05.16.22
Lebanon Valley College Celebrates 153rd CommencementNearly 330 students in the Class of 2022 celebrated their educational and personal accomplishments during a morning Commencement Ceremony today. Another…
CampusFor the fourth consecutive year, career guidance site Zippia identified Lebanon Valley College as #1 among all colleges and universities in Pennsylvania in its listing of “The Best Colleges in Each State for Getting a Job 2021.”
Lebanon Valley College (LVC) was founded in 1866 as a private coeducational institution on the site of the Annville Academy. LVC became a four-year institution by 1883 as the lower grades were phased out.
Lebanon Valley College educates students for lifelong success through exceptional undergraduate liberal-arts programs and professional graduate programs delivered in an engaging and supportive academic and co-curricular environment. We educate our students to think critically and creatively, analyze and address complex issues, and communicate effectively. We guide them in deepening their commitment to inclusion, civic engagement, and global citizenship.
*Approved by the Lebanon Valley College faculty Oct. 21, 2021, and the Board of Trustees Oct. 23, 2021.
LVC will become the regional leader in higher education, known for offering high-quality academic and co-curricular programs in a personalized, inclusive environment that emphasizes career success and personal well-being.
Through exceptional academics delivered in an ecosystem of support, Lebanon Valley College students achieve more than they ever thought possible for themselves, their families, and society. Our students benefit from highly attentive academic, personal, and career guidance; forge lifelong bonds; and lead successful, fulfilling lives.
A four-year program of study in the liberal arts with an academic year comprising fall and spring semesters and optional summer and winter terms.
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
3-year political science with London Law, accounting, accounting/MBA (3+1), ACS chemistry, actuarial science, analytical finance, athletic training, audio & music production, biochemistry & molecular biology, biology, biology with secondary education certification, business administration, chemistry, chemistry with secondary education certification, clinical mental health counseling (3+2), communication sciences & disorders, computer & data science, creative arts, creative writing, criminal justice, digital communications, early childhood education, early childhood special education, economics, education, engineering (3+2 chemistry), engineering (3+2 physics), English, English with secondary education certification, environmental science, exercise science, global studies, history, history and secondary education certification, interaction design, international business, mathematics, mathematics with secondary education certification, medical laboratory science, music, music business, music education, music with secondary education certification, neuroscience, nursing, physical therapy, physics, physics with secondary education certification, political science, pre-medicine/health professions, psychology, school counseling (3+2), secondary education certification, self-designed, social justice & civic engagement, sociology, Spanish, Spanish with secondary education, undecided (exploratory)
secondary education certification; in cooperation with The Pennsylvania State University and Case Western Reserve University: engineering; in cooperation with approved hospitals: medical laboratory science; in cooperation with the University of London, a Certificate of Higher Education in the Common Law; Africana studies minor; social justice & civic engagement minor; applied Spanish for healthcare professionals minor
122; of the permanent faculty, 88 percent have earned a Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree.
11:1, with an average undergraduate class size of 20.
Annville, founded in 1799, is a town of approximately 5,000 people in south-central Pennsylvania. Driving times: Hershey, 10 minutes; Harrisburg, 30 minutes; Baltimore, two hours; Philadelphia, two hours; New York, three hours; Washington, D.C., three hours.
53 buildings on more than 370 acres in Annville, Pa. The library contains 223,000 catalogued items and provides access to more than 457,716 ebooks and 123,725 electronic journals.
31 residential facilities of various styles with a capacity of 1,310; housing guaranteed for all four undergraduate years.
1,621 full-time undergraduate students, with 78 part-time undergraduates and 350 graduate students.
Freshman Class Profile: 473 students with an average SAT score of 1152 (SAT submission is optional for most majors).
Approximately 98 percent of full-time students receive financial aid in the form of LVC grants and academic scholarships. In 2020-21, these awards totaled $44,320,146 with an average per-student total of $27,409.
More than 90 organizations, including music and theater groups, the student newspaper, sororities and fraternities; and club and student-run organizations of almost any kind, including pre-professional, political, athletic, recreational, religious, language-focused, and service-related groups. More than 80% of students are involved in athletics or the performing arts.
A member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC), and National Association of Collegiate Esports. The College offers 13 women’s, 12 men’s, and one co-ed varsity athletic programs.
Lebanon Valley College is an institution of academic rigor with a culture of high performance, and we're not the only ones spreading the word. National publications are sharing the news of LVC's excellence.
#1—For the fourth consecutive year, Lebanon Valley College is #1 in Pennsylvania in Zippia’s “The Best Colleges in Each State for Getting a Job” listing. The job placement rate for Lebanon Valley College graduates is 95.63%, placing LVC at #5 for all U.S. colleges and universities in 2021. Zippia uses U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data on students at year 10 after enrolling at an institution.
Lebanon Valley College was recognized by U.S. News & World Report among the "Best Regional Universities: North" and "Social Mobility, Regional Universities: North)
U.S. News & World Report also continued to place Lebanon Valley College highly in several other areas important to prospective students and their families. LVC was in the top percentage nationally among all 554 Regional Universities in
*Actual Graduation Rate (top 7%)#
*Percentage of First-Year Students in Top 25% of High School Class (top 18%)
*Average First-Year Retention Rate (top 13%)
*Average Alumni Giving Rate (top 6%).
# U.S. News compares institutions based on six-year graduation rates.
Lebanon Valley College was featured as one of the top environmentally sustainable colleges in the country once again in Princeton Review's 2022 “Guide to Green Colleges.” The Princeton Review chose the schools for this 12th annual edition of its “green guide” based on data from the company's 2020–2021 survey of hundreds of four-year colleges concerning the schools' commitments to the environment and sustainability.
For the 18th consecutive year, Lebanon Valley College was named a “Best Regional College” by The Princeton Review. The rankings are based on surveys of more than 100,000 at the colleges in the Review in 2018–2019 and/or the previous two school years. The survey asks students questions about their school’s academics, administration, student body, and themselves. Students said “LVC is a challenging school” that "strives to provide an excellent education and college experience for its students,” and LVC offers students “the opportunity to get individualized attention from all professors.”
Lebanon Valley College received an “A” grade from Niche for Value in its 2021 listing. And, we’re in the top 25% in the U.S. for Best Value, Best College for Education, Best Small Colleges, and Best College Dorms.
According to College Factual, Lebanon Valley College’s academic programs rank among the “Best of the Best” in the nation in 20 categories.
05.16.22
Lebanon Valley College Celebrates 153rd CommencementNearly 330 students in the Class of 2022 celebrated their educational and personal accomplishments during a morning Commencement Ceremony today. Another…
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