- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming College


Williamsport, PACity: smallZIP 17701Founded 1812
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1812
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lycoming.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Lycoming College
Lycoming College is a private nonprofit college in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, with 996 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $18,815 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention76%
4-year graduation47%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans73%
$18,815net price / year
74%admission rate
1160average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$60,091median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#763 of 1,704 for earnings#780 of 1,739 for lowest net price#743 of 1,738 for graduation rate#679 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
- $66,587tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $51,949
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $51,949
- Average net price
- $18,815national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,430
$30,001–48,000$13,195
$48,001–75,000$13,736
$75,001–110,000$18,253
$110,001+$27,994
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 47%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,335
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,091middle 50%: $42,002–$85,483
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$85,483
Median, Lycoming College$60,091
Lower quarter$42,002
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
- 996
- Part-time
- 0.2%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 83%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,261 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,750
- Endowment, end of year
- $191,145,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic13%
Black12%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races2.8%
U.S. nonresident3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown4.8%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management28%
Social sciences18%
Psychology13%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Visual & performing arts9.0%
Physical sciences5.4%
English language & literature4.9%
History4.5%
keep comparing
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 213668. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6707331.