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Elizabethtown College is a private regional university located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Elizabethtown College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Elizabethtown College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $58,289 10 years after enrolling, 28th in Pennsylvania, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Elizabethtown College bachelor students earn 5% more than the national average. Elizabethtown College is ranked 25th in Pennsylvania.
Elizabethtown College’s median net annual cost of $25,069 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Elizabethtown College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Engineering, Comms & Media Studies, Biology, Psychology, Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$25,069
Average years to graduate
4.2
Accounting
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 2.42
Computer Systems Analysis
Rank: -
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Economic score: 3.81
International Business
Rank: #68
Economic score: 5.87
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: -
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Economic score: 14.88
Social Work
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 16.86
Sociology
Rank: -
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Economic score: 106.6
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at Elizabethtown College - Therapeutic professions, Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 70% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Elizabethtown College is 4% higher than the state average, and 13% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Elizabethtown College, Pell Grant recipients represent 19% of the measured graduating class, 16% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Elizabethtown College graduates within 4.2 years.
Elizabethtown College is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Elizabethtown College’s economic mobility score of 15.36 is calculated by adjusting the 1.77 economic score of lower-income students by the 19% pell grant recipients within the student body. Elizabethtown College’s EMS of 15.36 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Elizabethtown College pays $25,069 a year, $22,101 less than the $47,170 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $25,069
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Elizabethtown College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $25,069 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 70% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,758. This is 16% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,362
Pell grants
$4,433
State grants
$3,299
Institutional grants
$17,629
Elizabethtown College offers 5 online bachelor programs, 3 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Elizabethtown College offers 4 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
9
Hybrid programs
2
Percentage of programs online
11%
Elizabethtown College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 79% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,510 applicants, of which 1,995 were admitted and 434 enrolled. Elizabethtown College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
75%
83%
Female
64%
59%
First time
72%
59%
In-state
68%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
86%
52%
Black
3%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
4%
12%