Company description
As one of the premier liberal arts colleges in the South, Lyon strives to create a learning environment that not only challenges academically but also builds character and integrity.
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- Mission
- US News & World Report includes Lyon College among the country's best liberal arts colleges. A private, residential, undergraduate institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), Lyon is located in Batesville, Arkansas. Founded in 1872, it is the oldest institution in the state. Lyon is distinguished by the quality of its faculty, its student-run honor system, the beauty of its campus and its endowed international studies program. Lyon faculty have been named CASE Arkansas Professor of the Year on 14 occasions in the past 20 years, a record unmatched by any college in the country.
- General Information
- Highly Selective, Very Small School, Protestant Affiliation, Small Town, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Low, High Cost, Study Abroad, Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Religious Organizations, Social Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Campus Description
- 136-acre campus in Batesville, 90 miles from Little Rock. Major airports serve Little Rock and Memphis, Tenn. (120 miles); train and bus serve Newport (28 miles).
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, Financial statement NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required, Separate application form NOT required
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $19,214
- Campus Setting
- Located in a regional town
- Religious Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Email
- [email protected]
- Type
- College/University
- Level
- Four Year School
- Selectivity
- more selective
- Coed Status
- Men and Women
- Enrollment Concentration
- Traditional
- City Type
- Remote Town
- Specialities
- Mastercard
- Brands
- Mastercard
- Highest Offering
- Bachelors
- Campus Size
- 136 acres
- Highest Degree Offered
- Bachelors
- Academic Calendar
- Semester
- Control
- Private
- Application Deadline
- rolling
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $18500
- Setting
- rural
- Undergraduate In State Tuition
- 13475
- Undergraduate Out Of State Tuition
- 13475
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $6990
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 67.18
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $2390
- Year Founded
- 1872
- Accredited
- true
- Typical Board Cost
- 3585
- Typical Room Cost
- 2500
- Founded In
- 1872
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $771
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $25
- Additional Fees
- 430
- Books Cost (estimate)
- 700
- Undergraduate Number Of Females
- 300
- Undergraduate Number Of Males
- 264
- International Application Fee
- $25
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 569
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 847
- Application Fee
- $25
- Percent Out Of State Students
- 17
- Graduate Application Fee
- $0
- Percent African American
- 3
- Percent Asian
- 1
- Percent Hispanic
- 1
- Percent Native American
- 1
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.lyon.edu/
