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College Factual ranked Transylvania as #1,324 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Transylvania is also ranked #15 out of 39 schools in Kentucky.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 91%, some consider Transylvania to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 9% of students accepted to Transylvania submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 700. Math scores were between 540 and 660.
The student to faculty ratio at Transylvania is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Transylvania University is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Transylvania University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Transylvania for first-time, full-time students is 70%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Transylvania University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 963 undergraduates at Transylvania with 958 being full-time and 5 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,712 | $19,006 | $20,513 | $22,662 | $28,313 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Transylvania, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Transylvania, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,368 a year. That adds up to $29,472 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Transylvania University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Transylvania University.
Contact details for Transylvania are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 300 N Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508-1797 |
| Phone: | 859-233-8300 |
| Website: | https://www.transy.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 42 | $31,614 |
| General Biology | 28 | NA |
| General Psychology | 18 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 13 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 13 | NA |
| Chemistry | 12 | NA |
| Accounting | 11 | $58,803 |
| History | 9 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 7 | NA |
| Mathematics | 7 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1 students took at least one online class at Transylvania University. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021-2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 917 | 78 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Transylvania University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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