Transylvania University
Lexington, Kentucky · Website
$54,705
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$54,705
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Transylvania University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Lexington, Kentucky with 1,005 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $21,913 a year (tuition and fees $46,870). It admits 87% of applicants and 71% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,705 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,913
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$46,870
US median $11,837
Admission rate
87%
US median 78%
Completion rate
71%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,705
Rank 1,126 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
- $21,913
- Tuition and fees
- $46,870
- Cost of attendance
- $60,993
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,551
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,555
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,272
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,155
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,312
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 $34,370 in 2015-16 to $46,870 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
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1,287
- SAT reading, middle
- 600
- SAT math, middle
- 590
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 1,005
- Part-time students
- 1.3%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 71%
- Retention rate
- 87%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 36
- Endowment
- $273.5M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 1,126 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 70 in Kentucky (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,913 | $16,512 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $46,870 | $11,652 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 87% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 71% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 87% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $13,521 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,447 | $31,816 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,705 | $36,235 | $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. 75% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | Withheld | $50,790 | $50,706 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $26,044 | $31,614 | $64,290 | $68,407 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $26,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $27,000 | $58,803 | $70,822 | $76,194 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $27,000 | Withheld | $42,439 | $55,000 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,596 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,360 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Philosophy, Politics, and EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Lexington and Kentucky on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Kentucky
Questions and answers
How much does Transylvania University cost?
$21,913 a year is the average net price at Transylvania University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $46,870, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $60,993. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,551 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Transylvania University?
87% of applicants are admitted to Transylvania University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,287 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in Kentucky is 81%.
How much do Transylvania University graduates earn?
$54,705 a year is the median pay of former Transylvania University students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,447 after 6 years). That ranks 1,126 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 70 in Kentucky. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's) at $58,803.
How much student debt do Transylvania University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Transylvania University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 47% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Transylvania University?
71% of first-time, full-time students at Transylvania University finish within 6 years. 87% 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 Transylvania University?
Biology, General (29 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (28 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (26 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 36 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.