  gettysburg college is a private, four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in gettysburg, pennsylvania, united states, adjacent to the famous battlefield. its athletic teams are nicknamed the bullets. gettysburg college has about 2,700 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women. gettysburg students come from 43 states and 32 countries. in 2012, u.s. news & world report ranked it 46th among best liberal arts colleges. the college is the home of the gettysburg review, a literary magazine. ==history== thumb|right|250px|gettysburg college campus entrance november 4, 2001 thumb === founding and early roots === gettysburg college was founded in 1832, as a sister institution for the lutheran theological seminary. both owe their inception to thaddeus stevens, a radical republican and abolitionist from gettysburg. the college's original name was pennsylvania college; it was founded by [[samuel simon
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