Lindenwood University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (63%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,384
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 60%
From Region 17%
Athletes 525 (12.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Black 13%
International 7%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lindenwood University 1,022 44% 68% 2% 9% 5% 7% $66,971 35 -0.27 72 96% 7.4%
Computer Graphics 38 +1 21% 74% 3% 5% 8% 3% $52,742 10 -1.19 40 94% 8.8% — — —
Computer Science 23 +2 70% 52% 9% 9% 0% 22% $96,486 17 -0.83 95 99% 4.9% — — —
Computer Systems Analysis 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $120,167 86 +1.07 99 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 41 — 83% 66% 7% 15% 10% 0% $106,243 79 +0.67 97 100% 4.5% — — —
Game and Interactive Media Design 26 — 58% 58% 8% 8% 8% 4% $56,812 18 -1.03 51 — — — — —
IT Management 4 — 75% 25% 25% 50% 0% 0% $106,243 70 +0.39 97 100% 4.5% — — —
Information Technology 19 — 68% 63% 0% 32% 0% 5% $96,486 53 -0.09 95 99% 4.9% — — —
Web Page and Multimedia Design 15 — 13% 87% 0% 7% 0% 0% $52,742 10 -1.19 40 94% 8.8% — — —
Chemistry 23 +1 39% 65% 4% 13% 0% 13% $95,499 98 +2.31 94 96% — — — —
Mathematics 12 +2 58% 58% 0% 0% 17% 25% $73,776 41 -0.44 80 — — — — —
Statistics 2 +3 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $83,547 20 -0.80 88 — — — — —
Biology 18 — 44% 56% 0% 22% 6% 11% $59,676 18 -0.79 58 92% — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 14 — 21% 57% 21% 7% 0% 14% $69,910 45 -0.14 76 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,958 26 -0.71 32 — — — — —
Environmental Science 13 — 31% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,897 56 +0.03 56 — — — — —
Emergency Medical Technology 15 — 40% 80% 0% 7% 0% 0% $67,049 49 -0.10 72 — — — — —
Exercise Science 37 +3 62% 65% 3% 3% 5% 11% $55,047 23 -0.79 46 98% 9.7% — — —
Health Sciences 9 — 11% 44% 0% 22% 11% 11% $66,654 48 -0.12 71 — — — — —
Kinesiology — — — — — — — — $55,047 23 -0.79 46 98% 9.7% — — —
Public Health 13 — 0% 77% 0% 15% 0% 0% $65,188 56 +0.00 69 100% — — — —
Recreational Therapy 10 — 10% 70% 0% 20% 0% 0% $66,570 48 -0.13 71 — — — — —
Accounting 37 +1 46% 76% 3% 0% 8% 3% $69,130 11 -1.16 75 98% 6.3% — — —
Advertising 10 +1 20% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,800 12 -1.07 66 93% — — — —
Business 172 +2 55% 68% 0% 10% 5% 10% $72,643 51 -0.26 79 98% 7.1% — — —
Business Administration — — — — — — — — $84,947 76 +0.38 89 96% — — — —
Economics 9 +1 78% 67% 0% 0% 0% 22% $82,853 31 -0.57 88 — — — — —
Finance 29 +2 66% 66% 0% 7% 7% 10% $89,130 40 -0.34 91 84% 6.6% — — —
Health Administration 9 — 33% 44% 11% 33% 0% 0% $68,175 70 +0.09 74 98% 7.4% — — —
Human Resources Management 20 — 25% 60% 5% 10% 10% 5% $74,320 48 -0.12 81 95% 7.5% — — —
International Business 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $77,045 46 -0.29 83 — — — — —
Marketing 36 — 50% 64% 0% 11% 0% 11% $79,819 62 +0.17 86 90% 8.1% — — —
Recreation Management — — — — — — — — $54,315 22 -0.57 44 — — — — —
Sales 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $77,654 55 +0.01 84 — — — — —
Sports Management 15 +1 87% 80% 0% 7% 0% 13% $55,047 27 -0.66 46 98% 9.7% — — —
English 19 +1 16% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,327 43 -0.25 34 100% — — — —
History 13 +1 62% 69% 8% 0% 8% 0% $49,148 17 -0.76 30 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 29 — 52% 62% 0% 24% 0% 3% $53,994 35 -0.32 44 100% 7.6% — — —
Philosophy 3 +4 33% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $51,778 24 -0.73 38 — — — — —
Anthropology — — — — — — — — $50,705 26 -0.56 35 — — — — —
International Affairs 6 — 67% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $61,118 21 -0.61 61 — — — — —
Mass Communication 26 — 58% 65% 0% 15% 8% 4% $56,733 34 -0.48 51 96% 7.5% — — —
Political Science 12 +4 50% 67% 0% 8% 17% 0% $58,010 11 -1.05 54 100% — — — —
Psychology 64 +8 22% 70% 0% 6% 5% 11% $51,134 29 -0.60 36 98% — — — —
Social Work 6 — 17% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $52,151 40 -0.13 39 96% — — — —
Sociology 13 +3 31% 69% 0% 0% 8% 15% $50,216 22 -0.60 33 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,276 12 -1.04 21 90% — — — —
Education 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,479 18 -0.77 29 — — — — —
