Lycoming College Fast Facts

Founded: 1812
Location: Williamsport, Pa.
Type: Private residential four-year liberal arts and sciences undergraduate college
Campus size: Main campus: 60 acres; Lycoming Biology Field Station: 110 acres
Affiliations: Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education; Religious: United Methodist Church; Athletics: NCAA Division III
Leadership: D. Mark Fultz ‘80, Chair of the Board of Trustees; Kent C. Trachte, Ph.D., President
Financials: Endowment: $200 million; $36 Million awarded annually in aid; 85 Percent of students receive need-based financial aid; Total direct cost (2024-25 incoming students): $63,636
Curriculum: 48 majors, 65 minors; Top majors: psychology, business, criminal justice, biology, history, accounting, art, English, mathematics, physics; 100+ Study abroad locations
Student profile: Approximately 1200 Full-time (representing 25 states and territories and 16 countries); 53 percent women, 47 percent men; 88 Percent of students live on campus
Faculty profile: 89 Full-time; 94 percent hold a Ph.D., or the highest degree in their field; 11:1 student/faculty ratio
College colors: Blue and Gold
Athletics program: Nickname: Warriors; Landmark Conference; 19 men’s and women’s sports teams
Alumni of record: 16,388
Residence halls: 7

Lycoming Notable Rankings:

One of the 50 oldest colleges in the United States
Classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Baccalaureate Arts & Sciences College
Ranked No. 107 on the U.S. News & World Report National Liberal Arts Colleges list, and No. 7 on the U.S. News Social Mobility National Liberal Arts Colleges list
Recognized as one of "The Best 389 Colleges" for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review
Ranked in the top 100 best liberal arts colleges in the country by Washington Monthly
Recognized by Money Magazine as one of the Best Value Colleges in the nation
Accepted as a member of the Annapolis Group, a higher education consortium that convenes institutional leaders from the nation's very best liberal arts colleges.