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Lyon College

Batesville, AR · Private · Town (remote)

Private institution in Batesville, AR · 563 undergraduates · 66% acceptance rate · $44,232 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$22,6701,317th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$31,0001,361st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$31,0001,282nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$44,9431,329th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,2321,399th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,6291,371st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
55.9%916th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
68.1%1,328th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
65.5%504th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5631,642nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
36.0%879th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 278 mi (BNA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 23 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$44,189—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$30,771$25,194
Historybachelors$29,685$29,685
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$22,806—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lyon College’s 563 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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