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Transylvania was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
The acceptance rate at Transylvania University is 92%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Transylvania is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 18% 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 530 and 670. Math scores were between 520 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 75%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Transylvania University has a freshmen retention rate of 84%. 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 for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Transylvania for first-time, full-time students is 66%, 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,178 | $19,267 | $20,594 | $25,238 | $29,037 |
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 55% of students took out student loans averaging $8,115 a year. That adds up to $32,460 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Transylvania is 2.9%. 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.
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/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/transylvaniauniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/transy |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 28 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 26 | NA |
| General Biology | 25 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 24 | $36,805 |
| Accounting | 17 | $43,754 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 14 | NA |
| General English Literature | 10 | NA |
| History | 8 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 8 | NA |
| Mathematics | 8 | NA |
This is a decrease from the 917 students who took online classes the previous year.
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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