Pennsylvania Peer Comparison Report IPEDS 2016-2017 Cycle Updated June 2017
Institution
Founded
Setting
Rank (2016)
Degrees Offered
Albright
1856
suburban
Unrked National Liberal Arts
Bachelor’s, Master’s
Arcadia
1853
Suburban
42 Regional Universities (N)
Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate
Elizabethtown
1899
Suburban
115 National Liberal Arts
Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s
Juniata
1876
rural
108 National Liberal Arts
Bachelor’s, Master’s
King’s
1946
urban
52 Regional Universities (N)
Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate
Lycoming
1812
urban
154 National Liberal Arts
Bachelor’s
Messiah
1909
suburban
4 Regional College (N)
Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate
Misericordia
1921
suburban
44 Regional Universities (N)
Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate
Moravian
1742
suburban
159 National Liberal Arts
Bachelor’s, Master’s
Susquehanna
1858
rural
132 National Liberal Arts
Bachelor’s
Ursinus
1869
suburban
95 National Liberal Arts
Bachelor’s
Admissions & First Year Cohort
Freshmen Applicants who were Accepted LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2016) Ursinus College
82%
Moravian College
80%
Messiah College
80%
Lebanon Valley College
76%
Juniata College
75%
Misericordia University
74%
Elizabethtown College
73%
King's College
71%
Lycoming College
70%
Susquehanna University
68%
Arcadia University
63%
Albright College
51% 0%
10%
Source: IPEDS Data Center
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Yield of First-time Full-time Admits LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2016) Messiah College
33%
Misericordia University
31%
Lycoming College
26%
Moravian College
24%
Lebanon Valley College
22%
Juniata College
22%
King's College
21%
Elizabethtown College
21%
Ursinus College
19%
Susquehanna University
14%
Albright College
13%
Arcadia University
11% 0%
5%
Source: IPEDS Data Center
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
First-time, Full-time Freshmen Enrollment (Cohort) LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2016) Messiah College
685
Susquehanna University
637
Arcadia University
600
Albright College
596
King's College
570
Moravian College
484
Elizabethtown College
442
Lebanon Valley College
428
Misericordia University
423
Juniata College
394
Ursinus College
382
Lycoming College
343 0
100
Source: IPEDS Data Center
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
SAT Critical Reading 25th to 75th Percentile LVC and PA Peers (2016 Cohort) SAT Critical Reading 25th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading 75th Percentile
-
-
Arcadia University
500
610
Elizabethtown College
500
610
Juniata College
-
-
King’s College
-
-
Lebanon Valley College
480
600
Lycoming College
470
550
Messiah College
510
630
Misericordia University
470
570
Moravian College
450
560
Susquehanna University
-
-
Ursinus College
-
-
Albright College
SAT Mathematics 25th to 75th Percentile LVC and PA Peers (2016 Cohort) SAT Mathematics 25th Percentile
SAT Mathematics 75th Percentile
-
-
Arcadia University
500
600
Elizabethtown College
490
550
Juniata College
-
-
King’s College
-
-
Lebanon Valley College
490
620
Lycoming College
470
570
Messiah College
510
640
Misericordia University
480
570
Moravian College
450
560
Susquehanna University
-
-
Ursinus College
-
-
Albright College
Entering Freshmen Class Rank LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2015) 100% 90% 23%
80% 28%
70%
25%
28%
33%
30%
28%
36%
60% 28%
35% 50% 32%
40% 30%
38%
32%
31%
28%
31%
32% 27%
22%
20%
20% 10%
34%
34%
28%
31%
16%
28%
35%
30%
32% 24%
17%
15%
28%
26%
25%
Susquehanna University
Ursinus College
10%
0% Albright College
Arcadia University
Elizabethtown College
Juniata College
King's College
Lebanon Valley College
Top 10% Source: US News 2016
Lycoming College
11-25%
