Figure 1
How much did you spend on textbooks for Fall 2019? (All respondents)
Figure 2
What percentage of the total cost of books and other course materials was covered by financial aid for Fall 2019? (All respondents)
Figure 3
What percentage of the total cost of books and other course materials was covered by financial aid for Fall 2019? (Pell Grant status)
Table 1
In your entire academic career at Gettysburg College, has the cost of required books caused you to…? (All respondents)
| Strategies used | Percentage (all responses) |
|---|---|
| Rent a copy from the campus bookstore | 52.3% |
| Buy books from a source other than the campus bookstore | 49.5% |
| Buy used copies from the campus bookstore | 47.5% |
| Rent books from a source other than the campus bookstore | 39.0% |
| Sell used books | 26.0% |
| Share books with a classmate | 16.4% |
| Only purchase some of the required books | 15.8% |
| Check out course materials from the library | 11.6% |
| Buy lifetime access to a digital version of the book | 8.4% |
| Use a reserve copy from the campus library | 7.3% |
| I do not attempt to reduce book costs | 1.1% |
Figure 4
In your entire academic career at Gettysburg College, has the cost of required books caused you to...? (All respondents)
| How many students… | Gettysburg College* | Survey respondents |
|---|---|---|
| in each class year? | First Year: 686 (26.2%) | First Year: 137 (31.3%) |
| Sophomore: 706 (26.9%) | Sophomore: 125 (28.5%) | |
| Junior: 641 (24.4%) | Junior: 72 (16.4%) | |
| Senior: 590 (22.5%) | Senior: 85 (19.4%) | |
| No answer: 19 (4.3%) | ||
| by gender? | Women: 1,394 (53.1%) | Women: 301 (68.7%) |
| Men: 1,229 (46.9%) | Men: 108 (24.7%) | |
| Nonbinary: 8 (1.8%) | ||
| No answer: 20 (4.6%) | ||
| by first generation status? | First Year: 136 (19.9%) | First Year: 37 (27%) |
| Sophomore: 199 (26.6%) | Sophomore: 34 (27.2%) | |
| Junior: 151 (21.0%) | Junior: 20 (27.8%) | |
| Senior: 151 (21.6%) | Senior: 20 (23.5%) | |
| by Pell grant recipients | ≈ 472 of total class (18%) | 111 of all respondents (25.3%) |
| by ethnicity (of any race)? | Hispanic/Latino: 241 (9.2%) | Hispanic/Latino: 48 (11%) |
| by race? | Black or African American: 102 (3.9%) | Black or African American: 30 (7.2%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native: 8 (0.3%) | American Indian or Alaska Native: 4 (1%) | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander: 66 (2.5%) | Asian or Pacific Islander: 39 (9.3%) | |
| Two or More Races: 59 (2.2%) | Checked two or more boxes: 8 (1.9%) | |
| White: 1,946 (74.2%) | White: 313 (74.9%) | |
| Race and Ethnicity Unknown or International: 201 (7.6%) | No answer: 30 (7.2%) |