Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PAOne Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022-2298
717-361-1000
Elizabethtown College is a small, private college located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. The college was founded in 1899 by the Church of the Brethren. The college's mission is to "provide an academically challenging, personally enriching, and socially beneficial education to a diverse student body." The college offers over 50 majors and minors, and has a student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1. Elizabethtown is ranked #2 in the North region by U.S. News & World Report for "Best Regional Colleges." The college is also ranked #4 in the nation for "Best Value Schools" and #6 for "Best Colleges for Veterans." In addition to its academic programs, Elizabethtown College is home to a number of clubs and organizations, including the Student Government Association, the Interfraternity Council, and the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays athletics teams.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 1881
Acceptance Rate: 85.73%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.etown.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.etown.edu/admissions/financial-aid
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $47170
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $47170
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Elizabethtown College is $176856.85. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Elizabethtown College. For graduates of Elizabethtown College, we saw an average early-career income of $54700.00 and mid-career income of $95100.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.