Lyon College Ranking Badges

Lyon earned 12 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 5 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #26 of 1,540 in Most Focused for General Biology, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 12 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
Highest placement: #26 of 1,540, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 70
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Lyon College Earned?

Lyon College holds 12 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. Placements shown are from the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	5
Top 15%	4
Total	12

What Is Lyon College Known For?

Lyon College is best known for Biological & Biomedical Sciences: 2 of its 12 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include General Biology, Health & Physical Education and General Psychology.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Overall Diversity		✓
Overall Diversity (Southeast)			✓
Overall Diversity (Arkansas)		✓
Male / Female Diversity (Southeast)	✓
Male / Female Diversity (Arkansas)	✓
Location Diversity (Arkansas)	✓
Ethnic Diversity (Southeast)	✓
Ethnic Diversity (Arkansas)		✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
General Biology
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Most Focused		✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Health & Physical Education
Most Focused			✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Psychology
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

How Does Lyon College Rank in Athletics?

Lyon College earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #72 of 101 in Wrestling (D3).

How Does Lyon College Rank for Veterans?

Lyon College earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,130 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Lyon College appears in 70 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.