Private nonprofit · College
Grove City College
Grove City, Pennsylvania · Distant town
- 72.3%
- Admit rate
- —
- Avg net price
- 83%
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings
Grove City College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Grove City, Pennsylvania (distant town setting), enrolling 2,216 undergraduates. It has a Undenominational religious affiliation.
Will you get in?
See where your numbers land against Grove City College's admitted students.
- Admit rate
- 72.3%
- SAT (mid 50%)
- 1141–1388
- Avg GPA (est.)
- 3.58
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About Grove City, Pennsylvania
Grove City is a borough in southeastern Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1798, Valentine Cunningham and his family from Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania settled along Wolf Creek, building a gristmill with fellow American Revolutionary War veteran and settler Robert Glenn on the creek in 1799 and naming the area Pine Grove. Grove City is home to two locomotive engine production plants for GE Transportation, which was recently purchased by Wabtec. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 30 miles to Youngstown, OH
- To Great Lakes shore
- 61 miles
- Nearest airport
- 47 miles to Pittsburgh (PIT) · major hub
How Grove City College compares
More selective than 59% · #32 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 75%
Higher than 91% · #13 of 116 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 83%
Lower than 50%
Larger than 60%
Percentiles compare Grove City College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Pennsylvania.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate2,21698%
- Graduate422%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White90%
- Black0.5%
- Hispanic0.7%
- Asian2.1%
- Other or multiracial6.6%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 2,216
- Graduate enrollment
- 42
- Student–faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 0%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 26%
- Endowment
- $276,777,346
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 557 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Pennsylvania54%
- Other U.S. states44%
- International2.2%
A regional draw: about 54% of first-years come from Pennsylvania, the rest from elsewhere.
2% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 72.3%
- Test scores
- Considered but not required
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- 1141–1388
- SAT average
- 1272
- SAT reading
- 583–703
- SAT math
- 558–685
- ACT composite
- 23–31
- Average GPA (estimated)
- 3.58
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $21,700
- Room & board
- $12,230
- Books & supplies
- $700
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- —
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 83%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 77%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Transferred to another college
- 7%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 2,211
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 100%
- Application fee
- $50
- Football conference
- Presidents' Athletic Conference
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 59% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $7,432. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 609 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 81°F
- Winter low
- 17°F
- Annual rain
- 45.2″
- Annual snow
- 27.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Slippery Rock 1 Ssw, PA US station (7 mi from campus).
What Grove City College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- Earnings
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.