- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MOCity: smallZIP 63301Founded 1827
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1827
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lindenwood.edu
MissouriPrivate nonprofit
Lindenwood University
Lindenwood University is a private nonprofit university in Saint Charles, Missouri, with 4,624 undergraduates. It admits 57% of applicants, graduates 56% within six years and costs $21,443 a year after aid.
56%graduate
Admission rate57%
Retention66%
4-year graduation43%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans56%
$21,443net price / year
57%admission rate
1190average SAT
56%graduate in 6 years
$58,321median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,750median debt
#878 of 1,704 for earnings#980 of 1,739 for lowest net price#821 of 1,738 for graduation rate#318 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $36,897tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $22,794
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,794
- Average net price
- $21,443national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,433
$30,001–48,000$17,321
$48,001–75,000$17,077
$75,001–110,000$22,132
$110,001+$25,012
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 57%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college57%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college56%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 56%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 43%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 55%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,702
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,321middle 50%: $40,523–$83,069
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,069
Median, Lindenwood University$58,321
Lower quarter$40,523
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,624
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 24.8
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,990 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,548
- Endowment, end of year
- $159,164,606
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic5.3%
Black13%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident5.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown6.1%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management30%
Computer & information sciences14%
Visual & performing arts7.4%
Psychology6.3%
Health professions5.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.1%
Education4.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.6%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Hood College Frederick, MD | $21,548 | 54% | $60,061 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 177968. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5617088.