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Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, Kentucky·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·lindsey.edu
6-yr Graduation
44%
-3.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
4,193
peer median 3,854
Avg net price
$15,070
-$6.4k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
44%-3.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
30%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
43%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
40%127 of 319
Non-Pell (all)
50%114 of 228
Subsidized loan, no Pell
45%39 of 87
No Federal Aid
53%75 of 141

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 41 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 32 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
41
Passing
9
22.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

41programs
  • Passing9 · 22.0%
  • No Data32 · 78.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
5
Safe
3
No data
32

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

9
Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+9.9%
$37,436 vs $34,058
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+14.1%
$50,223 vs $44,010
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+16.5%
$39,686 vs $34,058
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+17.4%
$39,969 vs $34,058
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+19.3%
$40,618 vs $34,058
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+23.3%
$42,004 vs $34,058
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+52.7%
$52,009 vs $34,058
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+74.5%
$59,415 vs $34,058

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
89%
$44,765 debt · $50,223 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
62%
$25,000 debt · $40,618 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
60%
$23,788 debt · $39,686 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
58%
$23,315 debt · $39,969 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
41%
$24,065 debt · $59,415 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
39%
$27,000 debt · $69,656 earn
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
39%
$16,250 debt · $42,004 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1951Next review Jun 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 6

  1. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. Jun 2017Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,745
$30–48k$10,966
$48–75k$16,066
$75–110k$17,208
$110k+$18,182

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$15,070
-$6,372vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $21,443
Federal loans
50.1%
In-state tuition
$27,808
Out-of-state
$27,808

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,090 students received $6.6M in Pell grants, alongside $15.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,090
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.6M
$6,620,947 total
Direct Loans
$15.2M
2,023 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.6M
717 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
618 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$9.1M
606 loan awards
Parent PLUS$423K
41 loan awards
Grad PLUS$686K
41 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 891 borrowers who entered repayment, 20 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
891
Defaulted
20
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.2%
2017
12.8%
2018
8.7%
2019
2.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Lindsey Wilson College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs39
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,716 total completions
01Computer Sciences
1,09563.8%
02Psychology
22313.0%
03Public Admin
1468.5%
04Business
1056.1%
05Education
492.9%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
261.5%
07Communication
241.4%
08Liberal Arts
241.4%
09Security/Protective
120.7%
10Health Professions
120.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,193
12-mo unduplicated
5,192
Undergraduate
1,977
Graduate
3,215

Gender split

Men
55%2,847
Women
45%2,345

Race / ethnicity composition

White
65.4%
Black
12.2%
Non-resident
10.0%
Unknown
6.4%
Two or more
4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Asian
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
Hispanic
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
779
504 M · 275 W
Women athletes
35.3%
Athletic aid
$6.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$12.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.9M
$2.9M
Recruiting expense
$39K
$36K
Head-coach salaries
$42K
$37K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
104 M · 67 W
$1.1M
Football
162 M · —
$1.7M
Soccer
60 M · 34 W
$1.6M
Wrestling
48 M · 38 W
$1.1M
Basketball
50 M · 27 W
$1.2M
Baseball
53 M · —
$572K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.74
3 offenses · 4,055 students

3-year trend

0.382 yrs ago0.321 yr ago0.74Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1
Burglary
1
Fondling
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
1
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs016
Liquor16

Residence-hall fires

  • Phillips Hall1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
115

Lindsey Wilson College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Lindsey Wilson College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectLindsey Wilson College
44%—4,193$15,070Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Spalding University
51%99.4%1,553$25,491Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Campbellsville University
42%79.7%10,836$19,341Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Anderson University
66%54.7%4,710$23,544Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Bethel University
17%60.2%2,936$12,595Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lynn University
52%73.5%3,514$44,089Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median48%73.5%3,854$21,443

Institutions like Lindsey Wilson College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Lindsey Wilson College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Lindsey Wilson College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Lisa Durham Holtzclaw
    Director of Institutional Research and Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Lindsey Wilson College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lindsey Wilson College.

What is the graduation rate at Lindsey Wilson College?

Lindsey Wilson College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 44% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Lindsey Wilson College?

Lindsey Wilson College reports a total enrollment of 4,193 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Lindsey Wilson College?

The average net price at Lindsey Wilson College is $15,070 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Lindsey Wilson College located?

Lindsey Wilson College is located in Columbia, Kentucky 42728-1223.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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