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1500 students from 30 states and12 foreign nations make Lycoming their home.
 1200 live in 9 residence halls and 20 apartment units. There is 1 professor to burn the midnight oil for every 13 students. There are 90 full-time "burners" who teach 3 courses each semester to an average class size of just 18. 92% of the professors have a Ph.D. or the highest degree offered in their field. Our born-on date is 1812, which makes us one of the 50 oldest colleges in America. 50% of the freshman class comes from the top 20% of their high school class. The average GPA of incoming freshmen is 3.2. 1620
is the average SAT of incoming freshman but the range
of scores is from
1420-1800. There are 3500 colleges and universities in America. Barron's lists Lycoming as 1 of
300 colleges
offering above average education at below average cost. U.S.
News & World Report lists Lycoming as a top
5
Best Value school and as a National Liberal Arts Institution. The Carnegie Foundation lists Lycoming as
1 of
213
authentic liberal arts schools, which includes other Pennsylvania
colleges like Bucknell, Franklin and Marshall, and Dickinson. Click here for the Carnegie Pennsylvania "A" list.
At Lycoming, you can choose from over 700 courses in 34 majors. You
can read 187,722 books in our library or over 1,200 periodicals.
8 minutes is the amount of time it takes to brush, brush (teeth, hair) and get from the freshman residence halls to your 8 AM class. You can study 16 hours a day at the library or eat 12 hours a day in the dining hall.  The cost to attend Lycoming is $35,896, which is less than most Central PA private colleges. This figure includes tuition/fees, room and board. Add approximately $800 for books. 90% of students receive financial aid. The endowment is over $130 million. The average GPA of students after their first year at Lycoming is 2.95.
85% of incoming freshmen return as sophomores. 70% will graduate. 98%will find jobs or enter grad school within 6 months of graduation.
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