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Lindsey Wilson College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Location Columbia, KY
Population 20,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,649
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 69%
International 10%
Black 9%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Hispanic 0%
From State 72%
From Region 14%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 59%
Business & Economics 19%
Education 7%
Health Sciences 5%
Life & Natural Sciences 5%
Arts 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $27,808
Est. Cost of Attendance $40,879
10-Year ROI $115,000
ROI Percentile 30th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 63%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 44%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,543 (47%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (29%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 11 #457
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lindsey Wilson College 348 39% / 61% 3% $42,660 95%
Mathematics 6 83% / 17% 0% $54,185 48
Biology 12 42% / 58% 8% $50,969 39 100%
Environmental Studies 5 +2 40% / 60% 0% $42,394 16
Nursing 19 11% / 89% 0% $60,941 64 100%
Business Administration 60 70% / 30% 5% $48,734 32 96%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 6 50% / 50% 17% $36,687 7 100%
Behavioral Neuroscience 8 +1 25% / 75% 0% $44,721 21 89%
Communication Studies 17 +2 71% / 29% 6% $37,978 8 94%
Criminal Justice 15 40% / 60% 0% $39,990 11 100%
English 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $39,936 11
General Studies 13 69% / 31% 15% $40,399 12
History 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $40,524 12
Human Services 110 +4 11% / 89% 0% $36,474 7 93%
Mass Communication 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $37,978 8 94%
Political Science 2 50% / 50% 0% $47,883 30
Psychology 22 +5 41% / 59% 9% $39,170 10 95%
Religious Education 9 +1 56% / 44% 0% $39,164 10
Social Sciences $40,589 12
Elementary Education 13 +1 8% / 92% 0% $50,302 37 100%
English/Language Arts Teacher Education $49,680 35
Health Teacher Education 6 67% / 33% 17% $49,515 35
Mathematics Teacher Education $49,366 34
Middle School Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $50,302 37 100%
Social Science Teacher Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $49,486 34
Art 3 33% / 67% 0% $34,418 5
Art Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,382 34
Music Teacher Education $49,332 34
Visual and Performing Arts 7 57% / 43% 0% $34,023 5