Lebanon Valley College - Annville, PA - Colleges of Distinction

Lebanon Valley College is a private, residential, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist church and founded in 1866.

Mission

To help students acquire the knowledge, skills, attitude, and values necessary to live and work in a changing, diverse, and fragile world.

Location

Annville, PA, 30 minutes from Harrisburg

Student Profile

1,650 students (44 percent male, 56 percent female), representing 22 states and eight foreign countries; five percent minority; and less than one percent international.

Faculty Profile

100 full time faculty, 84 percent of whom hold the terminal degree in their field. 13:1 student-faculty ratio (FTE). Average first-year class size is 20.

Residence Life

72 percent of students live on campus.

Athletics

NCAA Division III, Middle Atlantic Corporation, Eastern College Athletic Conference — 21 varsity sports; 11 men’s- baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, hockey, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor); 10 women’s- basketball, cross country, field hockey, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), volleyball), 21 intramural activities.

Activity/Club/Organization Types

Activism, music (choral and instrumental), film, Greek life, health and fitness, hobbies, media, military/ROTC, minority/ethnic, outdoors/environmental, performance, professional interest/academic subject, politics, religious/spiritual, service, student events/campus programming, student government, women’s/ gender studies; over 60 in all..

Cost and Aid

2006-2007: $33,500 comprehensive ($25,710 tuition), 97 percent of students receive some form of aid.

Financial Information

$33 million endowment

More Distinctions

U.S.News & World Report rated Lebanon Valley College among the top tier schools in its category for the 12th consecutive year..
Named one of the “Best in the Mid-Atlantic” by The Princeton Review.
Top three percent in the nation for its cohort in Average Graduation Rate according to U.S.News & World Report.