Enrollment Trends at Lycoming

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,134 where 1,012 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 1,285 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,012 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,285 to 1,012 students, a net loss of 273 (21.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lycoming College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,285	604	681
2016-17	1,263 -22	609 5	654 -27
2017-18	1,217 -46	605 -4	612 -42
2018-19	1,142 -75	541 -64	601 -11
2019-20	1,140 -2	545 4	595 -6
2020-21	1,065 -75	486 -59	579 -16
2021-22	1,089 24	491 5	598 19
2022-23	1,059 -30	502 11	557 -41
2023-24	1,063 4	504 2	559 2
2024-25	1,012 -51	498 -6	514 -45
Average	1,134	539	595

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.15%. The percentage was 69.65% 10 years ago and Lycoming still has a high percentage of white students. 1.58% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.46% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.94% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.65% to 62.15%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.09% to 1.58%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.64% to 11.46%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.91% to 12.94%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5828 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5030 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lycoming College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	3	14	111	76	0	895	37
2016-17	2	12	127	111	0	843	39
2017-18	2	13	144	124	1	760	36
2018-19	1	15	147	132	1	686	36
2019-20	2	14	152	148	1	671	43
2020-21	3	17	160	142	0	627	40
2021-22	1	16	143	148	0	643	44
2022-23	2	14	132	147	0	645	35
2023-24	1	16	114	128	0	682	39
2024-25	1	16	116	131	0	629	28
Average	2	15	135	129	0	708	38

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Lycoming College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.