- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Grove City College
Grove City, PATown: distantZIP 16127Founded 1876
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1876
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.gcc.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Grove City College
Grove City College is a private nonprofit college in Grove City, Pennsylvania, with 2,216 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants and graduates 81% within six years.
81%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention88%
4-year graduation74%
Pell Grant share0%
Federal loans28%
—net price / year
72%admission rate
1272average SAT
81%graduate in 6 years
—median earnings, 10 yrs
—median debt
#178 of 1,738 for graduation rate#631 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- —tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $22,570
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,570
- Average net price
- —national median $19,980
Net price by family income
The college does not report net price by income.
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1272
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 583–703
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 558–685
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 23–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college81%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college0%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 81%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 80%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- 3-year loan default rate
- —
Earnings ten years after entry
Median, Grove City College—
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,216
- Part-time
- 0.9%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- —
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 0%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- —
- Average faculty salary
- —
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,618
- Endowment, end of year
- $276,777,346
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White90%
Hispanic0.7%
Black0.5%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races5.5%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Education15%
Engineering11%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.4%
Communication & journalism5.7%
Computer & information sciences5.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.3%
Health professions5.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 212805. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5611381.