Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania · ★ — / 5 Overall
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Private not-for-profit · 4-year · Doctoral
Elizabethtown College, informally known as Etown, is a private college located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, United States.
- Ranking
#117 National Liberal Arts Colleges▼
National Liberal Arts Colleges
Ranked #117 in National Liberal Arts Colleges (2022). Source: US News ↗
Master's Universities
Ranked #402 in Master's Universities (2025). Source: Washington Monthly ↗
National rank
Ranked #479 in Forbes Top Colleges (2026). Source: Forbes ↗
Value rank
Ranked #1026 on Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck (2025). Source: WM Best Value ↗
- Acceptance rate
- 77%
- Test scores
SAT 1090–1280▼
25th–75th percentile
SAT total: 1090–1280
SAT ERW: 560–650
SAT math: 530–630
ACT composite: 19–29
- GPA
- 3.69
- Total students
2,152▼
Total: 2,152
Undergrad: 1,857
Undergrad full-time: 1,719
Graduate: 295
Part-time: 280
- Graduation rate
- 77%
- Student–faculty
- 12:1
- Tuition
$36,842▼
In-state
Tuition: $36,842
Total cost on campus: $51,946
Out-of-state
Tuition: $36,842
Total cost on campus: $51,946
Room & board: $12,954
Books & supplies: $1,100
Receive aid: 100%
Avg grant aid: $22,312
Pell grant recipients: 21%
- Affordability score
- 4.8/10
- Weather
- 55°F
- Cost of living
Cost of living breakdown▼
Rent: $725 / mo
Average city asking rent, as a roommate share. Zillow Observed Rent Index.
Coffee: $5.00
State average cafe price. Numbeo, 2024.
Gas: $4.54 / gal
State average price. AAA.
Average meal: $10.34
Published board plan, per meal. IPEDS.
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One Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, 17022-2298
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