Quad

Head-to-head

Lycoming
Dean

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Lycoming graduates 19 pts more of its students than Dean (65% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Lycoming grads earn $18.1K more ten years out than Dean's ($56,210 vs. $38,109)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Lycoming's grants cover 66% of its full price on average, vs. 49% at Dean

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Lycoming costs about $11.4K less per year on average than Dean ($22,287 vs. $33,694, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Lycoming has 5 pts more first-gen students than Dean (37% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Lycoming has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Dean (38% vs. 34%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Dean admits 74%, Lycoming 77%; Lycoming's yield is higher, at 11%.

Acceptance rate
Lycoming77%
Dean74%
Quad's selectivity
  • LycomingAccessible
  • DeanAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Lycoming
1070–1255
DeanTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LycomingGPA, school record, and prep program required34%
  • DeanGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Lycoming and Dean are about the same size; Lycoming has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lycoming996
Dean1.1K
Pell Grant share
Lycoming38%
Dean34%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Lycoming has 10 students per faculty member to Dean's 15.

Students per faculty member
Lycoming10 to 1
Dean15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LycomingBusiness Administration and Management, General18%
  • DeanBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

Lycoming costs about $11.4K less a year than Dean on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lycoming$22.3K
Dean$33.7K
Aid generosity
Lycoming66%
Dean49%

What each pays off

Lycoming's former students earn more, a median $56.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 65% at Lycoming to 46% at Dean.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lycoming$56.2K
Dean$38.1K
Graduation rate
Lycoming65%
Dean46%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Dean got less selective while Lycoming held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • LycomingGrowing+63%
  • DeanGrowing+67%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:Lycoming College (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why