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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 996 undergrads, where 38% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−26% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.57

Diversity index vs. every college0.57
0.57
← 0.00higher than 48% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients38%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students37%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college38%
38%
← 0%higher than 60% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

996undergrads
Compared to every college996
996
← 19larger than 37% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

270 first-time students

43% came from other states and 0.0% from abroad; 51% are from Pennsylvania. More from other states than at 73% of colleges.

  • In-state (Pennsylvania)51%
  • Other states43%
  • Abroad0.0%
  • Not reported5.6%

Top home states

  1. Pennsylvania(home state)51% 139
  2. New Jersey16% 44
  3. Maryland10% 27
  4. Texas4.8% 13
  5. New York4.4% 12

From 14 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

27

new transfer students, 9.1% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 13% of colleges.

27 full-time, 0 part-time.

Going on to another college

25%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 100 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

Almost everyone studies full-time.

Men49%
National median: 44%Above typical

51% women

Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Part-time students0.2%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older1.1%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 1,010 students.

Housing

Beds

1,010

Room for every undergrad (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division III · Landmark Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

Recent move: Moved from the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation to the Landmark Conference, 2023–24

How the Landmark Conference compares

ROTC

Army

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 7% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

United Methodist

Other Methodist and Wesleyan colleges

In admission

Religious affiliation or commitment: not considered

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Faith communities · 1

Nonreligious and secular

Secular Student Alliance

Lycoming College Secular Student Alliance

Greek life

Undergrad men in a fraternity2.3%
National median: 7.0%Below typical
Undergrad women in a sorority4.0%
National median: 8.0%Below typical

Among first-years: 2.3% of men, 4.0% of women.

  • Fraternity and sorority housing

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Gender unknown: fewer than 10

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Lycoming College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Lycoming College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)