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Lindsey Wilson College is a private regional university located in Columbia, Kentucky. Lindsey Wilson College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Lindsey Wilson College is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $32,910 10 years after enrolling, 27th in Kentucky, and in the bottom 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Lindsey Wilson College bachelor students earn 8% less than the national average. Lindsey Wilson College is ranked 17th in Kentucky.
Lindsey Wilson College’s median net annual cost of $14,991 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 4 programs at Lindsey Wilson College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Registered Nursing, Comms & Media Studies, Criminal Justice - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$14,991
Average years to graduate
4.3
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Lindsey Wilson College - Clinical / Counseling Psych - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 50% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Lindsey Wilson College is 1% lower than the state average, and 7% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Lindsey Wilson College, Pell Grant recipients represent 63% of the measured graduating class, 28% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Lindsey Wilson College graduates within 4.3 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Lindsey Wilson College’s economic mobility score of 3.59 is calculated by adjusting the 14.9 economic score of lower-income students by the 63% pell grant recipients within the student body. Lindsey Wilson College’s EMS of 3.59 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Lindsey Wilson College pays $14,991 a year, $26,465 less than the $41,456 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $14,991
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Lindsey Wilson College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $14,991 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 80% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $4,744. This is 26% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,540
Pell grants
$4,504
State grants
$3,728
Institutional grants
$15,138
Lindsey Wilson College offers 4 online bachelor programs, 3 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Lindsey Wilson College offers 2 programs, both of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
6
Hybrid programs
1
Percentage of programs online
18%
Full time
97%
83%
Female
63%
59%
First time
60%
59%
In-state
79%
68%
1st generation
46%
35%
White
68%
52%
Black
10%
14%
Hispanic
N/A
15%
Asian
N/A
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
21%
12%