All great academic schools and I agree with the overall summaries provided by others on this thread. Gettysburg has an active Greek scene and I would say overall a more social student body. The school has placed an emphasis on student life and started adding Friday night football games and school sponsored tailgates which have been well received. For example, they had 3100 people in attendance for last week’s game and a great game day experience. Basketball and lacrosse games are also well attended, particularly for rivalry games. They also just added a cute outdoor Biergarten. The town of Gettysburg gets a few million visitors each year and has a historic downtown with several bars and food options. Granville is a really cute town with good proximity to Columbus. F&M is the smallest of the schools and I think a bit sleepier socially but Lancaster is a decent sized town/small city with a decent amount of off campus options. Again, all strong schools where students who strive academically will have good options post grad. My advice would be to visit all 3 during the academic year and I think you will get a good feel.