Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Suburb
Official websiteAt a glance
- Average net price
- $26,598What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
- Acceptance rate
- 78%
- Graduation rate
- 77%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
- Undergraduates
- 1,868
- In-state tuition
- $37,950Published price before aid.
- Out-of-state tuition
- $37,950
- SAT midpoint
- 1,175
- Median earnings, 10 yrs
- $62,399Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.
How it compares to similar colleges
Each rating covers one measure against private nonprofit 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.
Affordability
$26,5982/5
Better than 32% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).
Completion
77%5/5
Better than 85% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).
Earnings
$62,3994/5
Better than 72% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).
Debt at graduation
$27,0001/5
Better than 4% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1020 compared).
What these ratings are based on
- Affordability
- Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
- Completion
- Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
- Earnings
- Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
- Debt at graduation
- Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
- Why there is no rating for selectivity
- A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.
What it actually costs
Published cost
$50,865
The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.
Average net price
$26,598
What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.
Outcomes
| Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time | 77% |
|---|---|
| Retention rateFirst-year students who return | 84% |
| Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed | $27,000 |
| Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled | $62,399 |
What graduates of each major earn
Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.
| Major | Earnings, 1 yr | Degrees awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $85,329 | 8 |
| Engineering, General | $73,003 | 35 |
| Accounting and Related Services | $61,602 | 16 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $58,707 | 30 |
| Information Science/Studies | $56,789 | 4 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $50,918 | 15 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | $50,725 | 24 |
| Biology, General | $36,891 | 27 |
| Communication and Media Studies | $31,003 | 6 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $26,534 | Not reported |
| Behavioral Sciences | Not reported | 58 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Not reported | 16 |
| International Business | Not reported | 14 |
| Psychology, General | Not reported | 13 |
| Marketing | Not reported | 11 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Not reported | 10 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Not reported | 8 |
| Political Science and Government | Not reported | 8 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Not reported | 8 |
| History | Not reported | 6 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Not reported | 6 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Not reported | 6 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Not reported | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Not reported | 5 |
| Mathematics | Not reported | 5 |
| Social Work | Not reported | 5 |
| Human Services, General | Not reported | 5 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Not reported | 4 |
| Computer Engineering | Not reported | 4 |
| Data Science | Not reported | 4 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Not reported | 4 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Not reported | 4 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Not reported | 4 |
| Biotechnology | Not reported | 4 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Not reported | 4 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 3 |
| Sociology | Not reported | 3 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 2 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Not reported | 2 |
| Music | Not reported | 2 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Not reported | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Not reported | 2 |
| Applied Mathematics | Not reported | 2 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Not reported | 1 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 1 |
| Chemistry | Not reported | 1 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Not reported | 1 |
| Journalism | Not reported | Not reported |
| Area Studies | Not reported | Not reported |
| Computational Science | Not reported | Not reported |
| Data Analytics | Not reported | Not reported |
| Physics | Not reported | Not reported |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Not reported | Not reported |
| Philosophy | Not reported | Not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Not reported | Not reported |
| Public Health | Not reported | Not reported |
| Economics | Not reported | Not reported |
| Criminology | Not reported | Not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Not reported | Not reported |
| Industrial Engineering | Not reported | Not reported |
All 60 bachelor’s programs this college reported.
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