Grove City College
School info
3.7
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.2
Food
2.8
Clubs
3.7
Facilities
4
Internet
3
Location
3.1
Opportunities
3.9
Safety
4.6
Social
3.3
Happiness
3.8
Basic Information
Location
- Grove City, PA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private Christian liberal arts college
- Established: 1876; 148 years ago (1876)
- Founder: Isaac C. Ketler, Joseph Newton Pew
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 70 majors
Key Area
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Nanotechnology
- Networked Control Systems
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: Approximately 2,400 full-time students
- Undergraduates: 2,400
- Postgraduates: Around 169 students (calculated from the total enrollment of 2,316 and full-time undergraduate enrollment of 2,147)
- Academic Staff: 150
Notable Alumni
- David M. Bailey
- Peter Boettke
- Edward D. Breen
- R. C. Sproul Jr.
- Todd Snitchler
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Good reviews
Overall 5
Great college!
Overall 4.9
Grove City College has amazing academics, a gorgeous campus, a low price tag, and unparalleled student life.
Overall 4.7
Rocks
Overall 4.6
This school is terrific. The professors teach the material well, there are a variety of clubs, the people there are friendly, and the campus is a generally safe place to live and learn. Affordable compared to its contemporaries, but better academics. I cannot recommend the college enough!
Overall 4.6
Academically competitive. GCC students are RECRUITED, particularly the STEM majors. Gorgeous ivy-league-feel campus - seriously among the most beautiful college campuses. The trustees do an amazing job expanding modern new buildings in keeping with the traditional feel. They also raise the $$$ first, then build, keeping costs reasonable.
Overall 4.5
A fantastic school that more students should definitely look into.
Overall 4.5
I love Grove City. I am a rising Sophomore as an Electrical Engineering major. Grove City College has been my dream school ever since I was young, and it has met all expectations. While the courses are definitely challenging, the campus and community are very much uplifting and the professors always want you to succeed. Choose Grove City College!
Overall 4.4
10/10 in academics and knowledge gained.
Overall 4.4
Grove City College has a uniquely strong campus community. I'm an electrical engineering student, and I've been incredibly enriched through liberal arts and technical studies. The faculty have challenged me to grow both in my faith and as an engineer. The food leaves much to be desired, but the GCC experience is well worth the subpar fare.
Overall 4.4
Loved the Grove. Made amazing friends, like most people tend to do in college. Liked the small campus for its close knit feel. Everyone was super nice. IM sports were a blast, ICO trips will change your life, etc. Prepared me well academically- amazing professors who pour into your education / care about your life too. Work hard and you'll succeed!
Bad reviews
Overall 1
Door Alarms Go off every five minutes for no reason, It seems as if only the good Lord can fix them now.
Overall 1
This is the worst school I have ever attended. The students are all pretentious and rich and wouldn't know real work if it hit them in the face. The atmosphere is truly suffocating and offers no room for growth. The price has gone up a steady $2,000 since my admission and it doesn't help that they offer opportunities for students from poor families
Overall 1.4
The school culture is like a cult. Generations go here and think they know everything. I'm hesitant to tell anyone I'm going here because I'll be labeled one of them. For prospective students, think again.
Overall 1.4
Grove City is a college for homeschooled Christians. The other students have little interest in interacting with anyone not from the stereotypical homeschool/small private school upbringing. Instead of focusing on academics, the profs are more focused on boasting about their own accomplishments and spinning lessons to fit a conservative agenda.
Overall 1.6
Applied to 12 schools & chose GCC bc it seemed to be small & have a nice Christian feel. Quickly after arriving I realized that dietary restraints can't be accommodated and I was very sick. If you are in a sport that will be your only outlet. The environment is stifling, profs are not great, socially there is NOTHING to do. Pick a different school
Overall 1.6
This school will suck the life out of you. It is God's concentration camp. Do not come here unless you want to know what hell on earth feels like. You will become so isolated you'll forget what real life actually is. Everyone has a stick up their butt because mommy and daddy pay for everything. You'd be better off going to the psych ward
Overall 1.6
Attending Grove City College is the biggest regret of my life. It was not fun, the class selection was limited, the quality of teaching was beyond poor, grading was unnecessarily harsh, and there was nothing to do around campus. Sure it's cheap; but so is community college, which is exactly how employers see GCC on your resume.
Overall 1.7
A truly awful school. Poor administration, poor housing, poor location, and poor food.
Overall 1.7
My experience here was intolerable. People here don't do anything, advertising is misleading, good prof's are hard to come by, way too restrictive, feels like you can't breathe, and the teachers condition you to put your head down and work. Go here if you want to become depressed, sheltered from the world, and have skewed views of life. Good luck.
Overall 1.8
The career services office doesn't seem interested unless you have something to make it easier on them and their "numbers", opening a Chick-Fil-a to the public for their own greed (would they sell the college to the devil if he gave them a deal?) and having to attend secular chapels that seem to center around the pastor/college rather than God.