Messiah College
26-50%
Misericordia University
Moravian College
First-time, Full-time Freshmen from Pennsylvania LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2015) Lebanon Valley College
81.2%
King's College
67.8%
Messiah College
64.4%
Elizabethtown College
64.0%
Moravian College
63.5%
Juniata College
62.8%
Misericordia University
62.6%
Ursinus College
56.6%
Albright College
54.2%
Susquehanna University
52.5%
Lycoming College
52.1%
Arcadia University
51.0% 0%
Source: IPEDS Data Center
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Enrollment
FT Undergraduate Enrollment LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2016) Messiah College
2648
Albright College
2284
Arcadia University
2266
Susquehanna University
2129
King's College
1907
Moravian College
1794
Elizabethtown College
1707
Misericordia University
1641
Lebanon Valley College
1602
Ursinus College
1542
Juniata College
1498
Lycoming College
1245 0
500
Source: IPEDS Data Center
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
PT Undergraduate Enrollment LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2016) Misericordia University
554
Elizabethtown College
388
Arcadia University
207
Moravian College
190
King's College
175
Messiah College
140
Lebanon Valley College
110
Juniata College
70
Susquehanna University
66
Albright College
20
Lycoming College
18
Ursinus College
14 0
100
Source: IPEDS Data Center
200
300
400
500
600
Total Graduate Enrollment LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2016) Arcadia University
1312
Misericordia University
613
Messiah College
517
Moravian College
442
King's College
340
Lebanon Valley College
204
Elizabethtown College
143
Albright College
14
Juniata College
5
Ursinus College
0
Susquehanna University
0
Lycoming College
0 0
200
Source: IPEDS Data Center
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
Percent of Undergraduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2016) 100 90
03
03
4 2 0 3 3
3 2 2 0 1
80
03 6 2 5 1 2
02 4 4 1 5 2
0 7
03
0
6 3 2 2 2
7 2 5 6 2
6 3 3 3 4
6
70
03 4 3 5
10 4
0
0 5
10
10 9
4 7
3 5 5 1
6 2
0 9
1
8
20
4 5 4 5
10 1
60
14
50
2 2
40
87
84
81
81
78
74
74
71
30
67
66
65 49
20 10 0
Misericordia University
Elizabethtown Lebanon Valley Messiah College Susquehanna College College University
King's College
Ursinus College Juniata College
Lycoming College
Moravian College
White
Asian and Native Hawaiian
International
Unknown
Two or More Races
Hispanic
Black or African American
American Indian or Native Alaskan
Source: IPEDS Data Center
Arcadia University
Albright College
Full-time Undergraduates Living on Campus LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2015) Ursinus College
96%
Susquehanna University
92%
Lycoming College
88%
Elizabethtown College
87%
Messiah College
86%
Juniata College
82%
Lebanon Valley College
80%
Moravian College
70%
Albright College
65%
Arcadia University
54%
King's College
50%
Misericordia University
42% 0%
10%
Source: US News 2016
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Graduation & Retention
Freshmen to Sophomore Retention Rate LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2015 Cohort) Elizabethtown College
87%
Messiah College
85%
Juniata College
85%
Ursinus College
84%
Susquehanna University
83%
Misericordia University
82%
Lebanon Valley College
82%
Lycoming College
79%
Moravian College
78%
King's College
77%
Arcadia University
77%
Albright College
71% 0%
10%
Source: IPEDS Data Center
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Four Year Graduation Rate LVC and PA Peers (2010 Cohort) Ursinus College
73%
Messiah College
73%
Lebanon Valley College
72%
Juniata College
72%
Susquehanna University
69%
Elizabethtown College
69%
Misericordia University
68%
Moravian College
66%
Lycoming College
59%
King's College
59%
Arcadia University
57%
Albright College
47% 0%
10%
Source: IPEDS Data Center
