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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Disciples of Christ
Location Lexington, KY
Population 550,000
Website http://www.transy.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,013
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 84%
From Region 11%
Athletes 46.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Mixed 6%
Black 5%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 38.6% 38.6% 2012 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2013 Men: 48.3% 48.3% 2014 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2015 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2016 Men: 39.3% 39.3% 2017 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2018 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2019 Men: 40.7% 40.7% 2020 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2021 Men: 43.3% 43.3% 2022 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2023 Men: 43.2% 43.2% 2024 Men: 39.8% 39.8%

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: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2012 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2018 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2019 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2020 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2011 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2012 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2013 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2014 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2015 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2016 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2017 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2018 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2020 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2023 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2024 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2011 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2016 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2017 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2019 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2020 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2021 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2022 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2011 White: 82.5% 82.5% 2012 White: 87.4% 87.4% 2013 White: 85.7% 85.7% 2014 White: 86.3% 86.3% 2015 White: 84.8% 84.8% 2016 White: 88.4% 88.4% 2017 White: 82.2% 82.2% 2018 White: 83.6% 83.6% 2019 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2020 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2021 White: 77.9% 77.9% 2022 White: 85.1% 85.1% 2023 White: 74.7% 74.7% 2024 White: 78.9% 78.9% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2017 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.7% 0.7%

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% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2025 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2021 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2022 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2023 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2025 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2020 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2022 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2023 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2024 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2025 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2020 White: 78.6% 78.6% 2021 White: 78.2% 78.2% 2022 White: 78.7% 78.7% 2023 White: 77.6% 77.6% 2024 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2025 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 International: 0.6% 0.6%

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
Transylvania University 245 42% / 58% 1% $64,359 53 96%
Computer Science 3 +2 33% / 67% 33% $94,710 92 —
Chemistry 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $67,583 61 —
Mathematics 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $73,103 72 —
Physics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $74,554 74 —
Biology 30 — 50% / 50% 0% $71,864 70 94%
Neuroscience 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $64,345 53 —
Exercise Science 30 — 40% / 60% 0% $58,651 37 —
Accounting 22 — 41% / 59% 5% $77,324 78 95%
Business Administration 31 +4 55% / 45% 0% $80,494 81 100%
Economics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $74,930 75 —
Anthropology 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $55,494 28 —
Classical Languages — +1 — — $63,130 50 —
Communication 18 +2 39% / 61% 0% $54,954 26 —
English 7 +1 43% / 57% 0% $48,270 11 —
French — +1 — — $62,951 50 —
German 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $62,942 50 —
History 5 +1 60% / 40% 0% $56,181 30 —
International Affairs 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $62,382 48 —
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $57,066 32 —
Philosophy 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $52,723 20 —
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $57,662 34 —
Political Science 12 +3 42% / 58% 0% $63,146 50 —
Psychology 20 +4 20% / 80% 0% $55,609 28 94%
Sociology 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $56,302 30 —
Sociology and Anthropology — — — — $56,873 32 —
Spanish — +3 — — $62,951 50 91%
Education Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,117 29 —
Elementary Education 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,512 25 —
General Education 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $56,208 30 —
Middle School Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Acting — +1 — — $39,452 4 —
Art Education — — — — $56,373 30 —
Art History 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $40,797 4 —
Digital Arts 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $43,555 6 —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — $38,670 3 —
Music Performance 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $41,247 4 —
Music Teacher Education — — — — $56,316 30 —
Music Technology 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $41,199 4 —
Studio Art 2 +6 0% / 100% 0% $40,668 4 —
Theatre Design and Technology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $50,640
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 69.6% 69.6% 2012 Graduated: 73.7% 73.7% 2013 Graduated: 72.2% 72.2% 2014 Graduated: 70.5% 70.5% 2015 Graduated: 72.7% 72.7% 2016 Graduated: 74.6% 74.6% 2017 Graduated: 75.5% 75.5% 2018 Graduated: 75.5% 75.5% 2019 Graduated: 69.9% 69.9% 2020 Graduated: 73.9% 73.9% 2021 Graduated: 73.4% 73.4% 2022 Graduated: 69.0% 69.0% 2023 Graduated: 69.8% 69.8% 2024 Graduated: 71.5% 71.5%

