Transylvania University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Transylvania University

Transylvania University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Lexington, Kentucky (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,005 students of which 1,029 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Transylvania University is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 86.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,287 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,913, with published in-state tuition of $46,870 and a Pell grant recipient share of 26.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 70.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 87.1%. Graduates earn a median of $54,705 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,447 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 39600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.