300 N. Washington Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1832
Religious Affilation: Lutheran
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,504
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $218,654,824
Admissions
Application Fee: $45
Application Deadline: February 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $33,795
Room/Board: $8,260
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service
Remedial Services Offered: math, writing
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Lockheed Martin, KPMG, Merril Lynch, Salomon Smith Barney, Peace Corps, USA Today, Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 382,603
Number of current serial subscriptions: 5,162
Number of microforms: 66,375
Number of audiovisuals: 23,325
Number of ebooks: 6,358
Other library facilities: Civil War Collection, Organ Music Collection, Asian Art, Rare Books, Vietnam & Southeast Asia Collection, Rare Map Collection, Manuscript and Photograph Collection. Chemistry Library.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Electron Microscopes, Radio Station, Fourier Transform Infrared and NMR Spectrometers, Observatory with sixteen inch Cassegrain telescope, state of the art greenhouse, cutting edge computing capability — College Navigation system.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 239
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 38
Classrooms: 133
Labs: 47
Other areas: 21
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 284
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 94%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 40%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 26%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 94%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, women’s dorms, men’s dorms, fraternity housing, apartment for single students, cooperative housing, other housing options
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 15%
Doubles: 40%
Triples or Suites: 14%
Apartments: 21%
Other: 10%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 40
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 25%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 230 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Baltimore (80), Harrisburg (30)
Nearest train station: Harrisburg (30)
Nearest bus station: Harrisburg (30)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 63%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 30%
Average undergraduate wage: 975
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Dickinson College)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Common Hour Speaker Series, Concerts, Snow Ball, Athletic Events, Film Series.