Transylvania University

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Lexington, KYSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

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Acceptance Rate

86.6%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1120–1380

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$44,980

Undergrad Enrollment

1,014

Applicants

1,986

Yield Rate

16.7%

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$21,913/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $87,652 over four years.

What grads earn

$64,290/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $71,307 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 10% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.4 years of pay.

81% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

32%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.5%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Transylvania University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$14,551

$30–48k$14,555

$48–75k$19,272

$75–110k$22,155

Over $110k$29,312

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

73%

Completion · all

73%

Completion · Pell

63%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

75%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

1,986

Admitted

1,68885.0%

Enrolled

28117% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

90.8%▼ +1.1pp

Application Volume

1,781 applicants▼ 0%

Transylvania University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	2	—	—	—
Rape	—	—	1	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation49% / 51%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball51Basketball16Golf12Lacrosse39Soccer34Swimming24Tennis13Track & Field40

Women's

Basketball24Field Hockey22Golf4Lacrosse20Soccer30Softball20Swimming20Tennis13Track & Field55Volleyball27

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business/Commerce, General32 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General25 grads

Kinesiology and Exercise Science23 grads

Psychology, General19 grads

Accounting17 grads

Computer and Information Sciences, General9 grads

Political Science and Government, General8 grads

Mathematics, General7 grads

International Relations and Affairs7 grads

Chemistry, General6 grads

4yr Grad Rate

70%

6yr Grad Rate

73%

Retention Rate

87%

Median Earnings

$54,705