Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
300 North Washington Street, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
717-337-6000 |
www.gettysburg.edu |
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Gettysburg College has been witness and participant to some of the most significant events in the history of our nation. Chartered in 1832 to provide education for the residents of south-central Pennsylvania, the College was a neighbor to fighting between Union and Confederate troops in July 1863. On July 1, Math Professor Michael Jacobs cancelled classes after telling his students that their minds were no longer on their lessons. Pennsylvania Hall, the College’s first building, served during and after the Civil War battle as a hospital for the wounded, treating more than 700 Union and Confederate soldiers. On November 19, 1863, Gettysburg College students walked from Pennsylvania Hall into the historic town to hear President Abraham Lincoln deliver his legendary Gettysburg Address. President Dwight D. Eisenhower also visited Gettysburg College, sharing his experience and insights as a national leader. Following his presidency, he returned to Gettysburg and wrote his memoirs in what is now the College’s admission office.
Gettysburg’s founding principles embrace a rigorous liberal arts education that fosters a global perspective, a spirit of collaboration, a dedication to public service and an enriching campus life. Currently ranked among the bests liberal arts colleges in the United States, the College is committed to preparing more than 2,400 students from more than 38 states and 32 countries for the opportunities of a changing world. Students may choose from more than 36 majors, pursue interdisciplinary and self-designed majors, or complete one of several cooperative and dual-degree programs. More than 180 full-time faculty members — 90 percent having a doctorate or the highest earned degree in their fields — teach at Gettysburg, where the student/faculty ratio is 11:1 and the average class size is 18 students.