Lycoming College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Lycoming College is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in the year 1812. The college's former name was Williamsport Academy for the Education of Youth in the English and other Languages, in the Useful Arts, Science and Literature. It is among the 50 oldest higher learning institutions in the United States. Students are offered degrees in various areas of study including actuarial mathematics, accounting, archaeology, business administration, medicine, and international studies.

Lycoming College has many student clubs and organizations. Some of the popular ones are Amnesty International, Circle K International, Habitat for Humanity, Commuter Student Organization, Lycoming College Democrats, Lycoming College Fly Fishing Club, Creative Arts Society, and Raging Stitches.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in art studies, science, mathematics, media, and liberal arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,328 in 2009-2010 (1,409 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 97% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lycoming provides on-campus housing for 1,240 of its 1,409 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (10 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (52 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Sculpture

LIBERAL ARTS (76 awarded)

• American History (United States)
• Area Studies
• Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology
• Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European History
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (24 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (39 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (26 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (32 awarded)

• Psychology