8-21-09

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Lycoming College has once again been recognized as one of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report in the 2010 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.”

In addition, Lycoming was acknowledged for its strong graduation rate performance. The College is ranked 21st in the nation. This indicator of "added value" shows the effect of the College's programs and policies on the graduation rate of students after controlling for spending and student aptitude. U.S. News and World Report measured the difference between a school's six-year graduation rate for the class that entered in 2002 and the predicted graduation rate for the class. The College’s 71% graduation rate was 10 percent higher than expected, illustrating that Lycoming’s faculty, curriculum and co-curricular programs are significantly enhancing the students’ experiences. Lycoming also ranked in the top 100 for liberal arts colleges in terms of having the greatest economic diversity among its student body.

According to U.S. News and World Report, the nation’s 266 liberal arts colleges focus almost exclusively on undergraduate education and award at least 50 percent of their degrees in the arts and sciences.

Selection as one of “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. News and World Report is determined by such measures of quality as peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving and graduate rate performance.

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