by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Lebanon Valley College was awarded 111 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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LVC is ranked #621 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
LVC also holds the #37 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.
The acceptance rate at Lebanon Valley College is 78%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that LVC is a good fit for you.
About 43% of students accepted to LVC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 538 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 650.
At LVC, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lebanon Valley College is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Lebanon Valley College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at LVC for first-time, full-time students is 73%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,699 undergraduates at LVC with 1,621 being full-time and 78 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $23,263 | $22,675 | $24,182 | $27,388 | $30,745 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of LVC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At LVC, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $10,323 a year. That adds up to $41,292 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at LVC is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for LVC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 101 N College Ave, Annville, PA 17003-1400 |
| Phone: | 717-867-6100 |
| Website: | www.lvc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.lvc.edu/facebook/facebook.aspx |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/lvc |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 85 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 44 | $42,953 |
| Communication Sciences | 33 | NA |
| General Psychology | 26 | $22,318 |
| Music | 25 | $26,124 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 21 | $44,551 |
| Economics | 18 | $42,047 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 18 | $40,807 |
| General Biology | 17 | $28,037 |
| General English Literature | 16 | $30,403 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 997 students took at least one online class at Lebanon Valley College. This is a decrease from the 1,649 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 997 | 99 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,649 | 93 |
| 2018-2019 | 194 | 40 |
| 2017-2018 | 192 | 38 |
| 2016-2017 | 103 | 22 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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