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Lindsey Wilson College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 20,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Columbia, KY

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,671
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 72%
From Region 14%
Athletes 779 (51.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 67%
Black 11%
International 9%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
Hispanic 1%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 52.0% 52.0% 2012 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2013 Men: 50.3% 50.3% 2014 Men: 51.6% 51.6% 2015 Men: 43.2% 43.2% 2016 Men: 46.5% 46.5% 2017 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2018 Men: 43.2% 43.2% 2019 Men: 43.5% 43.5% 2020 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2021 Men: 48.2% 48.2% 2022 Men: 52.5% 52.5% 2023 Men: 58.4% 58.4% 2024 Men: 55.3% 55.3% 2025 Men: 56.1% 56.1%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2012 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2013 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2014 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2015 Black: 11.9% 11.9% 2016 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2017 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2018 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2019 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2020 Black: 12.4% 12.4% 2021 Black: 12.9% 12.9% 2022 Black: 12.5% 12.5% 2023 Black: 15.0% 15.0% 2024 Black: 13.8% 13.8% 2025 Black: 13.3% 13.3% 2011 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2017 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2012 White: 75.0% 75.0% 2013 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2014 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2015 White: 58.6% 58.6% 2016 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2017 White: 53.3% 53.3% 2018 White: 61.4% 61.4% 2019 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2020 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2021 White: 70.7% 70.7% 2022 White: 72.7% 72.7% 2023 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2024 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2025 White: 58.5% 58.5% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2025 International: 14.6% 14.6%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 2,062 2,062 2012 Total: 2,099 2,099 2013 Total: 2,084 2,084 2014 Total: 2,060 2,060 2015 Total: 2,050 2,050 2016 Total: 1,984 1,984 2017 Total: 1,900 1,900 2018 Total: 1,867 1,867 2019 Total: 1,835 1,835 2020 Total: 1,773 1,773 2021 Total: 1,814 1,814 2022 Total: 1,583 1,583 2023 Total: 1,514 1,514 2024 Total: 1,652 1,652 2025 Total: 1,671 1,671 2011 Men: 849 849 2012 Men: 854 854 2013 Men: 870 870 2014 Men: 872 872 2015 Men: 843 843 2016 Men: 790 790 2017 Men: 756 756 2018 Men: 735 735 2019 Men: 723 723 2020 Men: 687 687 2021 Men: 683 683 2022 Men: 626 626 2023 Men: 676 676 2024 Men: 716 716 2025 Men: 718 718 2011 Women: 1,213 1,213 2012 Women: 1,245 1,245 2013 Women: 1,214 1,214 2014 Women: 1,188 1,188 2015 Women: 1,207 1,207 2016 Women: 1,194 1,194 2017 Women: 1,144 1,144 2018 Women: 1,132 1,132 2019 Women: 1,112 1,112 2020 Women: 1,086 1,086 2021 Women: 1,131 1,131 2022 Women: 957 957 2023 Women: 838 838 2024 Women: 936 936 2025 Women: 953 953

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2012 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2013 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2014 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2015 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2016 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2017 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2018 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2019 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2020 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2021 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2022 Black: 9.3% 9.3% 2023 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2024 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2025 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2011 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2012 White: 74.6% 74.6% 2013 White: 71.1% 71.1% 2014 White: 68.1% 68.1% 2015 White: 68.7% 68.7% 2016 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2017 White: 61.7% 61.7% 2018 White: 61.5% 61.5% 2019 White: 65.3% 65.3% 2020 White: 65.2% 65.2% 2021 White: 69.1% 69.1% 2022 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2023 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2024 White: 72.6% 72.6% 2025 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2011 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2025 International: 9.4% 9.4%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lindsey Wilson College 385 32% 75% 0% 8% 1% 7% $53,354 2 -0.70 34 93% 7.6%
Mathematics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $63,496 15 -0.82 60 — — — — —
Biology 7 — 14% 57% 0% 14% 0% 29% $56,920 9 -1.11 44 95% — — — —
Environmental Studies 10 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 10% $51,098 16 -0.95 28 — — — — —
Nursing 12 — 8% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $82,684 11 -0.95 86 100% — — — —
Business Administration 64 — 67% 55% 0% 14% 0% 17% $65,313 24 -0.64 64 92% 8.6% — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 4 — 75% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $45,346 3 -1.38 15 100% — — — —
English 4 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,132 10 -1.01 12 — — — — —
General Studies 24 — 62% 58% 0% 8% 8% 21% $45,777 5 -1.11 15 — — — — —
History 6 +2 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,941 6 -1.07 16 — — — — —
