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Summary
Lycoming College is a private institution that was founded in 1812. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,369, its setting is city, and the campus size is 40 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Lycoming College's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 156. Its tuition and fees are $32,756 (2012-13).
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The mission of Lycoming College is to offer students a distinguished education in the traditional liberal arts and sciences. The College has sought to accomplish that goal by gathering a strong faculty with a primary focus on teaching and a strong secondary focus on research. The College has established a teaching effectiveness program to focus on new strategies for the classroom including those involving the most recent technology. Lycoming features an extensive writing program for students in which they are expected to have a specific writing component in all their general education courses and to take an additional three courses designated as writing intensive. The College has encouraged student research across the curriculum with a particular focus in the sciences. Lycoming has also introduced capstone courses in most departments featuring an opportunity for students to bring their academic work together in some form of major research project or artistic presentation. In order to accomplish the close work between faculty and students required by our mission, the College has sustained a fulltime faculty at approximately ninety percent of the total faculty. |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1812 |
| Religious affiliation | Methodist |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | city |
| 2011 Endowment | $152,275,000 |
Applying
When applying to Lycoming College, it's important to note the application deadline is March 1. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due March 1. The application fee at Lycoming College is $35. It is selective, with an acceptance rate of 69.5 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | selective |
| Fall 2011 acceptance rate | 69.5% |
| Application deadline | March 1 |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | March 1 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Lycoming College is 14:1, and the school has 64.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Lycoming College include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Psychology; Social Sciences; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; and History. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 80.0 percent.
Student Life
Lycoming College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,369, with a gender distribution of 43.8 percent male students and 56.2 percent female students. At this school, 86.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 1.0 percent of students live off campus. Lycoming College is part of the NCAA III athletic conference.
| Total enrollment | 1,369 |
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| Collegiate athletic association | NCAA III |
Campus Info & Services
Lycoming College offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, and health insurance. Lycoming College also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Lycoming College, 70 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at Lycoming College.
| Students who have cars on campus | 70% |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Lycoming College, 86.2 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $20,733.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $32,756 (2012-13) |
| Room and board | $9,420 (2012-13) |
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