by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Lock Haven University was awarded 240 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other health professions.
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College Factual ranked LHU as #1,175 out of 2,238 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
LHU also holds the #72 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 95%, Lock Haven University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 43% of students accepted to LHU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 590.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Lock Haven University, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lock Haven University is 89%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Lock Haven University is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At LHU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 40%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Lock Haven University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,727 undergraduates at LHU with 2,311 being full-time and 416 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,889 | $17,898 | $21,086 | $24,456 | $24,957 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of LHU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At LHU, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $7,396 a year. That adds up to $29,584 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at LHU is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for LHU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 401 North Fairview Street, Lock Haven, PA 17745-2390 |
| Phone: | 570-484-2011 |
| Website: | www.lockhaven.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/LockHavenUniversityofPA?ref=hl |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/LockHavenUniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Health Professions | 77 | $24,057 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 60 | $34,945 |
| Health & Physical Education | 57 | $30,872 |
| Nursing | 48 | $66,716 |
| Business Administration & Management | 39 | $37,747 |
| General Psychology | 38 | $30,110 |
| General Biology | 33 | $28,806 |
| Social Work | 24 | $30,449 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 23 | $26,754 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 22 | $31,840 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 2,099 students took at least one online class at Lock Haven University. This is a decrease from the 3,074 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,099 | 482 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,074 | 1,713 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,367 | 370 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,454 | 327 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,623 | 313 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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