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Six Year Graduation Rate LVC and PA Peers (2010 Cohort) Ursinus College
78%
Messiah College
76%
Lebanon Valley College
76%
Juniata College
76%
Susquehanna University
74%
Misericordia University
74%
Elizabethtown College
74%
Lycoming College
72%
Moravian College
69%
King's College
65%
Arcadia University
60%
Albright College
54% 0%
10%
Source: IPEDS Data Center
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Tuition and Fees
Stated Full-Time Undergraduate Tuition & Fees LVC and PA Peers (AY 2016-2017) Ursinus
$49,370
Susquehanna
$43,720
Elizabethtown
$43,490
Juniata
$42,170
Albright
$41,544
Arcadia
$40,920
LVC
$40,550
Moravian
$40,257
Lycoming
$37,142
Kings
$34,720
Messiah
$33,180
Misercordia
$30,740 $0
$10,000
$20,000
Source: AICUP Tuition & Fees Survey
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
Stated Room and Board LVC and PA Peers (AY 2016-2017) Arcadia
$13,500
Misercordia
$13,150
Moravian
$12,980
Ursinus
$12,320
Kings
$12,136
Susquehanna
$11,620
Juniata
$11,590
Lycoming
$11,418
Albright
$11,188
LVC
$10,980
Elizabethtown
$10,560
Messiah
$9,920 $0
$2,000
$4,000
Source: AICUP Tuition & Fees Report
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
$16,000
Financial Aid
Percent of First-time Full-time Freshmen Receiving Any Aid (AY 2014-2015) Messiah College
100%
Lycoming College
100%
Lebanon Valley College
100%
King's College
100%
Juniata College
100%
Elizabethtown College
100%
Arcadia University
100%
Albright College
100%
Ursinus College
99%
Susquehanna University
99%
Moravian College
99%
Misericordia University
99% 0%
10%
Source: IPEDS Data Center
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Percent of First-time Full-time Freshmen Receiving Institutional Grant Aid (AY 2014-2015) Messiah College
100%
Lycoming College
100%
Lebanon Valley College
100%
Juniata College
100%
Arcadia University
100%
Ursinus College
99%
Susquehanna University
99%
Moravian College
99%
Misericordia University
99%
Elizabethtown College
99%
King's College
98%
Albright College
96% 0%
10%
Source: IPEDS Data Center
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Percent of First-time Full-time Freshmen Receiving State or Local Grant Aid (AY 2014-2015) Lebanon Valley College
44%
King's College
40%
Albright College
40%
Lycoming College
37%
Arcadia University
37%
Moravian College
35%
Misericordia University
30%
Messiah College
30%
Juniata College
29%
Elizabethtown College
29%
Ursinus College
25%
Susquehanna University
22% 0%
10%
Source: IPEDS Data Center
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Percent of First-time Full-time Freshmen Receiving Pell Grants (AY 2014-2015) Albright College
48%
Lycoming College
39%
Arcadia University
37%
King's College
36%
Lebanon Valley College
31%
Moravian College
30%
Juniata College
28%
Ursinus College
27%
Susquehanna University
27%
Misericordia University
23%
Elizabethtown College
22%
Messiah College
20% 0%
10%
Source: IPEDS Data Center
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Percent of First-time Full-time Freshmen Receiving Student Loan Aid (AY 2014-2015) King's College
97%
Albright College
87%
Arcadia University
84%
Misericordia University
83%
Moravian College
80%
Lycoming College
80%
Lebanon Valley College
79%
Ursinus College
77%
Susquehanna University
75%
Elizabethtown College
75%
Messiah College
70%
Juniata College
69% 0%
10%
Source: IPEDS Data Center
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Average Inst. Grant Aid – First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen LVC and PA Peers (2014-2015) Ursinus College
$29,304
Lycoming College
$25,146
Susquehanna University
$23,299
Juniata College
$23,084
Albright College
$22,958
Arcadia University
$22,684
Elizabethtown College
$21,259
Lebanon Valley College
$20,457
Moravian College
$18,741
King's College
