Student Achievement
Elizabethtown College ranks among the country’s highest value-added higher education institutions, according to a new study by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program.
Its report, “Beyond College Rankings: A Value-Added Approach to Assessing Two and Four-Year Schools,” assesses how well colleges affect student post-graduation economic success. Elizabethtown College graduates had mid-career earnings that were 27% higher than predicted. Elizabethtown graduate’s actual mid-career earning average of $86,500 was 27% higher than the predicted amount.
This value-added figure places Elizabethtown College at #6 out of Pennsylvania’s 153 other four-year institutions.
Elizabethtown College is ranked
6
of 153 other PA Colleges and Universities
on value added to mid-career earnings.
First Year to Sophomore Retention Rate by Institution Type
Higher Retention Rates improve the probability of Graduating within 4 years.
Graduation Rates by Institution Type
What Graduates Think
98%
of our graduating seniors had at least one faculty member who made them excited about learning, compared to 63% nationally.
69%
of our graduating seniors had a mentor who encouraged them to establish and pursue their goals, compared to 22% nationally.
90%
of our graduating seniors believed that their professors cared about them as a person compared to 27% nationally.
Student Prestige
Our students are amazing and excellent candidates for presitigious scholarships & fellowships