Lock Haven University Nursing Programs

Lock Haven University is a public institution situated in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Lock Haven draws many to the area.

Lock Haven University Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, LHU is ranked #281 out of 1,633 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

LHU has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#74	Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at LHU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#126	Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards LHU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#68	Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#69	Best Nursing Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#103	Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#103	Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#130	Best Healthcare Associate Degree Schools	Healthcare Degree Search

Where Is Lock Haven University?

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

How Do I Get Into LHU?

You can apply to LHU online at: admissions.lockhaven.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for LHU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into LHU?

LHU has the high acceptance rate of 93%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 89% 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 470 and 570. Math scores were between 460 and 560.

LHU received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Lock Haven University?

The overall average net price of LHU is $30,564. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At LHU, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $9,290 a year. That adds up to $37,160 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.

Lock Haven University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,727 undergraduate students at LHU, with 2,311 being full-time and 416 being part-time.

There are also 436 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,311 full-time undergraduates at LHU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lock Haven University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	24
Black or African American	156
Hispanic or Latino	81
White	1,978
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	62

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Lock Haven University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 16 countries are represented at LHU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kenya, China, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Online Learning at Lock Haven University

In 2019-2020, 3,074 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at LHU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of LHU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lock Haven University was 94.4%. This is the #285 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at LHU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at LHU ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at LHU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Registered Nursing	#63
Nursing	#102

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Lock Haven University Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	64	48	112
TOTAL	64	48	112

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ruhrfisch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.