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Lyon College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Location Batesville, AR
Population 40,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 563
Men / Women 56% / 44%
White 71%
Black 10%
International 8%
Hispanic 6%
Native American 4%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%
From State 55%
From Region 27%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 24%
Life & Natural Sciences 23%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17%
Computer Science 13%
Health Sciences 11%
Education 6%
Arts 5%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $31,000
Est. Cost of Attendance $44,978
10-Year ROI $78,000
ROI Percentile 13th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (77%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 27%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

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
School of Arts and Sciences 77 53% / 47% 9% $58,824 98%
Computer Science 10 +2 100% / 0% 30% $79,567 86
Data Science 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $71,188 78
Chemistry 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $62,189 63
Biology 24 +1 42% / 58% 0% $63,001 64 100%
Exercise Science 11 +1 55% / 45% 18% $51,433 34
Economics 4 +1 50% / 50% 25% $67,865 73
Anthropology 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $46,255 20
Communication 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,635 29
English 4 +1 50% / 50% 25% $43,864 14
History 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $45,975 19
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $47,789 24
Political Science 2 0% / 100% 0% $56,275 48
Psychology 7 +3 43% / 57% 0% $48,509 26 92%
Drama and Theatre Arts $34,560 4
Fine and Studio Arts $36,706 5
Music 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $36,752 5
Studio Art 4 +3 75% / 25% 0% $36,662 5
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 21 67% / 33% 19% $62,712
Accounting 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% $69,371 75
Business Administration 18 +7 72% / 28% 22% $61,603 61
Finance $69,154 75
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 6 67% / 33% 0% $48,207
Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $50,313 31
Elementary Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $47,433 23
Secondary Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $48,316 25