Grove City College Overview

Located in Grove City, Pennsylvania, Grove City College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Grove City College is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Grove City College Known For?

• The highest award offered at Grove City College is the master's degree.
• On average, it takes about 4.0 years for students from Grove City College to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Grove City College?

Contact details for Grove City College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 Campus Dr, Grove City, PA 16127-2104
Phone:	724-458-2000
Website:	www.gcc.edu

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How Do I Get Into Grove City College?

You can apply to Grove City College online at: https://www.gcc.edu/Home/Admissions-Financial-Aid/Applying-to-Grove-City-College/How-To-Apply

Admission Requirements for Grove City College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Grove City College?

Grove City College has an acceptance rate of 71%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 51% of accepted students are men and 49% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 54% of students accepted to Grove City College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 690. Math scores were between 550 and 670.

Grove City College received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 34. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 32.

Can I Afford Grove City College?

The overall average net price of Grove City College is $26,365. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Grove City College, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $14,541 a year. That adds up to $58,164 over four years for those students.

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Grove City College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,277 undergraduate students at Grove City College, with 2,117 being full-time and 160 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,117 full-time undergraduates at Grove City College, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Grove City College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	47
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	1,934
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	81

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Grove City College. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 12 countries are represented at Grove City College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Nigeria.

Grove City College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Mechanical Engineering	39	0	39
Computer Science	30	0	30
Teacher Education Grade Specific	30	0	30
Business Administration & Management	29	0	29
Health/Medical Prep Programs	27	0	27
Communication & Media Studies	24	0	24
Finance & Financial Management	22	0	22
Health & Physical Education	20	0	20
Literature	19	0	19
Accounting	18	0	18
Teacher Education Subject Specific	17	0	17
Religious Studies	17	0	17
General Psychology	17	0	17
History	16	0	16
Political Science & Government	16	0	16
Marketing	14	0	14
Electrical Engineering	14	0	14
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	5	8	13
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	12	0	12
Entrepreneurial Studies	12	0	12
Special Education	11	0	11
Theological & Ministerial Studies	10	0	10
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	8	0	8
General Biology	8	0	8
Philosophy	6	0	6
Social Work	6	0	6
Human Resource Management	5	0	5
Romance Languages	5	0	5
Mathematics	5	0	5
Economics	5	0	5
Music	5	0	5
Business/Managerial Economics	3	0	3
International Business	3	0	3
Chemistry	3	0	3
Physics	3	0	3
Sociology	3	0	3
Arts & Media Management	1	0	1
Design & Applied Arts	1	0	1
Accounting & Computer Science	0	0	0
TOTAL	489	8	497

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Mark Schellhase under License

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