Elizabethtown College

Basic Information

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

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,796
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 70%
From Region 25%
Athletes 465 (26.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 84%
Hispanic 6%
Black 3%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Elizabethtown College 446 41% 83% 2% 3% 7% 2% $67,357 35 -0.03 63 98% 5.6%
Computer Engineering — — — — — — — — $92,363 2 -1.17 90 — — — — —
General Engineering 39 — 85% 82% 3% 0% 15% 0% $87,950 16 -0.81 87 100% — — — —
Computer Science 10 +1 50% 90% 10% 0% 0% 0% $87,946 9 -1.08 87 — — — — —
Data Science 4 +1 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $81,481 10 -1.35 82 — — — — —
Information Systems 3 +1 100% 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% $84,608 22 -0.66 85 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,567 12 -0.86 82 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 75% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $70,869 51 -0.07 69 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,334 42 -0.42 74 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $69,891 45 -0.14 67 — — — — —
Biology 28 — 25% 79% 7% 0% 11% 0% $69,697 67 +0.38 67 100% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,697 44 +0.01 67 100% — — — —
Biotechnology — — — — — — — — $69,598 42 -0.17 67 — — — — —
Environmental Biology 7 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $59,239 73 +0.32 43 — — — — —
Neuroscience 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,271 59 +0.20 66 — — — — —
Exercise Science 13 — 69% 85% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,777 57 +0.12 52 — — — — —
Nursing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,770 30 -0.54 87 — — — — —
Public Health 7 +2 29% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $77,658 86 +1.16 78 — — — — —
Accounting 8 — 62% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $80,026 35 -0.45 81 97% 5.6% — — —
Actuarial Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,714 13 -1.09 84 — — — — —
Business Administration 40 — 62% 80% 0% 10% 5% 2% $74,060 56 -0.18 74 98% 5.6% — — —
Business Analytics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,540 21 -0.80 79 — — — — —
Digital and Social Media Marketing — — — — — — — — $74,481 44 -0.24 75 — — — — —
Economics 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,651 30 -0.61 82 — — — — —
Finance 7 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $83,037 29 -0.55 84 — — — — —
Health Administration 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $125,457 99 +3.04 99 100% — — — —
International Business 12 — 42% 42% 0% 8% 17% 33% $79,798 54 -0.17 81 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,685 31 -0.58 83 — — — — —
Marketing 17 +1 53% 94% 6% 0% 0% 0% $74,041 44 -0.28 74 — — — — —
Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $53,702 39 -0.44 28 — — — — —
English 3 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,306 73 +0.47 35 — — — — —
History 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,759 47 -0.21 30 — — — — —
Japanese 6 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $56,376 49 -0.15 35 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $56,858 51 -0.11 36 — — — — —
Technical Writing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,686 56 +0.03 25 85% — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 54 — 4% 91% 0% 0% 7% 0% $54,667 51 -0.06 30 — — — — —
Digital Communication 6 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,518 28 -0.59 32 — — — — —
Human Services 8 — 38% 62% 0% 25% 0% 0% $54,731 57 +0.17 30 100% — — — —
Journalism 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,269 26 -0.68 34 — — — — —
Media Studies — — — — — — — — $53,393 21 -0.79 27 100% — — — —
Political Science 10 +1 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,565 1 -1.74 16 95% — — — —
Psychology 19 — 5% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $45,847 4 -1.40 11 96% — — — —
Public Relations 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,162 36 -0.41 62 — — — — —
Social Work 10 — 0% 90% 10% 0% 0% 0% $62,073 96 +1.04 50 93% — — — —
Sociology 6 +1 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $55,060 50 -0.17 31 100% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,934 95 +1.65 75 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 25 — 8% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,807 67 +0.23 28 95% — — — —
English Education 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,934 99 +2.74 75 100% — — — —
General Education 9 +1 33% 56% 11% 22% 0% 0% $54,165 46 -0.11 29 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,951 72 +0.21 45 — — — — —
Middle School Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,807 45 -0.15 28 95% — — — —
Physics Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,934 95 +1.65 75 100% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 6 — 67% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $74,934 99 +3.22 75 100% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,951 76 +0.63 45 — — — — —
Graphic Design 5 +2 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $58,527 47 -0.12 41 — — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $54,227 83 +0.80 29 — — — — —
Music Education 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,934 100 +3.03 75 100% — — — —
Music Therapy 6 — 0% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $71,934 100 +2.71 71 98% — — — —
Studio Art 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,590 85 +0.83 30 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 6 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,739 71 +0.39 52 — — — — —
Legal Studies 1 +3 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $63,387 73 +0.48 53 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,540
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

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

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 27.1% 121 15% 91% 1% 2% 5% 0% $54,102 30 -0.36 29 96% —
Business & Economics 20.6% 92 58% 77% 1% 7% 8% 7% $78,106 48 -0.18 79 98% 5.6%
Education 12.6% 56 27% 88% 2% 5% 2% 0% $59,537 82 +0.77 43 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.3% 46 33% 78% 4% 0% 11% 0% $68,103 51 +0.27 64 100% —
Engineering 8.7% 39 85% 82% 3% 0% 15% 0% $87,950 2 -0.81 87 100% —
Arts 4.7% 21 24% 76% 0% 10% 10% 0% $64,323 93 +1.56 56 99% —
Health Sciences 4.7% 21 52% 86% 0% 0% 5% 0% $68,880 17 +0.43 65 — —
Computer Science 3.8% 17 65% 71% 12% 6% 6% 6% $85,836 12 -1.07 86 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 15 73% 87% 0% 0% 0% 7% $73,450 35 -0.29 73 — —
Humanities 2.5% 11 45% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $55,874 57 +0.03 33 85% —
Professional 1.6% 7 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $62,832 37 +0.40 52 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 107 $119K $119K $0
Baseball 45 $228K $228K $0
Lacrosse 45 $152K $152K $0
Soccer 34 $158K $158K $0
Wrestling 32 $135K $135K $0
Swimming 21 $89K $89K $0
Basketball 20 $125K $125K $0
Volleyball 17 $46K $46K $0
Golf 12 $44K $44K $0
Tennis 9 $20K $20K $0
Total 283 $1.1M $1.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 84 $93K $93K $0
Soccer 26 $121K $121K $0
Softball 23 $140K $140K $0
Field Hockey 22 $58K $58K $0
Basketball 21 $190K $190K $0
Lacrosse 21 $171K $171K $0
Volleyball 20 $111K $111K $0
Swimming 13 $55K $55K $0
Tennis 8 $18K $18K $0
Golf 5 $42K $42K $0
Total 182 $1.0M $1.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 191 $212K $212K $0
Lacrosse 66 $323K $323K $0
Soccer 60 $279K $279K $0
Baseball 45 $228K $228K $0
Basketball 41 $316K $316K $0
Volleyball 37 $158K $158K $0
Swimming 34 $145K $145K $0
Wrestling 32 $135K $135K $0
Softball 23 $140K $140K $0
Field Hockey 22 $58K $58K $0
Golf 17 $86K $86K $0
Tennis 17 $38K $38K $0
Total 465 $2.6M $2.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 31%
SAT Range 1100 – 1310
SAT Math Range 540 – 650
SAT RW Range 560 – 660