by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Lindenwood University was awarded 437 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & physical education.
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College Factual ranked Lindenwood University as #651 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Lindenwood University is also ranked #15 out of 48 schools in Missouri.
Lindenwood University has an acceptance rate of 75%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 13% of students accepted to Lindenwood University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 610. Math scores were between 420 and 600.
The student to faculty ratio at Lindenwood University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lindenwood University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Lindenwood University has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Lindenwood University this rate is 32%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,822 undergraduates at Lindenwood University with 4,199 being full-time and 623 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,948 | $13,008 | $15,749 | $19,120 | $21,012 |
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 Lindenwood University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Lindenwood University, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $6,514 a year. That adds up to $26,056 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Lindenwood University is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Lindenwood University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 209 S Kingshighway St, Saint Charles, MO 63301-1695 |
| Phone: | 636-949-2000 |
| Website: | https://www.lindenwood.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/LindenwoodUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/@LindenwoodU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 200 | $44,686 |
| Health & Physical Education | 99 | $27,629 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 69 | $33,954 |
| General Biology | 50 | $27,790 |
| Marketing | 37 | $37,899 |
| Accounting | 35 | $41,826 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34 | $33,261 |
| Computer Information Systems | 34 | $59,223 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 30 | $34,309 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 27 | $28,997 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 5,491 students took at least one online class at Lindenwood University. This is an increase from the 5,397 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,491 | 2,461 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,397 | 2,423 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,457 | 1,536 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,030 | 1,294 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,489 | 1,155 |
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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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