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Lebanon Valley College

Annville, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·lvc.edu
6-yr Graduation
65%
-1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
2,146
peer median 2,241
Avg net price
$28,132
+$1.4k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,729
2,729 candidates competed
Admitted
2,286
83.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
443
19.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
65%-1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
58%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
53%
Non-Pell
70%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 67 Title IV programs, 17 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 50 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
67
Passing
17
25.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

67programs
  • Passing17 · 25.4%
  • No Data50 · 74.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
16
No data
50

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

17
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+21.5%
$42,874 vs $35,274
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+32.8%
$46,836 vs $35,274
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+35.6%
$47,838 vs $35,274
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+36.6%
$80,274 vs $58,761
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+43.6%
$50,658 vs $35,274
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+47.9%
$68,619 vs $46,391
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+53.8%
$54,235 vs $35,274
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
+57.5%
$55,548 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

14
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
64%
$51,250 debt · $80,274 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
63%
$27,000 debt · $42,874 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
58%
$27,000 debt · $46,836 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
56%
$27,000 debt · $47,838 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
53%
$27,000 debt · $50,658 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
50%
$27,000 debt · $54,235 earn
Criminology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
46%
$27,000 debt · $58,447 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
45%
$27,000 debt · $59,559 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1922Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 5

  1. Nov 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jul 2023Initial Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  4. Mar 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$20,164
$30–48k$20,997
$48–75k$24,785
$75–110k$27,538
$110k+$31,143

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$28,132
+$1,412vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $26,721
Federal loans
70.2%
In-state tuition
$50,320
Out-of-state
$50,320

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 521 students received $3.0M in Pell grants, alongside $17.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
521
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.0M
$2,994,630 total
Direct Loans
$17.5M
2,473 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.6M
864 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.9M
1,085 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.3M
193 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.9M
285 loan awards
Grad PLUS$746K
46 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 468 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (0.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
468
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.7%
2017
3.9%
2018
2.2%
2019
0.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Lebanon Valley College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs63
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

570 total completions
01Health Professions
11720.5%
02Business
10318.1%
03Parks/Recreation
7913.9%
04Education
6511.4%
05Social Sciences
569.8%
06Psychology
437.5%
07Biological Sciences
386.7%
08Visual/Performing Arts
335.8%
09Communication
254.4%
10Physical Sciences
111.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,146
12-mo unduplicated
2,344
Undergraduate
1,788
Graduate
556

Gender split

Men
41%969
Women
59%1,375

Race / ethnicity composition

White
83.5%
Hispanic
6.5%
Two or more
3.3%
Black
2.6%
Asian
2.2%
Non-resident
1.0%
Unknown
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
588
360 M · 228 W
Women athletes
38.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$52K
$27K
Head-coach salaries
$35K
$30K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 15

Football
114 M ·
$494K
Track and Field (Indoor)
50 M · 38 W
$65K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
50 M · 36 W
$62K
Lacrosse
43 M · 21 W
$306K
Ice Hockey
30 M · 30 W
$382K
Soccer
29 M · 22 W
$224K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.48
1 offenses · 2,080 students

3-year trend

1.022 yrs ago3.431 yr ago0.48Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs03
Liquor07

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
126

Lebanon Valley College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Lebanon Valley College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectLebanon Valley College
65%2,146$28,132Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Elizabethtown College
76%77.9%2,283$26,198Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Delaware Valley University
56%93.2%2,199$27,243Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Moravian University
72%54.2%2,745$29,843Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
La Roche University
56%75.8%2,153$21,972Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Lancaster Bible College
68%55.9%2,519$22,870Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median67%75.8%2,241$26,721

Frequently asked questions about Lebanon Valley College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lebanon Valley College.

What is the graduation rate at Lebanon Valley College?

Lebanon Valley College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 65% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Lebanon Valley College?

Lebanon Valley College reports a total enrollment of 2,146 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Lebanon Valley College?

The average net price at Lebanon Valley College is $28,132 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Lebanon Valley College?

Lebanon Valley College's yield rate is 19.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Lebanon Valley College located?

Lebanon Valley College is located in Annville, Pennsylvania 17003-1400.

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