Lycoming College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 120,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (28%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,034
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 52%
From Region 35%
Athletes 416 (41.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 62%
Hispanic 13%
Black 12%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lycoming College 223 45% 65% 2% 9% 9% 3% $59,236 8 -0.50 29 99%
Engineering Physics 2 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% $90,323 24 -0.63 85 — — — — —
Computer Science 2 +2 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $91,069 12 -0.99 86 — — — — —
Astronomy 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,922 13 -0.98 57 — — — — —
Astrophysics 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $70,127 13 -0.97 58 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,549 30 -0.39 51 — — — — —
Financial Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,371 3 -1.18 60 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,204 27 -0.65 53 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $70,540 13 -0.94 59 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $67,410 26 -0.36 51 — — — — —
Biology 20 +1 40% 85% 0% 5% 5% 0% $68,007 59 +0.18 52 97% — — — —
Neuroscience 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $67,007 43 +0.00 50 — — — — —
Accounting 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $70,868 14 -1.05 59 — — — — —
Actuarial Science 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,222 7 -1.62 71 — — — — —
Business Administration 41 +1 61% 73% 2% 7% 2% 0% $62,954 16 -0.76 39 100% — — — —
Business Communication 14 +5 57% 57% 0% 14% 14% 0% $64,203 13 -1.04 43 — — — — —
E-Commerce — — — — — — — — $62,954 2 -1.69 39 100% — — — —
Economics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,532 16 -0.88 67 — — — — —
Quantitative Economics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,532 16 -0.88 67 — — — — —
Archaeology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,475 19 -0.73 9 — — — — —
Classical Studies — +1 — — — — — — $47,073 10 -0.96 6 94% — — — —
English 11 +2 9% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,195 14 -0.88 5 100% — — — —
German 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,243 25 -0.61 11 — — — — —
History 10 — 70% 60% 10% 10% 0% 0% $53,400 39 -0.34 15 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $50,072 18 -0.69 10 — — — — —
Philosophy — +1 — — — — — — $50,872 21 -0.80 11 — — — — —
Religion 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,265 45 -0.07 10 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +5 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,253 25 -0.61 11 — — — — —
Anthropology 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,647 25 -0.57 11 — — — — —
Political Science 6 +2 50% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $62,407 23 -0.72 38 — — — — —
Psychology 29 +2 17% 52% 3% 14% 10% 3% $53,574 44 -0.23 16 97% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,732 27 -0.56 11 — — — — —
Acting 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $39,134 26 -0.53 2 — — — — —
Animation 3 +2 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $48,920 30 -0.46 8 — — — — —
Art 9 +1 56% 44% 0% 22% 0% 11% $38,186 11 -0.93 2 100% — — — —
Art History — +2 — — — — — — $38,186 8 -1.06 2 100% — — — —
Directing and Theatrical Production — — — — — — — — $39,235 28 -0.51 2 — — — — —
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,347 29 -0.50 3 — — — — —
Film Studies 2 +2 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $39,572 6 -1.38 3 — — — — —
Music 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $39,802 14 -0.75 3 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $39,583 13 -0.77 3 — — — — —
Technical Theatre 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $39,235 28 -0.51 2 — — — — —
Criminology 26 +2 46% 58% 4% 8% 15% 4% $60,864 60 +0.13 33 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $53,443
ROI Percentile 29th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 28.7% 64 61% 72% 2% 8% 6% 0% $64,653 11 -0.88 44 100% —
Social Sciences 17.5% 39 21% 59% 3% 13% 10% 3% $54,635 33 -0.34 18 97% —
Humanities 12.1% 27 37% 81% 4% 4% 4% 0% $49,441 18 -0.59 9 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.7% 26 46% 81% 0% 4% 8% 4% $67,854 50 +0.07 52 97% —
Professional 11.7% 26 46% 58% 4% 8% 15% 4% $60,864 30 +0.13 33 100% —
Arts 10.3% 23 48% 39% 0% 22% 13% 9% $40,246 7 -0.81 3 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 6.3% 14 50% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $69,372 24 -0.79 56 — —
Computer Science 0.9% 2 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $91,069 18 -0.99 86 — —
Engineering 0.9% 2 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% $90,323 5 -0.63 85 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 117 $856K $756K $100K
Baseball 41 $327K $244K $83K
Soccer 30 $169K $148K $21K
Wrestling 30 $324K $256K $68K
Lacrosse 24 $163K $151K $12K
Basketball 17 $227K $194K $33K
Cross Country 10 $36K $27K $8K
Golf 9 $26K $22K $3K
Tennis 9 $32K $26K $5K
Swimming 6 $61K $55K $5K
Total 279 $2.2M $1.9M $342K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 29 $163K $149K $13K
Field Hockey 22 $156K $142K $14K
Lacrosse 18 $118K $114K $4K
Volleyball 18 $123K $113K $9K
Basketball 15 $199K $186K $13K
Softball 15 $165K $145K $20K
Tennis 13 $23K $23K $0
Cross Country 10 $36K $27K $8K
Swimming 7 $71K $65K $6K
Total 137 $1.1M $968K $91K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 117 $856K $756K $100K
Soccer 59 $332K $297K $35K
Lacrosse 42 $282K $265K $17K
Baseball 41 $327K $244K $83K
Basketball 32 $427K $380K $46K
Wrestling 30 $324K $256K $68K
Field Hockey 22 $156K $142K $14K
Tennis 22 $55K $50K $5K
Cross Country 20 $73K $55K $17K
Volleyball 18 $123K $113K $9K
Softball 15 $165K $145K $20K
Swimming 13 $132K $120K $12K
Golf 9 $26K $22K $3K
Total 416 $4.6M $3.5M $1.1M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 90% 84% 36%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 19%
SAT Range 1070 – 1250
SAT Math Range 510 – 620
SAT RW Range 540 – 630