Lyon College
Lyon College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and located in Batesville, Arkansas. Founded in 1872 as Arkansas College, it is the oldest independent college in Arkansas.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 63%
- Average net price: $19,616
- Undergraduate enrollment: 597
- Graduation rate (150%): 47%
- Graduation rate (200%): 46%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 43%
- Student to faculty ratio: 11:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $44,232
- Median earnings (8 years): $42,733
- Median earnings (6 years): $37,629
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: Town, remote
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Batesville, AR
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Lyon College include Biology, Business Administration and Management, Exercise Science and Kinesiology.
- Biology (24 bachelor's)
- Business Administration and Management (18 bachelor's)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology (11 bachelor's)
- Computer Science (10 bachelor's)
- Psychology (7 bachelor's)
- English (4 bachelor's)
- Economics (4 bachelor's)
- Fine (4 bachelor's)
- Elementary Education and Teaching (3 bachelor's)
- Data Science (3 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 33%, Computer Science 16%, Biological Sciences 38%, Psychology 11%, Communication 2%.
Award levels offered: Bachelor's.
Cost
Lyon College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $18,857 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $18,857
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $17,504
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $22,559
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $25,258
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $26,818
- In-state tuition and fees: $31,000
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $31,000
- Books and supplies: $1,500
- On-campus room and board: $10,750
- Off-campus room and board: $10,750
- Off-campus with family: $2,850
- Typical cost of attendance: $43,250
- Sticker vs net gap: 55%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 41%
- Federal loan recipients: 64%
- Average institutional grant: $21,702
- Average federal loan: $5,919
- Median debt at graduation: $21,500
Admissions
Lyon College admits 63% of applicants. Of students admitted, 23% enrolled.
- Applications: 1,654
- Admitted: 1,038
- Enrolled: 234
- Yield (first-choice signal): 23%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 597
- Women: 41%
- Commuter share (estimated): 17%
- Part-time undergraduates: 1%
- Age 25 and older: 3%
- Graduate students: 1
- Graduation rate: 47%
- Come back after freshman year: 71%
- First-generation: 30%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 47%
- Student to faculty: 11:1
- Professor salary: $65,315
- Associate professor salary: $58,342
- Assistant professor salary: $53,388
- On-campus housing capacity: 495
- Average ACT: 24
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Lyon College acceptance rate? Lyon College admits 63% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does Lyon College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $18,857 a year after aid. Average net price is $19,616.
What majors does Lyon College offer? Popular programs include Biology, Business Administration and Management, Exercise Science and Kinesiology, Computer Science, Psychology.
What is the average salary after Lyon College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $44,232 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Lyon College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 43% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 47%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Lyon College official site: https://lyon.edu.