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Located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown College is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Elizabethtown makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

52 Undergraduate Degrees
21 Graduate Degrees
$17,772 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
81% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Elizabethtown College?

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Contact details for Etown are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022-2298
Phone: 717-361-1000
Website: www.etown.edu

How Do I Get Into Etown?

You can apply to Etown online at: www.etown.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Etown

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Etown?

81% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
38% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Elizabethtown College is 81%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 38% of students accepted to Etown submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Elizabethtown College  ( 540 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Elizabethtown College  ( 530 to 640 )
200
800
Etown received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 32. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

ACT English Scores for Elizabethtown College  ( 22 to 32 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Elizabethtown College  ( 25 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford Elizabethtown College?

$17,772 Net Price
70% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Etown is $17,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Etown, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $9,758 a year. That adds up to $39,032 over four years for those students.

Elizabethtown College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,537 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,691 undergraduate students at Etown, with 1,537 being full-time and 154 being part-time.

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There are also 242 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,537 full-time undergraduates at Etown, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Elizabethtown College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 34
Black or African American 33
Hispanic or Latino 95
White 1,285
International Students 26
Other Races/Ethnicities 64

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Elizabethtown College. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Etown. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Elizabethtown College

245 Took All Classes Online
496 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Etown. In 2022-2023, 496 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Etown has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 36th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Etown majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction 80%

Elizabethtown College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Early Childhood Education 0 21 0 0 21
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 10 10
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 0 9 0 0 9
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 0 0 9 0 9
Art Education 0 6 0 0 6
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 5 0 0 0 5
Music Education 0 3 0 0 3
General Special Education 0 0 0 2 2
English & Language Arts Education 0 2 0 0 2
Mathematics Education 0 2 0 0 2
Social Studies Education 0 2 0 0 2
Spanish Education 0 2 0 0 2
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement 0 0 0 0 0
Multicultural Education 0 0 0 0 0
Biology Education 0 0 0 0 0
Chemistry Education 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Teacher Education 0 0 0 0 0
Physics Education 0 0 0 0 0
Online Educator/Online Teaching 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5 47 9 12 73

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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