Why Liberal Arts and Sciences?
A liberal arts and sciences education gives you the freedom to explore big questions, connect ideas, and discover where your interests can take you.
At Gettysburg College, you study across the natural sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. You also choose a major—or design your own interdisciplinary major—to explore one area in depth.
Along the way, you learn to think critically, communicate clearly, solve problems, and partner with people who bring different perspectives. You develop the skills and resilience for a successful career, even as the world of work changes.
Build an education around your interests
At Gettysburg, you do more than take courses and complete a major. You connect what you learn across fields of study and put your ideas into action.
You can choose from more than 40 majors and 40 minors. With an average undergraduate class size of 17 students, you have opportunities to ask questions, exchange ideas, and work closely with faculty.
The Gettysburg curriculum encourages you to make connections across your education. A question from history might shape how you think about political science. A biology course could lead you to explore public policy. A language course could prepare you to study abroad and see an issue from a new perspective.
Beyond the classroom, you can conduct research with faculty, pursue internships, study abroad, take part in community-based learning, and develop your leadership skills.
Together, these experiences help you learn how to:
- Think critically and solve complex problems.
- Communicate ideas clearly.
- Evaluate information and evidence.
- Work with people across differences.
- Connect ideas from different fields.
- Adapt your knowledge to new situations.
- Turn what you know into informed action.
Graduate prepared for an evolving workforce
Careers, technology, and the skills employers need will continue to change. A Gettysburg education prepares you to keep learning and apply what you know in new situations.
Recent LinkedIn research underscores the value of these abilities. Communication ranked as its most in-demand skill. Adaptability and innovative thinking are among the fastest-growing skills in the United States.
Gettysburg students practice these skills before they graduate. Among the 2026 graduating class:
Gallup research has also linked experiences such as faculty relationships, mentoring, internships, long-term projects, and campus involvement with stronger outcomes after college.
Gettysburg graduates are putting their education to work. Within one year of graduation, 97% of the 2024 graduating class were employed or pursuing further education.
Specific jobs and tools may change. Your ability to communicate, think critically, adapt, and keep learning will carry you from one opportunity to the next.
Turn your education into action
A Consequential Education asks you to consider not only what you know, but what you will do with the knowledge and skills you have gained. Through your courses, relationships, and experiences, you develop greater insight into your interests, your goals, and the contribution you want to make.
A Gettysburg liberal arts and sciences education prepares you to bring those lifelong habits into your career, your community, and the challenges ahead.
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