Liberal Arts College PA Student Outcomes

Value

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.

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.

Graduation Rate

Our four-year graduation rate already exceeds the national average for all schools and four-year private colleges and universities. Graduating in four years keeps your costs down and allows you to enter the job market sooner.

If you meet the requirements and don’t graduate in four years, we will pay for the remaining credits—up to 16 in one year—needed to complete your degree.

learn more about our four-year graduation guarantee

Elizabethtown College has a STRONG 4-year graduation rate. This saves families money and gets graduates out into the real world sooner than students who attend other PA schools where it may take 5 or 6 years to graduate.

Within the first-year after graduation the vast majority of students utilize their degree in either the workforce or in pursuit or a higher degree. Only about 1% of responses are still seeking employment. Our two-year survey shows that 98% agree they have the skills necessary to be successful in their career.

*Three year average of 2011, 2012, and 2013 graduates who were surveyed one year after graduation.

Important Career/Graduate School Skills:

Elizabethtown College education impact on important career/graduate school skills:

Where are our 2016 E-Town Graduates?

Nothing underscores the strength of an Elizabethtown College education more powerfully than the great work of our graduates. They have gone on to achieve career distinction and personal fulfillment in all walks of life. More importantly, they stay engaged and give back to their alma mater.

Graduate Schools

Each year, several of our graduates enroll in full-time Ph.D. and Masters programs at places like:

Name of School
Binghamton University	Bowling Green State University	Carnegie Mellon University	Columbia University
DePaul University	Drexel University College of Medicine	Elizabethetown College	Gwynedd Mercy University
Holy Family University	Kutztown University	Lancaster University	Loyola University
Marywood University	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Notre Dame	Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Harrisburg	Penn State Hershey Medical School	Rice University	Slippery Rock University
Temple University - Maurice Kornberg School of Dentistry	The University at Albany	The University of the Arts	Thomas Jefferson University
UMBC	University of Colorado	University of Delaware	University of Denver
University of Kentucky	University of Maryland	University of Maryland School of Social Work	University of Missouri
University of Pennsylvania	University of Virginia	Washington University in St. Louis: The George Warren Brown School of Social Work	Widener University
William & Mary

Employers

Each year, several of our graduates get positions with regional, national, and multinational organizations, like:

Employer and Position
Imagination Stage Production Apprentice	Vanguard Client Relationship Specialist	BrandYourself Concierge services.	Loureiro Engineering Associates Scientist I
Martin's Potato Chips Quality Assurance Manager	SC&H Group, LLC Staff accountant	Children and Youth Lancaster County Intake Neglect Caseworker	Milliman, Inc. Financial Risk Management Office in Chicago Actuarial Analyst
TE Connectivity Business Intelligence Analyst	Wolhsen construction Project engineer	Willis Towers Watson Retirement Actuarial Analyst	WareSoft, Dave Brinson Programmer Analyst
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Associate Chemist	OHM Advisors Mechanical Engineering Designer	Calvert Kettle Corn Marketing Director	PwC Assurance Associate
Jet Program Assistant Teacher	The Hershey Company Retail Sales Representative	Scribe America Medical Scribe	Aetna Associate Web Engineer
Johnson Controls Engineer 1	University of Delaware Research Fellow	Vanguard Investments Client Relationship Specialist	PepsiCo - Frito-Lay Resource Supply Chain Leader
Benevolus Management trainee	Fluent Compliance dept	Manheim Township School District Teacher	Ernst and Young Staff accountant
Willis Towers Watson Actuarial Position	PJM Interconnection Economics Analyst (3 year rotational program)	Lancaster Children and Youth agency Caseworker	Computer Aid, Inc. Junior Developer
Wyndridge Farm Social Sales Manager	Penske Truck Leasing Moving Advisor	Solanco School District Music teacher	Amazon Operational manager
University of Florida Research Assistant & PhD student	M&T Bank Management Development Trainee	Walter Reed Research Institute Research Technician	Elizabethtown Area Animal Hospital and Animal Emergency and Referral Center of York Veterinary Assistant
GBMC Credentialed Trainer	FCPS Substitute/Art teacher	CARES Partial Care Program Behavioral Care Counselor	Source interactive Unsure
GEICO Actuarial Assistant	Simon Lever, LLP Staff accountant	American Institutes for Research Test Development Assistant	Leach Wallace Associates Engineer
Clark Associates Global Buyer	Peace Corps Healthy Youth Advisor	Ollie's bargain outlet Assistant marketing manager	Johnson Controls Failure analyses engineer
Aon Hewitt Retirement Consulting Actuarial Student	Computer Aid Inc. Programmer I	Grant Thornton associate auditor	7group Green Building Energy Engineer
Lockheed Martin Systems Engineer	KG ITSEC Computation Engineer	Shadowfax Corp Activities Coordinator	BB&T Teller

Ready To Join Our Flock? Campus visits are the best way to determine if Elizabethtown College is the right “fit” for you. We encourage every student who is thinking of applying or enrolling to visit campus and see for yourself.