- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Lynn University
Boca Raton, FLCity: smallZIP 33431Founded 1962
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1962
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1983
- Website
- www.lynn.edu
FloridaPrivate nonprofit
Lynn University
Lynn University is a private nonprofit university in Boca Raton, Florida, with 2,859 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 57% within six years and costs $43,806 a year after aid.
57%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention77%
4-year graduation32%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans35%
$43,806net price / year
74%admission rate
1134average SAT
57%graduate in 6 years
$58,891median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#852 of 1,704 for earnings#1,689 of 1,739 for lowest net price#766 of 1,738 for graduation rate#664 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
- $70,109tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $46,450
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $46,450
- Average net price
- $43,806national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$40,275
$30,001–48,000$41,853
$48,001–75,000$40,101
$75,001–110,000$47,529
$110,001+$47,618
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1134
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college57%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 57%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 32%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,969
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,891middle 50%: $32,758–$90,790
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$90,790
Median, Lynn University$58,891
Lower quarter$32,758
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
- 2,859
- Part-time
- 8.1%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 21.3
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 43%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,894 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,523
- Endowment, end of year
- $42,918,486
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White43%
Hispanic17%
Black7.7%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races12%
U.S. nonresident15%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.3%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management40%
Visual & performing arts7.9%
Psychology7.7%
Transportation & materials moving7.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.8%
Communication & journalism6.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 132657. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3269570.