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Grove City College

PA · Private nonprofit · Distant town · 2,034 applicants 2023

73% admit rate SAT 1128–1374
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🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants.

✅ Best for

  • Solid academic profiles — the admitted-student bands above are within reach for strong students
  • Students drawn to Business, Management, & Marketing or Engineering (the two biggest majors)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 1128, or ACT below 23, or unweighted GPA below ~3.50 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Total enrollment
2,216
1,000 - 4,999
TuitionThe published full price before any aid. Families who don't qualify for need-based aid — common above ~$110K income — pay this, minus any merit scholarships.
$21,700
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)

⚠️ Sticker price isn't every family's price. Lower- and middle-income families often pay materially less after grants; higher-income families frequently pay close to sticker unless the college offers merit scholarships. Check the school's own net-price calculator for your number.

Admit rateThe share of applicants a college accepts. Useful context, but your student's odds depend on their own grades and scores, not the average.
73.4%
Accessible
SAT middle 50%The middle half of enrolled students scored in this range — a quarter scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
1128–1374
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%The middle half of enrolled students scored in this range — a quarter scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
23–31
composite
Test policyApplicants choose whether to send SAT/ACT scores. At many such colleges, students who submit strong scores are still admitted at higher rates.
Test-optional
2023

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

4-year completionThe share of students who finish a bachelor's in four years. Nationally barely half do — and a fifth year quietly adds a full extra year of cost to the real price.
83%

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Grove City College

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Grove City College actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing
93 degrees · 37.5%
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
2. Engineering
53 degrees · 21.4%
Engineering majors land high-paying technical roles. Top-earning sub-disciplines: petroleum, chemical, computer engineering.
3. Education
45 degrees · 18.1%
Teaching is the largest path. Salary depends heavily on district + state.
4. Computer & Information Sciences
30 degrees · 12.1%
High-paying tech roles dominate. Median software roles cluster in the $90k-$130k range.
5. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
27 degrees · 10.9%
Many bio majors → med school / grad school. Direct-employment bio roles are lower-paid than that pipeline.

Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Grove City College

CS degrees (annual)
30
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

Alternatives to Grove City College

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🛡️ Safer in-state options
Same state and similar selectivity, but with a more forgiving admit rate — useful safety / match anchors.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
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89% admit rate (vs 73% here)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
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90% admit rate (vs 73% here)

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