1. Pennsylvania Peer Comparison Report
IPEDS Cycle
Updated October 2018

2. Institution Founded Setting Rank (2017) Degrees Offered
Albright
1856
suburban
Tier 2 ( )
National Liberal Arts
Bachelor’s, Master’s
Arcadia
1853
Suburban
55 Regional Universities (N)
Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate
Elizabethtown
1899
113 National Liberal Arts
Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s
Juniata
1876
rural
86 National Liberal Arts
King’s
1946
urban
Lebanon Valley
1866
Rural
24 Regional Universities (N)
Lycoming
1812
131 National Liberal Arts
Bachelor’s
Messiah
1909
5 Regional College (N)
Misericordia
1921
35 Regional Universities (N)
Moravian
1742
155 National Liberal Arts
Susquehanna
1858
135 National Liberal Arts
Ursinus
1869
90 National Liberal Arts

3. Admissions & First Year Cohort

4. Source: IPEDS Data Center

5. Source: IPEDS Data Center

6. Source: IPEDS Data Center

7. SAT Critical Reading 25th to 75th Percentile LVC and PA Peers (2017 Cohort)
SAT ERW 25th Percentile
SAT ERW 75th Percentile
Albright College -
Arcadia University
530
630
Elizabethtown College
540
640
Juniata College
King’s College
Lebanon Valley College
533
620
Lycoming College
490
600
Messiah College
560
660
Misericordia University
520
610
Moravian College
510
Susquehanna University
Ursinus College

8. SAT Mathematics 25th to 75th Percentile LVC and PA Peers (2017 Cohort)
SAT Mathematics 25th Percentile
SAT Mathematics 75th Percentile
Albright College -
Arcadia University
520
610
Elizabethtown College
530
640
Juniata College
King’s College
Lebanon Valley College
630
Lycoming College
498
600
Messiah College
540
650
Misericordia University
510
595
Moravian College
500
Susquehanna University
Ursinus College
550

9. Will be updated in Sept. 2017
Source: US News 2017

10. Enrollment

11. Source: IPEDS Data Center

12. Source: IPEDS Data Center

13. Source: IPEDS Data Center

14. Source: US News 2017

15. Graduation & Retention

16. Source: IPEDS Data Center

17. Source: IPEDS Data Center

18. Source: IPEDS Data Center

19. Tuition and Fees

20. Source: AICUP Tuition & Fees Survey

21. Source: AICUP Tuition & Fees Report

22. Financial Aid

23. Source: IPEDS Data Center

24. Source: IPEDS Data Center

25. Source: IPEDS Data Center

26. Source: IPEDS Data Center

27. Source: IPEDS Data Center

28. Source: IPEDS Data Center

29. Source: IPEDS Data Center

30. Source: US News 2017

31. Source: IPEDS Data Center

32. Employees

33. Source: IPEDS Data Center

34. Source: IPEDS Data Center

35. Source: IPEDS Data Center

36. Finance

37. Source: IPEDS Data Center

38. Source: IPEDS Data Center

39. Giving

40. Note: Includes outright and deferred gifts.
Arcadia & Messiah did not submit data.
Source: VSE 2017

41. Source: VSE 2017

42. Source: VSE 2017

43. Source: VSE 2017

44. Defined as Alumni donors as percent of alumni solicited
Source: VSE 2017