Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri · Website
$53,278
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$53,278
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Lindenwood University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Saint Charles, Missouri with 4,624 undergraduates and 2,163 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,638 a year (tuition and fees $21,600). It admits 57% of applicants and 49% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,278 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,638
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$21,600
US median $11,837
Admission rate
57%
US median 78%
Completion rate
49%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,278
Rank 1,224 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,638
- Tuition and fees
- $21,600
- Cost of attendance
- $35,436
- Students with a need-based grant
- 30%
- Students with federal loans
- 49%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,678
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,701
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,603
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,760
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,821
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $16,022 in 2015-16 to $21,600 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1,190
- SAT reading, middle
- 525
- SAT math, middle
- 510
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 4,624
- Graduate students
- 2,163
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Retention rate
- 66%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 132
- Endowment
- $159.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,224 of 5,094 US colleges and 21 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,638 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $21,600 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 57% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 49% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 66% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,711 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,278 | $41,138 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 52% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
132 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 186 | $26,650 | $47,821 | $63,524 | $68,407 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 149 | $32,728 | $70,744 | $85,320 | $125,988 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $27,000 | $35,314 | $48,991 | $54,562 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 96 | $38,036 | $48,018 | $53,095 | $55,035 |
| Education, OtherMaster's | Master's | 79 | $21,238 | $47,065 | $52,377 | $65,348 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $27,000 | $36,253 | $58,400 | $55,378 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $25,000 | $28,934 | $46,138 | $50,706 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 69 | $45,324 | $43,878 | $57,933 | $59,571 |
| Education, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $27,000 | $32,812 | $37,795 | $49,113 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 42 | $38,399 | $42,568 | $46,956 | $59,916 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 39 | $29,829 | $56,609 | $60,992 | $71,685 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $23,804 | $34,433 | $45,810 | $58,894 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 35 | $41,914 | $83,131 | $83,439 | $83,031 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's | Master's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $23,250 | $45,011 | $63,077 | $83,343 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $23,343 | $60,752 | $86,526 | $92,374 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $30,486 | $50,669 | $57,214 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $21,850 | $36,653 | $52,598 | $55,693 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $26,427 | $41,404 | $57,255 | $69,303 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,033 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $23,000 | $46,842 | $66,383 | $76,194 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 25 | $30,750 | $65,415 | $73,376 | $89,981 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $24,492 | $41,579 | $54,917 | $56,359 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $95,833 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Lindenwood University cost?
$19,638 a year is the average net price at Lindenwood University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $21,600, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $35,436. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,678 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Lindenwood University?
57% of applicants are admitted to Lindenwood University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,190 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Lindenwood University graduates earn?
$53,278 a year is the median pay of former Lindenwood University students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,711 after 6 years). That ranks 1,224 of 5,094 US colleges and 21 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's) at $99,320.
How much student debt do Lindenwood University graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Lindenwood University graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 49% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Lindenwood University?
49% of first-time, full-time students at Lindenwood University finish within 6 years. 66% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Lindenwood University?
Business/Commerce, General (186 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (149 master's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (101 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 132 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.