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Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PAprivate nonprofitwww.lvc.edu/
Acceptance
84%
SAT 25–75
1140–1302
Avg net price
$26,979
Earnings (10 yr)
$62,621
Graduation rate
65%
Admit rate has ranged 75%–80% over the last 5 years. Source: IPEDS via Urban Institute.
Acceptance & SAT from Common Data Set / IPEDS; net price, earnings & graduation from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. Figures lag ~1–2 years — verify with the school.
Lebanon Valley College is a small, welcoming liberal arts school in rural Pennsylvania with a surprisingly robust science program and a knack for turning out graduates who land jobs or head to grad school. With an 84% acceptance rate and a student body that thrives on close-knit clubs and Division III sports, LVC offers a classic college experience where nearly everyone lives on campus and the average student graduates with $27,000 in debt—but with a 96% employment rate within a decade.
Admission requirements
Test-optional — scores considered if submitted
Required
- High school transcript
- Grade point average
- College-prep program
- TOEFL (non-native English)
Considered (not required)
- Class rank
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Source: IPEDS Admissions survey (2022) via Urban Institute. Covers formal factors only — it does not reflect essays, extracurriculars, or other holistic criteria.
More details
- Undergrad enrollment
- 1,684
- In-state tuition
- $52,080
- Out-of-state tuition
- $52,080
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Graduation Rate
- 68%
- Student-Faculty Ratio
- 11:1
- Median Debt at Graduation
- $27,000
- Full-Time Employment Rate (10 yrs)
- 96%
Outcomes & value
Outcomes & value
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $62,621
- Value (earnings ÷ net price)
- 2.3×
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- Graduation rate
- 65%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Reducing loan balance (3 yr)
- 80%
- Pell (lower-income) share
- 36%
- First-generation share
- 28%
- Endowment / student
- $60,501
Financial health
3.0 / 3.0Meets the federal financial-responsibility standard
U.S. Dept. of Education Financial Responsibility Composite Score (FY2022-23). Scale −1.0 to 3.0; ≥1.5 meets the standard. Reported for private nonprofit & for-profit institutions only — public universities are state-backed and not scored, so this is a stability signal, not a ranking.
Top-earning majors
Median earnings by field of study (highest credential), ~2 years after completion.
- Accounting and Related Services$53,629
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$44,942
- Special Education and Teaching$43,798
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$43,426
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$42,930
- Economics
Campus & location
Campus safety
- On-campus violent crimes (2024)
- 1
- Per 1,000 students
- 0.59
On-campus criminal offenses classed as violent (murder/non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) for the most recent reported year. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education Campus Safety and Security (Clery Act). Counts reflect what’s reported to the school, and urban campuses often report more partly due to non-student incidents nearby — read alongside campus size and setting, not as a standalone safety verdict.
Climate
- Pleasant days / yr
- 91
- Summer high
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 27°F
- Annual rain
- 45.2"
- Annual snow
- 18.5"
- Natural-hazard risk
- Relatively Low
Pleasant days counts days per year with a mean temperature of 55–75°F, a high at or below 90°F, a low at or above 45°F, and little precipitation — a transparent comfort measure, not a weighting we invented. Computed from Open-Meteo ERA5 daily history (2019–2023). Natural-hazard risk is the county’s composite rating from the FEMA National Risk Index.
Deep dive — research, future-scholar output & economic mobility
Research output
- Institutional h-index
- 68
- Scholarly works
- 1,123
Institutional research volume and impact from OpenAlex. The h-index reflects large research universities and will be low for teaching-focused liberal-arts colleges — not a measure of undergraduate quality.
Economic mobility
- Mobility rate
- 1.3%
- Bottom → top quintile
- 34%
- From bottom quintile
- 4%
Mobility rate = the share of students who both start in the bottom household-income quintile and reach the top quintile; bottom → top is that chance conditional on starting at the bottom. Source: Opportunity Insights Mobility Report Cards (Chetty, Friedman, Saez, Turner & Yagan). Reflects 1980–82 birth cohorts, so it’s directional, not current.
Quick answers
- What is the acceptance rate at Lebanon Valley College?
- Lebanon Valley College's acceptance rate is approximately 84% (Annville, PA), based on the most recent figures we compiled from public and primary sources.
- What SAT score do you need for Lebanon Valley College?
- Admitted students at Lebanon Valley College typically score 1140–1302 on the SAT (the middle-50% range). Scores outside this band are still admitted, especially with strong applications.
- How much does Lebanon Valley College cost?
- At Lebanon Valley College, the average net price (after aid) is about $26,979 per year. Actual cost varies with financial aid and residency.
- How many undergraduates attend Lebanon Valley College?
- Lebanon Valley College enrolls approximately 1,684 undergraduate students.
- Where is Lebanon Valley College located?
- Lebanon Valley College is located in Annville, PA.
Admissions
Lebanon Valley College is decidedly not selective, admitting 84% of applicants—though admitted students tend to be solid academically, with an average GPA of 3.75 and middle-50% SAT scores between 1140–1290. The school is Test-optionalA policy where you choose whether to submit SAT or ACT scores. If you don't, the rest of your application carries more weight. and uses the Common Application, with an April 1 deadline. Notably, admissions have declined slightly (6.35% from 2023 to 2024), possibly reflecting broader trends in small-college enrollment. The ACT range for admitted students is 23–31, and while the school claims to evaluate holistically, numbers suggest strong grades matter most.
Academics
LVC offers 63 majors with an 11:1 student-faculty ratio, and its science programs—particularly (4% of majors) and pre-PA tracks—stand out as strengths. The Princeton Review notes the 'amazing science department' and rarity of 'bad professors.' Popular majors include early childhood education (5%), criminology (4%), and music performance (4%). The graduation rate is 68%, slightly above average for similar colleges, and the curriculum emphasizes 'time management skills and a strong work ethic,' per pre-professional program materials. Graduate programs are available but decidedly secondary to the undergraduate focus.
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