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Elizabethtown College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Church of the Brethren
Population 500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,815
Men / Women 41% / 59%
White 80%
Hispanic 9%
Black 3%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%
From State 70%
From Region 25%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 34%
Business & Economics 25%
Life & Natural Sciences 12%
Engineering 9%
Education 8%
Arts 5%
Computer Science 3%
Health Sciences 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,950
Est. Cost of Attendance $50,865
10-Year ROI $164,000
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 69%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (27%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 15 #444
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 31%
SAT Range 1140 – 1270
SAT Math Range 545 – 650
SAT RW Range 560 – 660
ACT Range 26 – 31

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Elizabethtown College 393 43% / 57% 3% $64,988 98%
Computer Engineering $91,928 94
General Engineering 36 81% / 19% 3% $86,261 91 100%
Computer Science 9 89% / 11% 0% $87,344 91
Data Science 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $78,730 85
Information Science/Studies $85,056 90
Applied Mathematics 3 0% / 100% 0% $82,875 88
Chemistry 1 100% / 0% 0% $68,904 74
Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0% $71,775 78
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 7 57% / 43% 0% $66,423 70
Biology 31 42% / 58% 0% $65,814 69 100%
Biomedical Sciences 1 100% / 0% 0% $65,814 69 100%
Biotechnology $66,252 70
Environmental Biology 4 25% / 75% 0% $50,959 31
Neuroscience 5 60% / 40% 0% $65,505 68
Exercise Science 7 43% / 57% 14% $54,291 41
Nursing 1 0% / 100% 100% $84,294 89
Public Health 2 +1 50% / 50% 50% $64,131 66
Accounting 12 67% / 33% 8% $76,209 83 94%
Actuarial Science 3 100% / 0% 0% $85,321 90
Business Administration 38 55% / 45% 0% $71,041 77 97%
Digital and Social Media Marketing $72,360 79
Finance 17 82% / 18% 12% $82,404 88
Health Administration 3 0% / 100% 0% $123,727 99 100%
International Business 14 50% / 50% 21% $72,142 79
Managerial Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $78,449 85
Marketing 10 50% / 50% 0% $70,693 77
Asian Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,985 37
Behavioral Sciences 58 5% / 95% 0% $51,799 34
Criminal Justice 7 +1 57% / 43% 0% $56,023 46
Digital Communication 6 +1 33% / 67% 0% $54,463 42
English 5 20% / 80% 0% $50,247 29
History 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $49,159 26
Human Services 6 33% / 67% 0% $44,928 16 92%
Japanese 5 +4 20% / 80% 0% $51,332 32
Journalism 3 33% / 67% 0% $54,357 41
Legal Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $56,551 48
Media Studies 2 100% / 0% 0% $56,121 47 100%
Political Science 8 88% / 12% 0% $48,414 24 95%
Psychology 14 29% / 71% 0% $50,181 29 100%
Public Relations 4 0% / 100% 0% $58,744 54
Social Work 7 0% / 100% 0% $47,909 23 100%
Sociology 2 50% / 50% 0% $47,814 22
Spanish $51,617 33
Technical Writing 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,248 35 85%
Biology Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $73,831 81 100%
Early Childhood Education 16 6% / 94% 0% $53,887 40 100%
English Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $73,831 81 100%
General Education 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $54,091 41
Mathematics Teacher Education $71,560 78
Middle School Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $53,887 40 100%
Physics Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $73,831 81 100%
Social Studies Teacher Education 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $73,831 81 100%
Spanish Language Teacher Education $70,861 77
Graphic Design 6 +3 50% / 50% 0% $55,333 44
Music $45,954 18
Music Education 4 50% / 50% 0% $73,831 81 100%
Music Therapy 7 14% / 86% 0% $70,942 77 98%
Studio Art 4 +2 25% / 75% 0% $45,439 17