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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Location Columbia, KY
Population 20,000
Website https://www.lindsey.edu/
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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 57.3%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2012 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2013 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2014 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2015 Black: 13.3% 13.3% 2016 Black: 13.9% 13.9% 2017 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2018 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2019 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2020 Black: 10.5% 10.5% 2021 Black: 11.9% 11.9% 2022 Black: 13.1% 13.1% 2023 Black: 10.4% 10.4% 2024 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2011 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2015 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2017 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 White: 83.7% 83.7% 2012 White: 83.3% 83.3% 2013 White: 77.6% 77.6% 2014 White: 78.1% 78.1% 2015 White: 76.3% 76.3% 2016 White: 75.6% 75.6% 2017 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2018 White: 75.3% 75.3% 2019 White: 67.6% 67.6% 2020 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2021 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2022 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2023 White: 54.0% 54.0% 2024 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2011 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2012 International: 6.2% 6.2% 2013 International: 5.4% 5.4% 2014 International: 7.4% 7.4% 2015 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2016 International: 1.8% 1.8% 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: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 International: 0.5% 0.5%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 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% 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% 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% 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% 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% 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 all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lindsey Wilson College 385 32% / 68% 7% $46,039 22 95%
Mathematics 2 — 100% / 0% 50% $60,658 62 —
Biology 7 — 14% / 86% 29% $56,010 51 100%
Environmental Studies 10 — 60% / 40% 10% $46,490 23 —
Nursing 12 — 8% / 92% 0% $66,968 74 100%
Business Administration 64 — 67% / 33% 17% $53,554 44 96%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $40,315 11 100%
Behavioral Neuroscience 14 +4 50% / 50% 7% $49,144 31 89%
Communication Studies 13 +4 38% / 62% 0% $41,734 13 94%
English 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $42,538 14 —
General Studies 24 — 62% / 38% 21% $42,813 15 —
History 6 +2 67% / 33% 0% $43,325 16 —
Human Services 142 +4 10% / 90% 0% $40,081 10 93%
Mass Communication 7 — 43% / 57% 43% $41,734 13 94%
Political Science — — — — $52,795 42 —
Psychology 25 +6 32% / 68% 4% $43,044 15 95%
Religious Education 2 +3 0% / 100% 0% $41,609 12 —
Social Sciences 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $43,162 15 —
Women's Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Elementary Education 19 — 5% / 95% 0% $55,277 49 100%
English/Language Arts Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,666 47 —
Health Teacher Education 6 — 50% / 50% 17% $54,737 47 —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,258 46 —
Middle School Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,277 49 100%
Social Science Teacher Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,849 48 —
Art — — — — $37,223 7 —
Art Education — — — — $54,742 47 —
Music Teacher Education — — — — $54,643 47 —
Visual and Performing Arts — — — — $35,986 6 —
Criminal Justice 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $43,945 17 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $30,111
ROI Percentile 22th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
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

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

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 21.2% 21.2% 2012 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2013 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2014 Black: 13.8% 13.8% 2015 Black: 14.7% 14.7% 2016 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2017 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2018 Black: 24.4% 24.4% 2019 Black: 22.5% 22.5% 2020 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2021 Black: 26.2% 26.2% 2022 Black: 20.6% 20.6% 2023 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2024 Black: 33.8% 33.8% 2011 White: 29.4% 29.4% 2012 White: 34.4% 34.4% 2013 White: 34.1% 34.1% 2014 White: 38.3% 38.3% 2015 White: 32.4% 32.4% 2016 White: 39.6% 39.6% 2017 White: 38.2% 38.2% 2018 White: 40.8% 40.8% 2019 White: 41.3% 41.3% 2020 White: 40.4% 40.4% 2021 White: 42.3% 42.3% 2022 White: 39.6% 39.6% 2023 White: 40.8% 40.8% 2024 White: 45.9% 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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 62.3% 240 24% / 76% 4% $41,496 12 93%
Business & Economics 17.7% 68 68% / 32% 16% $52,775 42 97%
Education 8.8% 34 21% / 79% 3% $55,078 48 100%
Health Sciences 3.1% 12 8% / 92% 0% $66,968 74 100%
Professional 3.1% 12 33% / 67% 0% $43,945 17 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 10 60% / 40% 10% $46,490 23 —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.8% 7 14% / 86% 29% $56,010 51 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 2 100% / 0% 50% $60,658 62 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 11 #315 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 11 #461 — —

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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional