unitid 157818 · Lexington, KY · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
Transylvania University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,007
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
87%
75th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,005
51st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
26%
undergrads on Pell grants
33rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
71%
finish within 150% time
77th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$60,993
75th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$21,913
after aid, aided students
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$54,705
after entry, Title IV students
55th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$27,000
89th 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 $14,551 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
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $84,265
- First-generation students
- 16%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $46,870
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. | 29 | $66,075 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 28 | $51,129 | $27,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 26 | $74,010 | $26,044 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 15 | — | $26,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | 12 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 12 | $71,095 | $27,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | $57,880 | $26,873 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 6 | — | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 6 | — | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | 6 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 5 | — | — |
| Chemistry. | 5 | — | — |
— 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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built 2026-07-17
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.