
70.47	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
70.45	Centre College	Kentucky	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Good	244	198
70.23	Bryn Mawr College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	137	205
70.22	Beloit College	Wisconsin	Midwest Conference	Private	Good	250	233
69.82	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34

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95.98	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
95.83	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
94.35	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
92.64	University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
91.98	Chapman University	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Good	208	242
91.93	Milwaukee School of Engineering	Wisconsin	Northern Athletics Collegiate ...	Private	Good	184	102
91.25	Elon University	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Good	200	178
89.23	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
85.29	America East (Average)	-	America East	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	202
84.74	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
84.04	Marquette University	Wisconsin	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	197	121
82.74	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Alabama	Gulf South Conference	Public	AboveAverage	181	103
82.02	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
81.59	Conference USA (Average)	-	Conference USA	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	148
81.02	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
80.44	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
80.16	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
77.25	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
76.42	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
68.81	Brigham Young University-Idaho	Idaho	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Average	312	164
67.52	Liberty University	Virginia	Big South Conference	Private	Average	230	248

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