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Lycoming by the Numbers

1500 students from 22 states and 12 foreign nations make Lycoming their home.  1200 live in 8 residence halls and 30 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 1400-1800. 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 1,147 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 at the cafeteria. The cost to attend Lycoming is $32,596, which is less than most Central PA private colleges.  This figure includes tuition/fees, room and board.  Add approximately $800 for books. 80% of students receive financial aid with the average freshman package being  $18,277. The endowment is $100 million.
The average GPA of students after their first year at Lycoming is 2.95.  85% of incoming freshman return as sophomores.  70% will graduate.  98% will find jobs or enter grad school within 6 months of graduation.

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