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% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 70.1% 70.1% 2012 Men: 72.5% 72.5% 2013 Men: 66.9% 66.9% 2014 Men: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 Men: 71.5% 71.5% 2016 Men: 72.0% 72.0% 2017 Men: 75.8% 75.8% 2018 Men: 71.8% 71.8% 2019 Men: 64.7% 64.7% 2020 Men: 73.6% 73.6% 2021 Men: 64.0% 64.0% 2022 Men: 56.8% 56.8% 2023 Men: 67.3% 67.3% 2024 Men: 69.7% 69.7% 2011 Women: 69.3% 69.3% 2012 Women: 74.7% 74.7% 2013 Women: 75.4% 75.4% 2014 Women: 73.0% 73.0% 2015 Women: 73.6% 73.6% 2016 Women: 76.4% 76.4% 2017 Women: 75.3% 75.3% 2018 Women: 77.9% 77.9% 2019 Women: 74.7% 74.7% 2020 Women: 74.2% 74.2% 2021 Women: 80.8% 80.8% 2022 Women: 76.9% 76.9% 2023 Women: 71.4% 71.4% 2024 Women: 72.7% 72.7%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Black: 54.5% 54.5% 2013 Black: 80.0% 80.0% 2014 Black: 87.5% 87.5% 2015 Black: 54.5% 54.5% 2016 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2018 Black: 62.5% 62.5% 2019 Black: 72.7% 72.7% 2020 Black: 57.1% 57.1% 2021 Black: 64.3% 64.3% 2022 Black: 72.7% 72.7% 2023 Black: 61.5% 61.5% 2024 Black: 37.5% 37.5% 2011 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5% 2012 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2015 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2017 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2018 Hispanic: 90.0% 90.0% 2019 Hispanic: 94.4% 94.4% 2020 Hispanic: 86.7% 86.7% 2021 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5% 2022 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2024 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2011 White: 74.0% 74.0% 2012 White: 75.0% 75.0% 2013 White: 72.5% 72.5% 2014 White: 71.3% 71.3% 2015 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2016 White: 77.2% 77.2% 2017 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2018 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2019 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2020 White: 73.5% 73.5% 2021 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2022 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2023 White: 70.5% 70.5% 2024 White: 76.2% 76.2%

