Lycoming College Overview

Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Lycoming College is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Williamsport makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Lycoming College Known For?

• The 0% student loan default rate at Lycoming is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at Lycoming is the bachelor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 81% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Lycoming with a bachelor's degree make about $56,210 a year. That's 38% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average Lycoming student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Lycoming College?

Contact details for Lycoming are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One College Place, Williamsport, PA 17701-5192
Phone:	570-321-4000
Website:	www.lycoming.edu

Request Information

How Do I Get Into Lycoming?

You can apply to Lycoming online at: https://www.lycoming.edu/admissions/howToApply/onlineApplication.aspx

Admission Requirements for Lycoming

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lycoming?

Lycoming has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 45% of students accepted to Lycoming submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 628. Math scores were between 523 and 610.

Lycoming received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

Can I Afford Lycoming College?

The overall average net price of Lycoming is $26,188. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Lycoming, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $8,169 a year. That adds up to $32,676 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lycoming is 0.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Explore Best Ranked Schools for You

Lycoming College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,065 undergraduate students at Lycoming, with 1,059 being full-time and 6 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,059 full-time undergraduates at Lycoming, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lycoming College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	160
Hispanic or Latino	142
White	625
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	85

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Lycoming College. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at Lycoming. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, China, and Mauritius.

Lycoming College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Psychology	36	36
Business Administration & Management	31	31
General Biology	18	18
Criminology	17	17
Economics	14	14
Mathematics	12	12
History	10	10
Sociology & Anthropology	8	8
Business/Corporate Communications	7	7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	7	7
Fine & Studio Arts	7	7
Political Science & Government	6	6
Drama & Theater Arts	6	6
Astronomy & Astrophysics	5	5
Physics	5	5
Romance Languages	4	4
Chemistry	4	4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	3	3
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	3	3
General English Literature	3	3
Accounting	2	2
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	2	2
Philosophy	2	2
Graphic Communications	1	1
Computer Information Systems	1	1
Classical & Ancient Studies	1	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1	1
Religious Studies	1	1
Archeology	1	1
Music	1	1
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0
International Business	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0
Area Studies	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0
International Studies	0	0
Medieval Studies	0	0
Anthropology	0	0
Sociology	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0
TOTAL	219	219

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By User:Ruhrfisch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.