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Lock Haven University Data & Information Overview

240 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
95% Acceptance Rate
Find out more about how Lock Haven University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Lock Haven University Ranked?

#1,175 Best Colleges in Nation
#72 Best Colleges in PA
Other Health Professions Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Lock Haven University was awarded 240 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other health professions.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked LHU as #1,175 out of 2,238 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

LHU also holds the #72 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into LHU?

95% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
43% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 95%, Lock Haven University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.

Average Test Scores

About 43% of students accepted to LHU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Lock Haven University  ( 490 to 600 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Lock Haven University  ( 490 to 590 )
200
800
LHU received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

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Lock Haven University Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
89% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Lock Haven University, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Lock Haven University is 89%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  89 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Lock Haven University

69% Freshmen Retention
40% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Lock Haven University is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  69 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At LHU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 40%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  40 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Lock Haven University.

Lock Haven University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,311 Full-Time Undergraduates
12.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
59.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,727 undergraduates at LHU with 2,311 being full-time and 416 being part-time.

How Much Does Lock Haven University Cost?

$21,245 Net Price
73% Take Out Loans
$29,584 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of LHU is $21,245. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for LHU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$16,889 $17,898 $21,086 $24,456 $24,957

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 LHU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At LHU, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $7,396 a year. That adds up to $29,584 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at LHU is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do LHU Graduates Make?

$45,577 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from LHU make about $45,577 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future LHU graduates since it is 7% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Lock Haven University

Pennsylvania State
2,311 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Lock Haven University is a public institution located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The location of LHU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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Contact details for LHU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 401 North Fairview Street, Lock Haven, PA 17745-2390
Phone: 570-484-2011
Website: www.lockhaven.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LockHavenUniversityofPA?ref=hl
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LockHavenUniv

Lock Haven University Majors

40 Majors With Completions
603 Undergraduate Degrees
120 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 40 majors graduated from Lock Haven University. Of these students, 603 received undergraduate degrees and 120 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Other Health Professions 77 $24,057
Criminal Justice & Corrections 60 $34,945
Health & Physical Education 57 $30,872
Nursing 48 $66,716
Business Administration & Management 39 $37,747
General Psychology 38 $30,110
General Biology 33 $28,806
Social Work 24 $30,449
Liberal Arts General Studies 23 $26,754
Teacher Education Grade Specific 22 $31,840

Learn more about the majors offered at Lock Haven University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at LHU

72% Take At Least One Class Online
17% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 2,099 students took at least one online class at Lock Haven University. This is a decrease from the 3,074 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,099 482
2019-2020 3,074 1,713
2018-2019 1,367 370
2017-2018 1,454 327
2016-2017 1,623 313

Learn more about online learning at Lock Haven University.

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Notes and References

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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