Elizabethtown College Rankings & Distinctions

A Top Regional University

Elizabethtown College was ranked #39 (tie) of Best Regional Universities (North) by US News & World Report.

A Best Value School

Elizabethtown College was ranked #11 for Best Value Schools (Regional Universities - North) by US News & World Report.

A Top Engineering Program

Elizabethtown College was ranked #69 (tie) for Undergraduate Engineering Programs (No Doctorate) by US News & World Report.

Ranked for Social Mobility

Elizabethtown College was ranked #149 (tie) in Top Performers on Social Mobility (Regional Universities - North) by US News & World Report.

Best Undergraduate Teaching

Elizabethtown College was ranked #6 (tie) for Undergraduate Teaching Programs (Regional Universities - North) by US News & World Report.

A Best Mid-Atlantic College

Elizabethtown College is one of 97 colleges listed on the Princeton Review’s "Best Mid-Atlantic" section of the 2024 Best Colleges: Region by Region.

Highest Level Diversity Recognition

The Elizabethtown College School of Engineering and Computer Science has been honored by the American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Diversity Recognition Program, earning Bronze Level recognition in December 2021. ASEE’s bronze category is the highest level issued to institutions during the current submission cycle and recognizes that the School is among the nation’s leaders in inclusive excellence.

A College of Distinction

Elizabethtown College has been named a 2024-2025 College of Distinction, Pennsylvania College of Distinction, and Private College of Distinction, and has earned additional recognition in the areas of 

• • Business
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Career Development

One of the Best Online Colleges in Pennsylvania

Elizabethtown College’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) is one of just 10 institutions named to the Forbes' Best Online Colleges in Pennsylvania of 2024 list.

A Top College in America

Elizabethtown College was listed in the top 500 U.S. colleges on  Forbes America's Top Colleges of 2023.

A Best College in America

Elizabethtown College was ranked one of the Best Colleges in America for 2024 by Money.com.

A Top Transfer Destination

Elizabethtown College has been recognized on the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Transfer Honor Roll for 2024. This honor, derived from National Student Clearinghouse and PTK Connect data, celebrates the top 25% of colleges excelling in supporting transfer students. Etown has been named one of the nation’s most transfer-friendly institutions by PTK for the fourth straight year.

Best Bachelor's in Human Services Degrees

Elizabethtown College has been named one of the Best Bachelor’s Degrees in Human Services by BestAccreditedColleges.org for our highly flexible, accelerated program.

Best Bang for the Buck

Elizabethtown College ranked #259 out of 388 colleges in the Northeast region for "Best Bang for the Buck"  by Washington Monthly in 2023.

Student Awards

Emely Guevara '24, International Business Major Concentrated in Finance and Aida Andino-Guzman, ’26, Psychology and Spanish Dual Major received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The Gilman Scholarship is part of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is supported by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The program looks to fund students who have been historically underrepresented in studying abroad. | Read more.

Josephine Hunter '24, Occupational Therapy Major, received the Jo Anne J. Trow Undergraduate Scholarship from the Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) National Honor Society. Created in honor of former ALD President, Jo Ann J. Trow, the scholarship intends to reward an outstanding member of Alpha Lambda Delta. The ALD annually awards 50 Trow Undergraduate scholarships to students each year. | Read more.

Natalie Barlow '24, a Mechanical Engineering mMjor and president of Elizabethtown College’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), received the Women in Technology Scholarship from the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania. This scholarship encourages women to excel in technology-related disciplines. Madison Stewart '25, an Electrical Engineering major with a minor in Communications and secretary of Elizabethtown College’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), received the Philadelphia Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Scholarship. This scholarship recognizes individuals who demonstrate teamwork, leadership, and personal motivation in the field of engineering. | Read more.

Faculty Awards

Michael Silberstein, Professor of Philosophy, is the recipient of the 2023-2024 Ranck Prize for Research Excellence. | Read more.

Debra Wohl, Professor of Biology, is the recipient of the 2023-24 Polanowski Prize for Excellence in Faculty-Student Advising. | Read more.

Elizabeth Dalton, Program Director, Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology & Associate Professor of Psychology, is the recipient of the 2023-24 Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence. | Read more.

Hossein Varamini, Turnbull-Jamieson Chair and Professor of Finance and International Business, earned a Fulbright Specialist Award for the spring of 2024. One of the main goals of the Fulbright Program is to develop international understanding by establishing long-term cooperative relationships between international higher education institutions. Varamini plans to work collaboratively with faculty and administrators at Ecole Supérieure du Commerce et des Affaires (ESCA) University in Casablanca, Morocco to create and strengthen a mutually beneficial relationship between Etown and ESCA. Fulbright is the world’s largest and most diverse international educational exchange program. | Read more.

Curtis Smith, Assistant Director of Academic Advising, earned the Honors Program’s Outstanding Professor Award. | Read more.