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Public policy & social work at Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College graduates about 29 public policy & social work majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 85 out of 100.

85/100Standout#16 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year295% of the class
Research in the field$348Ka year, NSF
Admit rate40%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1440whole school

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Red and Blue delegates at the Braver Angels national convention, 2023
Red and Blue delegates BAC23 0454-1 webPhoto: Jeff Sevier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Back view of Glatfelter Hall at Gettysburg College
Glatfelter Hall, Gettysburg College, c. 1889Photo: RococoLouise · CC BY 4.0 · source
The 1889 Glatfelter Hall at Gettysburg College photographed at sunset
Glatfelter Hall at SunsetPhoto: RococoLouise · CC BY 4.0 · source
View of the front of the historic 1889 Glatfelter Hall at Gettysburg College
Facade of the 1889 Glatfelter Hall at Gettysburg CollegePhoto: RococoLouise · CC BY 4.0 · source

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. The University of Texas–Austin 85
  2. University of Maryland Baltimore County 85
  3. University of California, Berkeley 85
  4. Southern Methodist University 85
  5. New York University 84
  6. Stanford University 84
  7. Brown University 84
  8. Rutgers University–Newark 83

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Gettysburg College with every school we score in public policy & social work. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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