Lycoming College: Statistics

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 4048 of 11,642	In the World
# 1124 of 452	In North America
# 1050 of 452	In the United States
# 73 of 100	In Pennsylvania
# 1 of 2	In Williamsport
# 1087 of 11,648	For Military science
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

74%

Enrollment

7,500

Average SAT

1,190

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$20,492 /y

Aid receiving

100%

Undergraduates

1,012

Male:Female Ratio

49:51

Religion

United Methodist

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Bachelor's degree

Website

lycoming.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Lycoming College has an acceptance rate of 74% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	74%	74%	74%
Applicants	2,896	1,535	1,356
Admissions	2,145	1,104	1,036
Freshmen enrolled full time	269	147	121

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Considered but not required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	62%
■ Nonresident Alien	3%
■ Asian	2%
■ Hispanic	13%
■ Black or African American	11%
■ Two or more races	3%
■ Unknown	6%

Lycoming College majors

Lycoming College has granted 230 bachelor's degrees across 31 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Lycoming College.

Major	Bachelor
Criminology	38
Psychology, General	33
Business Administration and Management, General	30
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	25
Business & Corporate Communications, General	12
Mathematics, General	10
Art & Art Studies, General	8
Anthropology, General	7
History, General	6
Physics, General	6
Political Science and Government, General	6
Accounting	5
English Language and Literature, General	5
Sociology and Anthropology	5
Astrophysics	4
Film & Cinema & Media Studies	4
Actuarial Science	3
Economics, General	3
Neuroscience	3
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	2
Chemistry, General	2
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology	2
Computer and Information Sciences, General	2
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	2
Acting	1
Archeology	1
Biochemistry	1
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	1
Music, General	1
Musical Theatre	1
Philosophy	1
Grand Total	230

Publications & Citations

Lycoming College has published 767 scientific papers with 9,848 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Environmental Science, Law, Computer Science, Engineering, Sociology, Biology, Physics, and Philosophy.

Publications

767

Citations

9,848

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	515 / 6,401
Political Science	322 / 4,036
Environmental Science	309 / 3,957
Law	292 / 3,749
Computer Science	274 / 4,191
Engineering	274 / 3,137
Sociology	266 / 4,292
Biology	262 / 4,754
Physics	257 / 3,393
Philosophy	249 / 3,505
Medicine	243 / 5,371
History	230 / 1,603
Psychology	221 / 4,844
Chemistry	214 / 3,152
Geography and Cartography	186 / 1,755
Quantum and Particle physics	161 / 2,663
Geology	148 / 2,607
Art & Design	147 / 1,210
Business	145 / 2,471
Archaeology	140 / 1,006
Mathematics	136 / 3,092
Economics	129 / 2,152
Social Psychology	103 / 3,080
Paleontology	103 / 1,961
Biochemistry	101 / 2,237
Organic chemistry	99 / 1,535
Materials Science	98 / 1,002
Mechanical Engineering	96 / 467
Ecology	93 / 1,485
Linguistics	86 / 1,037
Aerospace Engineering	81 / 451
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	79 / 1,732
Statistics	79 / 2,388
Genetics	78 / 1,627
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	77 / 790
Development Studies	75 / 1,609
Library and Information science	69 / 529
Education	68 / 1,223
Pathology	64 / 1,765
Management	63 / 1,225

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17 Notable alumni

1. James Hall Huling

1844-1918 (aged 74)

politician

James Hall Huling was an American Republican businessman and politician from West Virginia who served as a United States representative in the 54th United States Congress. Congressman Huling was born in Williamsport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, on March 24, 1844. He died April 23, 1918.

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2. David A. De Armond

1844-1909 (aged 65)

lawyer judge politician

David Albaugh De Armond was a Democratic representative representing Missouri's 12th congressional district from March 4, 1891, until March 3, 1893, and then Missouri's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1893, until dying in office in 1909.

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