Lycoming College

www.lycoming.edu

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition

$46,720

4.89% growth from 2022

2023 Average Net Price

$20,733

After Financial Aid

2020 Default Rate

0.286%

on Student Loans

2023 Acceptance Rate

67.9%

3,225 Applicants

2023 Enrolled Students

1,063

98.7% Full-Time

2023 Graduation Rate

59.6%

168 Graduates

About

Lycoming College is a higher education institution located in Lycoming County, PA. In 2023, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Lycoming College were General Psychology (36 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (30 degrees), and General Biological Sciences (18 degrees).

In 2023, 219 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Lycoming College. 58% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 42% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (120 degrees), 3.16 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (38 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Lycoming College is $46,720, which is $17,440 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Lycoming College was 0.286%, corresponding to 1 out of the 350 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at Lycoming College is $46,720, which is $17,440 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $20,733.

In 2023, 99% of undergraduate students attending Lycoming College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 73% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$46,720

2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Lycoming College was $46,720. The cost of tuition at Lycoming College is $17,440 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Lycoming College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$20,733

2023 Value

5.26%

1 Year Growth

In 2023 Lycoming College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $20,733. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Lycoming College grew by 5.26%.

This chart compares the average net price of Lycoming College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$14,030

Room and Board

$1,200

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Lycoming College was of $14,030 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 1.87% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Lycoming College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

99%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

73%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

99% of undergraduate students at Lycoming College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 1% with respect to 2022, when 100% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Lycoming College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

0.286%

2020 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Lycoming College was 0.286%, which represents 1 out of the 350 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Lycoming College received 3,225 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 6.12% annual growth. Out of those 3,225 applicants, 2,189 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 67.9% acceptance rate.

There were 1,063 students enrolled at Lycoming College in 2023. 29% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Lycoming College has an overall enrollment yield of 13.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

67.9%

Acceptance Rate in 2023

2,189

Accepted Out of 3,225

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Lycoming College was 67.9% (2,189 admissions from 3,225 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 75.2%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 6.12%, while admissions declined by 4.24%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Lycoming College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

29%

Submission Percentage (2023)

Scores Submitted (2023)

29% of enrolled first-time students at Lycoming College in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Lycoming College had a total enrollment of 1,063 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Lycoming College is 1,049 students and the part-time enrollment is 14. This means that 98.7% of students enrolled at Lycoming College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Lycoming College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 64.2% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% Black or African American, 3.67% Two or More Races, 1.51% Asian, and 0.0941% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Lycoming College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (32.5%), followed by White Male (30.3%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (7.62%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

98.7%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Lycoming College in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,063 students. The full-time enrollment at Lycoming College is 1,049 and the part-time enrollment is 14. This means that 98.7% of students enrolled at Lycoming College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.8% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Lycoming College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

82%

2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Lycoming College was 82%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (74%), Lycoming College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Lycoming College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
682 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
128 enrolled students
Black or African American
114 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Lycoming College is 64.2% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% Black or African American, 3.67% Two or More Races, 1.51% Asian, and 0.0941% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 53.2% White, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.9% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 56 students (5.27%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2023, 35 more women than men received degrees from Lycoming College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Lycoming College is white (120 degrees awarded). There were 3.16 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (38 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Lycoming College is General Psychology (36 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (30 degrees) and General Biological Sciences (18 degrees).

In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Lycoming College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are History (10 degrees awarded), Physical Sciences (14 degrees), and Social Sciences (46 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Lycoming College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (478,683 people), Other managers (435,247 people), Postsecondary teachers (295,055 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (293,512 people), and Secondary school teachers (198,753 people).

The most specialized majors at Lycoming College in 2023 are History (10 degrees awarded), Physical Sciences (14 degrees), Social Sciences (46 degrees), Math & Statistics (12 degrees), and Psychology (36 degrees) (as of 2023).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Diagnostic medical sonographers

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Lycoming College are Diagnostic medical sonographers, Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Lycoming College are History (10 degrees awarded), Physical Sciences (14 degrees), Social Sciences (46 degrees), Math & Statistics (12 degrees), and Psychology (36 degrees) (as of 2023).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Lycoming College are Elementary & secondary schools (627,803 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (549,758 people), Legal services (365,685 people), Computer Systems Design (319,225 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (248,303 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Lycoming College.

Most Common (2023)

General Psychology
36 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
30 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
18 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Lycoming College was General Psychology with 36 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Lycoming College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

127

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 92 degrees were awarded to men at Lycoming College, which is 0.724 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (127).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Lycoming College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 19 degrees were awarded to men at Lycoming College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.73 times more than the 11 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 31 degrees were awarded to men at Lycoming College in General Psychology, which is 6.2 times more than the 5 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

54%

100% Completion Time

67%

150% Completion Time

In 2023, 54% of students graduating from Lycoming College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 67% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 67% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Lycoming College is Female and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Non-resident Alien Male students have the highest graduation rate (65.7%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.595% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
120 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
38 degrees awarded
Black or African American
27 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Lycoming College is white (120 degrees awarded). There were 3.16 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (38 degrees).

4.57% of degree recipients (10 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

White Female
67 degrees awarded
White Male
53 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
23 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Lycoming College is white female (67 degrees awarded). There were 1.26 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (53 degrees).

Operations

Lycoming College has an endowment valued at nearly $175M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 20.2M (11.5%) compared to the 4.79% average return (2.46M on 51.4M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2023, Lycoming College had a total salary expenditure of 51.8M. Lycoming College employs 37 Assistant professors, 28 Associate professors and 17 Professors. Most academics at Lycoming College are Female Assistant professor (19), Male Assistant professor (18), and Female Associate professor (15).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Lycoming College are: Service, with 53 employees, Management, with 48 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 32 employees.

Endowment

$175M

2023 Endowment

7.92%

decline from 2022

Lycoming College has an endowment valued at about $175M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Lycoming College declined 7.92% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $124M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Lycoming College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$19.5M

2023 Salaries

5.35%

growth from 2022

In 2023, Lycoming College paid a median of $19.5M in salaries, which represents 37.6% of their overall expenditure ($51.8M) and a 5.35% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.61% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 0.513% growth between 2020 and 2021.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.7M (37.9% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$6.63M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2023, Lycoming College paid a total of $6.63M to 89 employees working as instructors, which represents 34.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $552k (3.27%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Assistant professor

Most Common Instructor

37 Employees

Service

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

53 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Lycoming College were Assistant professor with 37 employees, Associate professor with 28 employees, and Professor with 17 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Lycoming College were Service with 53 employees, Management with 48 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 32 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Female Assistant professor
Male Assistant professor
Female Associate professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Lycoming College was Female Assistant professor with 19 employees, Male Assistant professor with 18 employees, and Female Associate professor with 15 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Lycoming College.

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