Grove City College
Grove City, PA · Private four-year · Town: Distant
2,365undergraduates
72%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$24,184average net price per year
80%graduate in 6 years
88%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 2,034
- Admitted
- 1,493
- Admit rate
- 72%
- Admit rate, women
- 75%
- Admit rate, men
- 72%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 37%
- First-year students
- 557
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 52%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 566-684
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 562-690
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 18%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 23-31
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
48 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (10)
- Accounting Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Business Statistics Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Engineering (2)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (44 awarded)
Education (9)
- Biology Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Social Studies Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Spanish Language Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (41 awarded)
- Information Science/Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (2)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (4)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Conservation Biology Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Molecular Biology Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Social sciences (3)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (26 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- General Literature Bachelor's (16 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (3)
- Design and Visual Communications, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Theology and religious vocations (1)
- Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (3)
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Business Statistics Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $20,890
- Housing and food on campus
- $11,770
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $850
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $34,510
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $34,510
- Total cost living at home
- $22,740
Published prices for 2023-24.
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 74%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 60%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $8,222
- Got a grant from the college
- 59%
- Average grant from the college
- $7,432
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 0%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 34%
- Average amount borrowed
- $15,288
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 75%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 79%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 80%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 88%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 80%
- Transferred to another college
- 9%
- Came back for year two
- 88%
| Neither | 80% |
|---|
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 300 | 80% |
| Men | 336 | 79% |
| Asian | 9 | 33% (small group) |
| Black | 10 | 70% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 6 | 33% (small group) |
| White | 576 | 82% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 69% |
| International | 3 | 67% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 547 | 87% | 6% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 46 | 74% | 11% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 1 | 0% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 2,394
- Undergraduates
- 2,365
- Full-time undergraduates
- 2,206
- Part-time undergraduates
- 159
- Graduate students
- 29
- Students per faculty member
- 13 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 54%
- From out of state
- 44%
- From other countries
- 2%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 26%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 5%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 10%
| Women | 48% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 0% |
| Hispanic | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 90% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 100 Campus Dr, Grove City, PA, 16127-2104
- County
- Mercer County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Undenominational
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.