Lycoming College
Williamsport, Pennsylvania · Private · 996 undergraduates · lycoming.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
77%
of 3,429 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1070 to 1255
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$75,670Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Lycoming College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
77% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$75,670
a year in 2027-28, from a $75,670 sticker price
What to do with your 1140
Send your score
About 82% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1030, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Apply to Lycoming · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
Source: Apply to Lycoming
Who gets in
77%
of applicants were admitted: 2,641 of 3,429 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding..
Early Decision
Binding.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 18% of them sent SAT scores and 1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1070 to 1255
Reading and Writing 540 to 630
Math 510 to 620
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003.8%
- 1200 to 139938%
- 1000 to 119945%
- 800 to 99911%
- 600 to 7991.9%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.47
- 4.021%
- 3.75 to 3.9912%
- 3.50 to 3.7423%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.2416%
- 2.50 to 2.9912%
- Below 2.503.2%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$75,670
a year
- Tuition$55,100
- Fees$1,090
- Food and housing$15,800
- Books and supplies$1,300
- Transportation and other$2,380
Lycoming College published $69,961 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,430
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,195
- $48,001 to $75,000$13,736
- $75,001 to $110,000$18,253
- Over $110,000$27,994
Financial aid
90%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$46,079
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
12%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $36,574 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 5/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 5/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
37 of 37
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,510Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART ELCT |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART ELCT |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | ART ELCT |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | SCI DIST |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 128 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 128, 129 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 122/123 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 122/123 and 124/125 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MLS 111 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | PSCI 140 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CPTR 125 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | GNL ELCT |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | ART ELCT |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 8 | ENGL 106, 115 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 8 | ENGL 106, 115 |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 4 | ENV 220 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | HIST 116 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FRN 111 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GERM 111 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | GNL ELCT |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MLS 111 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MLS 111 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LAT 102 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 110 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 111 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUS 120 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 8 | MUS 120 & 121 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | SCI DIST |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | SCI DIST |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 226 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 225 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MATH 127 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY 110 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 111 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 321 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MATH 123 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | PSCI 110 |
| United States History | 4 | 8 | HIST 125, 126 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 8 | HIST ELCT |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
58%
Come back for a second year
76%
Typical earnings
$60,091
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Lycoming College$52,425
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 7 majors here have earnings data.
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