Education 27 — 4% 81% 0% 0% 7% 7% $51,268 30 -0.45 36 94% — — — —
Physical Education 7 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,111 5 -1.43 23 89% — — — —
Special Education 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,109 20 -0.88 33 — — — — —
Acting 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,288 44 -0.10 14 95% — — — —
Art History 6 +1 17% 50% 0% 17% 17% 17% $51,525 60 -0.02 37 100% — — — —
Dance 6 +2 0% 50% 17% 17% 0% 0% $45,055 67 +0.27 20 — — — — —
Documentary Production — — — — — — — — $42,909 49 -0.02 15 — — — — —
Fashion Design 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,883 19 -0.87 41 — — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 6 — 17% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $57,042 29 -0.46 52 — — — — —
Film Production 15 — 40% 67% 7% 0% 13% 0% $50,342 62 +0.19 34 — — — — —
Fine and Studio Arts — — — — — — — — $51,525 75 +0.50 37 100% — — — —
Music 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $49,041 59 +0.25 30 — — — — —
Music Management 7 — 71% 57% 0% 14% 0% 14% $49,825 63 +0.33 32 — — — — —
Studio Art 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,525 75 +0.50 37 100% — — — —
Theater 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,288 44 -0.10 14 95% — — — —
Theatre Arts 4 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $42,288 44 -0.10 14 95% — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology — — — — — — — — $42,288 44 -0.10 14 95% — — — —
Criminal Justice 47 +7 32% 66% 0% 11% 4% 6% $69,934 93 +1.38 76 94% 9.5% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $23,112
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 33.5% 342 53% 68% 1% 9% 5% 9% $73,707 37 -0.35 80 95% 7.2%
Computer Science 16.3% 167 55% 65% 5% 13% 5% 5% $79,197 6 -0.48 85 97% 6.2%
Social Sciences 12.4% 127 35% 69% 0% 9% 6% 8% $53,356 25 -0.59 42 98% 7.5%
Health Sciences 8.2% 84 37% 68% 1% 10% 4% 6% $61,375 5 -0.39 62 99% 9.7%
Humanities 6.3% 64 42% 72% 3% 11% 3% 2% $51,817 30 -0.41 38 100% 7.6%
Arts 5.5% 56 29% 66% 4% 11% 5% 4% $49,703 41 +0.03 32 98% —
Education 4.7% 48 15% 85% 0% 0% 4% 4% $49,505 22 -0.72 31 93% —
Professional 4.6% 47 32% 66% 0% 11% 4% 6% $69,934 55 +1.38 76 94% 9.5%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.6% 37 32% 62% 8% 14% 3% 11% $62,235 25 -0.53 63 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.6% 37 49% 62% 3% 8% 8% 16% $87,808 73 +1.25 91 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 13 31% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,897 44 +0.03 56 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 19 #218 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 19 #387 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 110 $4.2M $4.2M $0
Baseball 37 $822K $822K $0
Soccer 33 $591K $591K $0
Ice Hockey 29 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Volleyball 20 $339K $339K $0
Basketball 16 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 9 $248K $248K $0
Cross Country 1 $39K $39K $0
Total 255 $9.0M $9.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 61 $633K $633K $0
Other Sports 53 $591K $591K $0
Lacrosse 32 $791K $791K $0
Ice Hockey 25 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 25 $590K $590K $0
Softball 23 $690K $690K $0
Wrestling 23 $262K $262K $0
Volleyball 22 $601K $601K $0
Basketball 14 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Beach Volleyball 14 $202K $202K $0
Golf 8 $170K $170K $0
Tennis 7 $270K $270K $0
Total 270 $7.3M $7.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 110 $4.2M $4.2M $0
Track & Field (combined) 61 $633K $633K $0
Soccer 58 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Ice Hockey 54 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Other Sports 53 $591K $591K $0
Volleyball 42 $941K $941K $0
Baseball 37 $822K $822K $0
Lacrosse 32 $791K $791K $0
Basketball 30 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Softball 23 $690K $690K $0
Wrestling 23 $262K $262K $0
Golf 17 $418K $418K $0
Beach Volleyball 14 $202K $202K $0
Tennis 7 $270K $270K $0
Cross Country 1 $39K $39K $0
Total 525 $21.4M $21.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 57%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 57% 57% 57%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional