unitid 157216 · Columbia, KY · private nonprofit 4-year · town (remote)
Lindsey Wilson University
- enrollment 2023
- 4,096
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,585
68th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
52%
undergrads on Pell grants
82nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
44%
finish within 150% time
27th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$40,879
38th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,070
after aid, aided students
19th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$41,129
after entry, Title IV students
20th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$16,784
13th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $14,745 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k43%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $25,541
- First-generation students
- 46%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $27,808
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 196 | $47,549 | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 167 | — | — |
| Human Services, General. | 138 | $36,474 | $22,774 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 56 | $48,734 | $26,551 |
| Psychology, General. | 32 | — | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 26 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 25 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 21 | $37,978 | $26,769 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 20 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 20 | $39,990 | $21,500 |
| History. | 16 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 15 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.