Lycoming College makes top 100 liberal arts colleges ranking

Williamsport, Pa. —The U.S. News & World Report has released its 2025 National Liberal Arts Colleges ranking, and Lycoming College has managed to earn high rankings in three lists.

The college reached #100 overall; #22 on the Best Value Schools list; and #7 on Top Performers on Social Mobility.

This is Lyco's first time reaching the top 100 overall ranking. The college has risen by seven ranks this year, tying with Augustana College and St. Mary's College of Maryland.

The 2025 listing is also Lyco's debut on the Best Value Schools List. U.S. News states that the value ranking “takes into account a school's academic quality, as indicated by its 2024 U.S. News Best Colleges ranking, and the 2022-2023 net cost of attendance for an out-of-state student who received the average level of need-based financial aid. The higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal.”

For the Top Performers on Social Mobility, Lycoming remained steady in 7th.

Lycoming’s improved ranking reflects improvements being made to every corner of the campus that began more than a decade ago. It includes new strategies to recruit a more diverse student body, a commitment to recruiting the college’s first-choice faculty, and expansion of academic offerings to include programs in fields such as neuroscience, biochemistry, entrepreneurship, anthropology, medieval studies, and computer science. In addition, campus facilities have been transformed with new buildings for science and music and renovations to science labs, classrooms, residence halls, and athletic facilities.

“Our hard work has paid off,” said Kent Trachte, president of Lycoming College. “Moving up to TOP 100 in U.S. News is wonderful affirmation of the commitment and dedicated work of the trustees, faculty, and staff over the past decade. We believe that this ranking will enhance the visibility of our institution and expand the pool of prospective students and their families that find Lycoming to be their best-fit college.”

The U.S. News college listings are the foremost ranking resource used by prospective students and their parents as they embark on their college search.