- The Inkwell
- Kentucky
- Lindsey Wilson University
Columbia, KYTown: remoteZIP 42728Founded 1903
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1903
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.lindsey.edu
- Member of
- ACA
KentuckyReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Lindsey Wilson University
Lindsey Wilson University is a private nonprofit university in Columbia, Kentucky, with 1,585 undergraduates. It graduates 41% within six years and costs $14,300 a year after aid.
41%graduate
Retention63%
4-year graduation29%
Pell Grant share56%
Federal loans46%
$14,300net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
41%graduate in 6 years
$45,750median earnings, 10 yrs
$16,250median debt
#1,436 of 1,704 for earnings#455 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,336 of 1,738 for graduation rate
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
- $41,076tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $28,392
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $28,392
- Average net price
- $14,300national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,976
$30,001–48,000$12,568
$48,001–75,000$12,638
$75,001–110,000$17,297
$110,001+$18,631
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college63%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college41%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college56%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 41%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 29%
- First-year retention
- 63%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,897
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,750middle 50%: $31,421–$63,522
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$63,522
Median, Lindsey Wilson University$45,750
Lower quarter$31,421
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
- 1,585
- Part-time
- 4.9%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 23.7
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 64%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,512 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,762
- Endowment, end of year
- $42,800,724
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White65%
Hispanic0.1%
Black12%
Asian0.4%
Two or more races4.5%
U.S. nonresident10%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown6.4%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Public administration & social service37%
Business & management16%
Psychology10%
Education8.8%
Liberal arts & humanities6.2%
Communication & journalism5.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.1%
Health professions3.1%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 157216. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6552909.