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 32.2% 79 38% / 62% 0% $56,542 31 94%
Business & Economics 22.4% 55 51% / 49% 2% $79,024 80 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 14.7% 36 44% / 56% 0% $70,611 67 94%
Health Sciences 12.2% 30 40% / 60% 0% $58,651 37 —
Arts 6.1% 15 47% / 53% 0% $41,815 5 —
Education 5.7% 14 21% / 79% 0% $55,062 26 —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.3% 13 46% / 54% 0% $69,818 66 —
Computer Science 1.2% 3 33% / 67% 33% $94,710 92 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 83.8% 83.8% 2012 Acceptance: 85.1% 85.1% 2013 Acceptance: 96.2% 96.2% 2014 Acceptance: 82.6% 82.6% 2015 Acceptance: 92.7% 92.7% 2016 Acceptance: 94.8% 94.8% 2017 Acceptance: 95.5% 95.5% 2018 Acceptance: 88.8% 88.8% 2019 Acceptance: 89.7% 89.7% 2020 Acceptance: 92.1% 92.1% 2021 Acceptance: 92.0% 92.0% 2022 Acceptance: 90.8% 90.8% 2023 Acceptance: 85.0% 85.0% 2024 Acceptance: 86.5% 86.5% 2011 Yield: 23.6% 23.6% 2012 Yield: 25.0% 25.0% 2013 Yield: 23.1% 23.1% 2014 Yield: 22.0% 22.0% 2015 Yield: 21.8% 21.8% 2016 Yield: 21.0% 21.0% 2017 Yield: 18.9% 18.9% 2018 Yield: 20.2% 20.2% 2019 Yield: 16.9% 16.9% 2020 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2021 Yield: 19.3% 19.3% 2022 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2023 Yield: 16.6% 16.6% 2024 Yield: 16.3% 16.3%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,311 1,311 2012 Applicants: 1,566 1,566 2013 Applicants: 1,326 1,326 2014 Applicants: 1,444 1,444 2015 Applicants: 1,538 1,538 2016 Applicants: 1,216 1,216 2017 Applicants: 1,567 1,567 2018 Applicants: 1,662 1,662 2019 Applicants: 1,782 1,782 2020 Applicants: 1,663 1,663 2021 Applicants: 1,631 1,631 2022 Applicants: 1,781 1,781 2023 Applicants: 1,986 1,986 2024 Applicants: 1,851 1,851 2011 Admitted: 1,098 1,098 2012 Admitted: 1,332 1,332 2013 Admitted: 1,275 1,275 2014 Admitted: 1,193 1,193 2015 Admitted: 1,425 1,425 2016 Admitted: 1,153 1,153 2017 Admitted: 1,496 1,496 2018 Admitted: 1,476 1,476 2019 Admitted: 1,598 1,598 2020 Admitted: 1,532 1,532 2021 Admitted: 1,500 1,500 2022 Admitted: 1,617 1,617 2023 Admitted: 1,688 1,688 2024 Admitted: 1,602 1,602 2011 Enrolled: 259 259 2012 Enrolled: 333 333 2013 Enrolled: 294 294 2014 Enrolled: 262 262 2015 Enrolled: 311 311 2016 Enrolled: 242 242 2017 Enrolled: 283 283 2018 Enrolled: 298 298 2019 Enrolled: 270 270 2020 Enrolled: 267 267 2021 Enrolled: 289 289 2022 Enrolled: 281 281 2023 Enrolled: 281 281 2024 Enrolled: 261 261

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 72%
SAT Range 1120 – 1380
SAT Math Range 540 – 690
SAT RW Range 580 – 690

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1090 1090 2012 25th: 1020 1020 2013 25th: 1030 1030 2014 25th: 1040 1040 2018 25th: 1100 1100 2019 25th: 1080 1080 2020 25th: 1070 1070 2021 25th: 1050 1050 2022 25th: 1120 1120 2023 25th: 1100 1100 2024 25th: 1120 1120 2011 75th: 1340 1340 2012 75th: 1270 1270 2013 75th: 1290 1290 2014 75th: 1300 1300 2018 75th: 1310 1310 2019 75th: 1350 1350 2020 75th: 1270 1270 2021 75th: 1330 1330 2022 75th: 1360 1360 2023 75th: 1290 1290 2024 75th: 1380 1380

SAT Math

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 540 540 2012 25th: 510 510 2013 25th: 510 510 2014 25th: 530 530 2018 25th: 540 540 2019 25th: 530 530 2020 25th: 510 510 2021 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 540 540 2023 25th: 530 530 2024 25th: 540 540 2011 75th: 660 660 2012 75th: 640 640 2013 75th: 630 630 2014 75th: 660 660 2018 75th: 670 670 2019 75th: 670 670 2020 75th: 630 630 2021 75th: 660 660 2022 75th: 660 660 2023 75th: 620 620 2024 75th: 690 690

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 550 550 2012 25th: 510 510 2013 25th: 520 520 2014 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 560 560 2019 25th: 550 550 2020 25th: 560 560 2021 25th: 530 530 2022 25th: 580 580 2023 25th: 570 570 2024 25th: 580 580 2011 75th: 680 680 2012 75th: 630 630 2013 75th: 660 660 2014 75th: 640 640 2018 75th: 640 640 2019 75th: 680 680 2020 75th: 640 640 2021 75th: 670 670 2022 75th: 700 700 2023 75th: 670 670 2024 75th: 690 690

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2019 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2020 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2021 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2022 Submitted: 76.0% 76.0% 2023 Submitted: 64.0% 64.0% 2024 Submitted: 72.0% 72.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.