Religious Education 2 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,871 43 -0.12 25 — — — — —
Women's Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,241 10 -1.23 16 — — — — —
Behavioral Neuroscience 14 +4 50% 71% 0% 7% 0% 7% $49,144 9 -1.34 23 89% — — — —
Communication Studies 13 +4 38% 69% 0% 8% 0% 0% $54,721 25 -0.67 38 100% — — — —
Human Services 142 +4 10% 86% 0% 7% 0% 0% $49,234 22 -0.48 23 91% 7.0% — — —
Mass Communication 7 — 43% 43% 0% 14% 0% 43% $54,721 25 -0.67 38 100% — — — —
Political Science — — — — — — — — $58,914 13 -0.98 49 — — — — —
Psychology 25 +6 32% 72% 4% 8% 0% 4% $43,044 1 -1.82 11 95% — — — —
Social Sciences 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,914 9 -0.81 20 — — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,258 54 -0.14 42 — — — — —
Elementary Education 19 — 5% 84% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,277 76 +0.44 39 100% — — — —
English Emphasis Secondary Education (8-12) 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,921 62 +0.07 41 — — — — —
Health Teacher Education 6 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 17% $56,101 47 -0.20 41 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,229 53 -0.15 42 — — — — —
Middle School Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,277 54 +0.02 39 100% — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,844 63 +0.05 41 — — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $47,027 53 +0.02 18 — — — — —
Art Education — — — — — — — — $55,865 89 +0.97 41 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $55,808 88 +0.97 41 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts — — — — — — — — $49,360 86 +0.84 23 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 12 — 33% 67% 0% 8% 0% 0% $51,653 9 -1.14 29 98% 9.3% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $30,111
ROI Percentile 34th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 28.1% 28.1% 2012 Graduated: 32.3% 32.3% 2013 Graduated: 29.8% 29.8% 2014 Graduated: 34.9% 34.9% 2015 Graduated: 28.6% 28.6% 2016 Graduated: 33.9% 33.9% 2017 Graduated: 35.2% 35.2% 2018 Graduated: 37.3% 37.3% 2019 Graduated: 38.5% 38.5% 2020 Graduated: 39.8% 39.8% 2021 Graduated: 40.2% 40.2% 2022 Graduated: 36.9% 36.9% 2023 Graduated: 38.1% 38.1% 2024 Graduated: 44.1% 44.1%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 28.8% 2012 Men: 34.0% 2013 Men: 26.5% 2014 Men: 31.6% 2015 Men: 24.8% 2016 Men: 29.6% 2017 Men: 32.0% 2018 Men: 33.5% 2019 Men: 32.3% 2020 Men: 34.0% 2021 Men: 31.4% 2022 Men: 29.8% 2023 Men: 32.1% 2024 Men: 38.6% 2011 Women: 27.6% 2012 Women: 31.2% 2013 Women: 31.9% 2014 Women: 37.2% 2015 Women: 33.0% 2016 Women: 38.3% 2017 Women: 38.6% 2018 Women: 40.6% 2019 Women: 44.7% 2020 Women: 46.2% 2021 Women: 47.1% 2022 Women: 43.2% 2023 Women: 43.8% 2024 Women: 48.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 21.2% 2012 Black: 9.4% 2013 Black: 7.1% 2014 Black: 13.8% 2015 Black: 14.7% 2016 Black: 8.4% 2017 Black: 22.2% 2018 Black: 24.4% 2019 Black: 22.5% 2020 Black: 33.3% 2021 Black: 26.2% 2022 Black: 20.6% 2023 Black: 28.6% 2024 Black: 33.8% 2011 White: 29.4% 2012 White: 34.4% 2013 White: 34.1% 2014 White: 38.3% 2015 White: 32.4% 2016 White: 39.6% 2017 White: 38.2% 2018 White: 40.8% 2019 White: 41.3% 2020 White: 40.4% 2021 White: 42.3% 2022 White: 39.6% 2023 White: 40.8% 2024 White: 45.9%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 52.7% 203 19% 81% 0% 7% 0% 2% $48,993 6 -0.72 22 92% 7.0%
Business & Economics 17.7% 68 68% 56% 0% 15% 0% 16% $64,138 10 -0.68 61 93% 8.6%
Humanities 9.6% 37 51% 70% 0% 5% 5% 14% $45,860 5 -1.04 16 — —
Education 8.8% 34 21% 82% 0% 0% 0% 3% $55,565 65 +0.21 40 100% —
Health Sciences 3.1% 12 8% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $82,684 72 -0.95 86 100% —
Professional 3.1% 12 33% 67% 0% 8% 0% 0% $51,653 4 -1.14 29 98% 9.3%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 10 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 10% $51,098 13 -0.95 28 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.8% 7 14% 57% 0% 14% 0% 29% $56,920 10 -1.11 44 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 2 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $63,496 10 -0.82 60 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 11 #314 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 11 #460 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 162 $1.7M $1.7M $110
Track & Field (combined) 104 $593K $584K $9K
Soccer 60 $922K $922K $0
Baseball 53 $584K $571K $12K
Basketball 50 $648K $644K $3K
Wrestling 48 $572K $572K $124
Swimming 21 $349K $346K $2K
Archery 19 $220K $217K $3K
Tennis 14 $295K $288K $7K
Golf 13 $264K $264K $0
Bowling 12 $85K $85K $103
Total 504 $6.3M $6.2M $39K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 67 $504K $495K $9K
Wrestling 38 $565K $561K $3K
Soccer 34 $653K $638K $14K
Volleyball 34 $533K $533K $0
Basketball 27 $520K $520K $0
Softball 27 $535K $535K $0
Archery 22 $231K $227K $3K
Swimming 18 $344K $341K $2K
Other Sports 13 $74K $71K $2K
Golf 10 $223K $223K $0
Tennis 10 $270K $262K $7K
Bowling 8 $63K $63K $103
Total 275 $4.5M $4.5M $44K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 171 $1.1M $1.1M $18K
Football 162 $1.7M $1.7M $110
Soccer 94 $1.6M $1.6M $14K
Wrestling 86 $1.1M $1.1M $4K
Basketball 77 $1.2M $1.2M $3K
Baseball 53 $584K $571K $12K
Archery 41 $451K $445K $6K
Swimming 39 $693K $687K $5K
Volleyball 34 $533K $533K $0
Softball 27 $535K $535K $0
Tennis 24 $565K $551K $14K
Golf 23 $487K $487K $0
Bowling 20 $148K $148K $206
Other Sports 13 $74K $71K $2K
Total 779 $12.1M $12.0M $96K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 73% 73%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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