$16,387
Messiah College
$15,640
Misericordia University
$12,883 $0
$5,000
Source: IPEDS Data Center
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
Average Net Price for First-time Freshmen LVC and PA Peers (2014-2015) Ursinus College
$29,205
Elizabethtown College
$28,572
Moravian College
$28,522
Susquehanna University
$27,783
Misericordia University
$26,848
Arcadia University
$26,632
Lebanon Valley College
$26,478
Messiah College
$26,307
Juniata College
$26,035
King's College
$25,241
Albright College
$24,971
Lycoming College
$19,007 $0
$5,000
Source: IPEDS Data Center
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
First Time Full Time Undergraduates (cohort) w/ Need LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2015) Albright College
89%
Lebanon Valley College
85%
Lycoming College
82%
Moravian College
79%
Misericordia University
79%
King's College
78%
Susquehanna University
77%
Arcadia University
75%
Elizabethtown College
75%
Ursinus College
75%
Juniata College
71%
Messiah College
70% 0%
10%
Source: US News 2016
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Average Grant Aid- Full-Time Undergraduates LVC and PA Peers (2014-2015) Ursinus College
$27,675
Lycoming College
$25,189
Susquehanna University
$24,822
Arcadia University
$24,354
Juniata College
$23,302
Elizabethtown College
$22,580
Albright College
$21,861
Lebanon Valley College
$20,916
Moravian College
$20,618
King's College
$17,899
Messiah College
$16,171
Misericordia University
$13,036 $0
$5,000
Source: IPEDS Data Center
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
Employees
Total FTE Employees LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2016) Messiah College
719
Arcadia University
707
Elizabethtown College
503
Susquehanna University
490
Misericordia University
471
Moravian College
456
King's College
430
Albright College
401
Juniata College
396
Lebanon Valley College
392
Ursinus College
381
Lycoming College
327 0
100
Source: IPEDS Data Center
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Total FTE Post-Secondary Teachers LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2016) Arcadia University
319
Messiah College
247
Moravian College
204
Misericordia University
197
Elizabethtown College
167
King's College
166
Susquehanna University
163
Lebanon Valley College
160
Albright College
146
Ursinus College
137
Juniata College
131
Lycoming College
100 0
50
Source: IPEDS Data Center
100
150
200
250
300
350
FTE Student to FTE Faculty Ratio LVC and PA Peers (Fall 2016) Albright College
16
Messiah College
13
King's College
13
Juniata College
13
Susquehanna University
12
Moravian College
12
Lycoming College
12
Elizabethtown College
12
Ursinus College
11
Misericordia University
11
Lebanon Valley College
11
Arcadia University
10 0
2
Source: IPEDS Data Center
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Finance
Market Value of Endowment LVC and PA Peers (FY 2016) Lycoming College
$183,383,000
Susquehanna University
$143,234,567
Ursinus College
$136,950,853
Messiah College
$126,049,512
Juniata College
$107,541,922
Moravian College
$102,415,126
Elizabethtown College
$69,681,864
King's College
$68,256,248
Arcadia University
$64,189,000
Albright College
$62,894,902
Lebanon Valley College
$60,271,445
Misericordia University
$43,549,699 $0
Source: IPEDS Data Center
$50,000,000
$100,000,000
$150,000,000
$200,000,000
Endowment Assets per FTE Student LVC and PA Peers (FY 2016) Lycoming College
$137,469
Ursinus College
$82,850
Juniata College
$73,811
Susquehanna University
$57,340
Moravian College
$47,635
Messiah College
$38,139
Elizabethtown College
$33,268
Lebanon Valley College
$31,890
King's College
$29,082
Albright College
$28,421
Arcadia University
$16,856
Misericordia University
$15,329 $0
$20,000
Source: IPEDS Data Center
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
$160,000