- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Lebanon Valley College


Annville, PASuburb: smallZIP 17003Founded 1866
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1866
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lvc.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Lebanon Valley College
Lebanon Valley College is a private nonprofit college in Annville, Pennsylvania, with 1,684 undergraduates. It admits 84% of applicants, graduates 69% within six years and costs $28,059 a year after aid.
69%graduate
Admission rate84%
Retention83%
4-year graduation63%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans69%
$28,059net price / year
84%admission rate
1240average SAT
69%graduate in 6 years
$67,002median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#481 of 1,704 for earnings#1,384 of 1,739 for lowest net price#402 of 1,738 for graduation rate#978 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $69,861tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $53,640
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $53,640
- Average net price
- $28,059national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,127
$30,001–48,000$20,454
$48,001–75,000$20,351
$75,001–110,000$26,522
$110,001+$33,171
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 84%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–652
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college84%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college69%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 69%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 63%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,444
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,002middle 50%: $49,040–$90,089
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$90,089
Median, Lebanon Valley College$67,002
Lower quarter$49,040
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,684
- Part-time
- 2.1%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 46%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,422 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,519
- Endowment, end of year
- $101,883,648
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White84%
Hispanic6.6%
Black2.7%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races3.3%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.1%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Parks, recreation & fitness18%
Business & management17%
Social sciences9.0%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.5%
Visual & performing arts8.5%
Education8.0%
Psychology7.0%
Health professions7.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 213507. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6511142.