Is Lycoming College test optional?

We haven't confirmed Lycoming College's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Lycoming College's acceptance rate?

74% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 2,145 of 2,896 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 57%, from 1,845 in 2015 to 2,896 in 2024, and Lycoming College's admit rate went from 71% to 74%.

What ACT score matches Lycoming College's SAT range?

Converted with the official ACT–SAT concordance table, their middle 50% of 1070–1255 is about a 21–26 on the ACT.

What GPA do you need for Lycoming College?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.47 high school GPA, and 24% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

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What SAT score do you need for Lycoming College? (Middle 50%: 1070–1255)

First-year students at Lycoming College who sent an SAT scored 1070–1255, with a median of 1140 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Lycoming College admits 74% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Lycoming College

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1070–1255, median 1140

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Lycoming College by the numbers

Admit rate: 74%
Middle 50% SAT: 1070–1255
Median SAT: 1140
About on the ACT: 21–26
Sent an SAT: 18%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Lycoming College admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 57%, from 1,845 in 2015 to 2,896 in 2024, and Lycoming College's admit rate went from 71% to 74%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	2,896	2,145	74%
2023	3,225	2,189	68%
2022	3,039	2,286	75%
2021	2,791	2,086	75%
2020	2,917	1,910	65%
2019	3,204	1,996	62%
2018	2,433	1,596	66%
2017	1,924	1,232	64%
2016	1,876	1,305	70%
2015	1,845	1,314	71%

In fall 2024, 269 of the 2,145 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Lycoming College

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1020Far reachHold
1020–1060ReachHold
1070–1130TargetHold
1140–1250TargetSend
1260 and upLikelySend

90010001100120013001400

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Lycoming College SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	510	550	620
SAT Reading and Writing	540	590	630
SAT total	1070	1140	1255

Of enrolled first-year students, 18% sent an SAT and 1% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.47; 95% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 24%; of new students who reported a rank

Lycoming College cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $19,140; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 60%
Median earnings: $56,210; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 1,058

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Sources

Lycoming College Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Lycoming College website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1070–1255, and the median was 1140. At 1140 or higher you're above half of them. Lycoming College admits 74% of applicants.

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