Match #1
Albright College
Reading, PA
Profile closeness90/100
Admit rate76%
- 1,217 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 51%, close to 58%
- Enrollment 1,217 students, close to 996
The colleges most similar to Lycoming College are Albright College, Allegheny College, and Lebanon Valley College. Lycoming College admits 74% of applicants and has an average net price of $18,815 a year; 1 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 7 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Lycoming College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Lycoming College
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Match #2
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate55%
- 1,156 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Enrollment 1,156 students, close to 996
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate84%
- 1,684 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Small
- Acceptance rate 84%, close to 74%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate42%
- 2,273 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
Westminster College-Pennsylvania
New Wilmington, PA
Profile closeness92/100
Admit rate93%
- 1,041 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 60%, close to 58%
- Enrollment 1,041 students, close to 996
Match #6
Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA
Profile closeness91/100
Admit rate79%
- 1,096 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 63%, close to 58%
- Enrollment 1,096 students, close to 996
Match #7
Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA
Profile closeness88/100
Admit rate82%
- 1,094 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 53%, close to 58%
- Enrollment 1,094 students, close to 996
Match #8
Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA
Profile closeness87/100
Admit rate90%
- 1,009 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 54%, close to 58%
- Enrollment 1,009 students, close to 996
Match #9
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA
Profile closeness86/100
Admit rate84%
- 834 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 60%, close to 58%
- Enrollment 834 students, close to 996
Match #10
Thiel College
Greenville, PA
Profile closeness85/100
Admit rate72%
- 788 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 53%, close to 58%
- Enrollment 788 students, close to 996
Questions about Lycoming College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Lycoming College?
The closest matches to Lycoming College are Albright College, Allegheny College, Lebanon Valley College, Dickinson College, and Westminster College-Pennsylvania. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Lycoming College hard to get into?
Lycoming College admitted 74% of its 2,791 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is moderately selective. 7 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Lycoming College alternatives cost less?
1 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Lycoming College ($18,815 a year), including Waynesburg University ($18,810). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
