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Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$26,598
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$37,950
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
76.2%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$62,399
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$50,865
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$37,950
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$37,950
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$13,340
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$8,444
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,100
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00017,776
$30,001–48,00017,113
$48,001–75,00020,967
$75,001–110,00025,064
$110,001+31,198

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
76.2%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
76.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
83.7%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$54,833
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$62,399
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$27,000
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$286.24
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
78.9%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $62,399 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
77.9%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,204
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
26–31
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
1,868
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
13:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
30.0%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
20.8%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
65.1%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$79,306
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White83%
Hispanic7%
Black3%
Asian2%
Two or more races2%
Nonresident / international2%

Other Four-year institutions in PA

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Academy of Vocal ArtsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albright CollegeNot reported50.7%$58,700
Allegheny CollegeNot reported72.5%$62,069
Alvernia UniversityNot reported55.5%$55,055
American College of Financial ServicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Arcadia UniversityNot reported66.7%$58,336
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchNot reported67.7%$40,457
Bryn Mawr CollegeNot reported81.8%$75,217
Bucknell UniversityNot reported86.3%$93,807
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Cairn University-LanghorneNot reported59.7%$44,172
Carlow UniversityNot reported59.9%$51,051

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$108,773$103,485Not reported
Engineering, General.$88,104$89,359$27,000
Accounting and Related Services.$83,075$76,194$27,000
Biology, General.$73,542$57,214$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$73,358$68,257$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$70,047$71,416Not reported
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$69,614$68,245$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$65,756$48,733$22,382
Political Science and Government.$63,073$63,293$27,000
Social Work.$54,837$51,790Not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$54,337$47,382$27,000
Human Services, General.$51,224$48,597Not reported
Communication and Media Studies.$49,514$56,359$26,000
Psychology, General.$47,359$50,706$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Special Education and Teaching.Not reported$64,397Not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, General.Not reported$92,374Not reported
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$55,459Not reported
Curriculum and Instruction.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10