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Lyon College is a private liberal arts college located in Batesville, Arkansas. Lyon College is selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Lyon College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $43,343 10 years after enrolling, 6th in Arkansas, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Lyon College bachelor students earn 18% less than the national average. Lyon College is ranked 8th in Arkansas.
Lyon College’s median net annual cost of $20,706 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 2 programs at Lyon College sorted by number of graduates - Biology, History - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$20,706
Average years to graduate
4.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 54% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Lyon College is 4% higher than the state average, and 14% below the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Lyon College, Pell Grant recipients represent 39% of the measured graduating class, 4% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Lyon College graduates within 4.2 years.
Lyon College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
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.
Lyon College’s economic mobility score of 12.17 is calculated by adjusting the 5.35 economic score of lower-income students by the 39% pell grant recipients within the student body. Lyon College’s EMS of 12.17 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
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 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Lyon College pays $20,706 a year, $22,539 less than the $43,245 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 $20,706
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Lyon 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 $20,706 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 63% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,293. This is 9% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,597
Pell grants
$4,806
State grants
$1,579
Institutional grants
$19,724
Lyon College's selective admissions are indicated by their 27% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,444 applicants, of which 665 were admitted and 138 enrolled. Lyon College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
93%
83%
Female
43%
59%
First time
78%
59%
In-state
58%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
56%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
9%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
25%
12%