Lycoming College vs Lock Haven University (LHUP)

Lycoming College and Lock Haven University, both esteemed institutions of higher learning in Pennsylvania, offer distinct educational experiences. Lycoming College, a private liberal arts college, boasts a selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 75%, while Lock Haven University, a public university, offers a more open admissions policy with an acceptance rate of 90%. Lycoming College's student body is predominantly White (78%) and female (58%), while Lock Haven University's student body is more diverse, with a larger proportion of Black (13%) and Hispanic (11%) students and a more balanced gender ratio. Both institutions offer a range of undergraduate programs, with popular majors at Lycoming College including Business, Psychology, and Biology, and popular majors at Lock Haven University including Education, Business, and Criminal Justice. While Lycoming College boasts a higher graduation rate (68%) compared to Lock Haven University (54%), both institutions provide ample opportunities for students to succeed academically and professionally

	Lock Haven University	Lycoming College
Overview
Location	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Campus setting	Town: Distant	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	69.0%	74.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation		Methodism

Admission
Acceptance rate	95.0%	74.7%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25
SAT range	980 - 1190	1080 - 1250
ACT range	N/A	23 - 27
Students submitting SAT score	43.0%	37.0%
Students submitting ACT score		6.0%
Total number of applicants	2,096	2,791
Total number of admissions given out	1,991	2,086
Admitted students who chose to enroll	524	318
Yield rate	26.3%	15.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $28,365 Out of state: $38,189	$61,230
Average net price	$15,947	$19,508
Tuition	In state: $7,716 Out of state: $17,290	$43,232
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,540 Meal plan: $4,456	Room/dormitory: $7,022 Meal plan: $6,750
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	97.0% Average amount $4,862	100.0% Average amount $38,533
Students receiving federal student loan	70.0% Average amount $5,316	80.0% Average amount $5,456
Students taking out private loans	15.0% Average amount $10,870	17.0% Average amount $14,479

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,466 Men 38.8% Women 61.2%	1,089 Men 45.1% Women 54.9%
Graduate students	454 Men 30.0% Women 70.0%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	8.4%	41.5%
International students	0.6%	3.7%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	1,076	1,073
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Pennsylvania New Jersey New York Maryland Florida	Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland New York Texas

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Law Enforcement and Firefighting Education Psychology	Biological and Biomedical Sciences Business Social Sciences Physical Science Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	53.9%	66.9%
Dropout rate	17.3%	8.9%
Transferred out	27.6%	24.2%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,121 Year 2: $97,385 Year 3: $104,472 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,716 Year 2: $66,355 Year 3: $66,462 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $58,640 Year 2: $57,770 Year 3: $55,141 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,702 Year 2: $44,468 Year 3: $51,810 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,031 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $48,933 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,057 Year 2: $30,119 Year 3: $48,795 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,816 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $46,983 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,513 Year 2: $37,856 Year 3: $46,558 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,470 Year 2: $37,640 Year 3: $46,007 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,747 Year 2: $38,018 Year 3: $45,591	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,606 Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: $52,184 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,269 Year 2: $29,956 Year 3: $42,355 Criminology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,886 Year 2: $33,518 Year 3: $39,565 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,284 Year 3: $36,306 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,385 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $36,164 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,802 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $31,641 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,783 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,421 Year 3: N/A Classical and Ancient Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $17,950 Year 3: N/A Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: N/A

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