Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
International Relations and National Security Studies at Gettysburg College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 22 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~22
- Schools with reported signal
- 366
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 38.9%
- Graduation rate
- 82.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $31,490/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $125,960
- Median debt
- $26,999
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $71,517/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 366 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($9,135 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($8,058 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 78% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.5% reported share · $3,033 net A+ CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · 0.7% reported share · $3,203 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 2.3% reported share · $3,776 net A+ Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,779 net A+ California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · 0.4% reported share · $4,564 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.0% reported share · $6,541 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.7% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.3% reported share · $6,376 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
International Relations and National Security Studies accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at Gettysburg College, which is bigger than 69% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 22 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Gettysburg College's average net price is $31,490 per year, about $125,960 over four years. That is $9,135 above the $22,355 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $71,517 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,058 above the $63,459 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Gettysburg College #285 of 366 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.