William and Mary vs Gettysburg

IzzoOne
Sat, 25 Apr 2020 18:28:51 +0000

William & Mary doesn’t have grade deflation in any objective sense. Like almost all colleges it has had grade inflation (rising GPAs over time). Average GPA at William & Mary was 3.33 in 2014 according to gradeinflation.com website. That is fairly high among public universities. In comparison, Gettysburg was 3.17 in 2015.

Both schools have about the same percentage Greek, but my impression is it is a bit more central to life at Gettysburg. You may want to research other sources like Princeton Review which are based on surveys. They also look at things like student satisfaction, quality of life, classroom, etc.

You’ll need to make the decision based on costs and your finances, but keep in mind the ROI may vary and you should factor that. The biggest factor in ROI will probably be choice of major but expected ROI can vary by school considering majors. This website below provides a comparison of actual earnings compared to projected earnings based on the percentage of graduates in each major (e.g. engineering majors typically have higher initial earnings than humanities). William & Mary comes out ahead in that analysis by about $2,700 per year.