Statistics show details about Grove City College Class of ’15
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Grove city, pa.
The Grove City College Class of 2015 features 304 men and 316 women from 35 states, international and armed-forces locations.
Other facts and figures include:
Average GPA: 3.71
Average SAT: 1244
Average ACT: 28
35 valedictorians and 23 salutatorians
Seven National Merit Scholarship finalists
38 percent of enrolled men ranked in the top 10th of their graduating class, 58 percent in the top fifth
56 percent of enrolled women ranked in the top 10th of their graduating class, 79 percent in the top fifth
3 percent served as student body presidents
2 percent served as senior class presidents
24 percent were involved in student council
46 percent were active in missions
95 percent involved in some sort of community service in high school
17 percent were involved in marching band.
Among freshman students, the most popular declared majors for men are in engineering and the liberal arts. Liberal arts and sciences are the most popular programs with female students.
Many of these students will also earn teaching certifications as part of their courses of study.
Founded in 1876, Grove City College stands on its founding ideals of faith and freedom, made possible by an unwavering commitment to Christian principles and rigorous academics at a price within the reach of families with modest means.
The college, 60 miles north of Pittsburgh, has an enrollment of 2,500 students and teaches the liberal arts, sciences and engineering.
It is an advocate of the free-market economic system and accepts no federal funding.
Tuition is about half the national average for private colleges. Grove City College has been named the Top Value in Private Liberal-Arts Schools by Consumers Digest magazine.
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute has named the College one of 50 All-American Colleges, ranking it high for increasing students’ civic literacy. Grove City College has been named a Best Value and one of the best colleges in America by Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report.