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Transylvania University

Lexington, KY · Private · Large city

Private institution in Lexington, KY · 1,014 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $54,705 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
$23,5601,374th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$44,9801,740th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$44,9801,730th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$58,8631,669th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,705809th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,4471,193rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
69.8%432nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.5%509th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
85.0%1,064th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1285222nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,0141,357th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
24.1%1,503rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 180 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 34 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,856$48,667
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$41,565$46,087
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$31,038$32,925
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$24,730$27,439
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$13,702—
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors—$28,960
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division III without 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 Transylvania University’s 1,014 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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