{"id":38,"date":"2019-12-13T16:25:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T21:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/about\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2025-08-07T14:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T18:26:26","slug":"quick-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/about\/who-we-are\/quick-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kentucky&#039;s First University - Get to Know Transylvania University\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZnB-3WgcgN8?feature=oembed&rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading noclear sectionhead\" id=\"transyAtAGlance\">Transy At a Glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Institution type:<\/strong>&nbsp;Private liberal arts college<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp;Downtown Lexington, Ky., a thriving city of 344,000 people.<br><strong>Enrollment:<\/strong>&nbsp;1007 in Fall 2024<br><strong>Founded:<\/strong>&nbsp;1780 as the 16th college in the United States<br><strong>President:<\/strong>&nbsp;Brien Lewis became Transylvania\u2019s 28th president on July 1, 2020.<br><strong>Tuition and Fees 2024-25:<\/strong>&nbsp;$46,870<br><strong>Food and Housing 2024-25:<\/strong>&nbsp;$14,080<br><strong>Student\/Faculty Ratio:<\/strong>&nbsp;11:1<br><strong>Average Class Size:<\/strong>&nbsp;15<br><strong>Receiving Financial Aid:<\/strong>&nbsp;99%<br><strong>Endowment:<\/strong>&nbsp;$244 million&nbsp;as of June 30, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/financial-aid\/basics-of-financial-aid\/cost-of-attendance\/\">More about Transy&#8217;s Cost of Attendance<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading noclear\">Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Students of color:<\/strong>&nbsp;18.8%<br><strong>Out-of-state:<\/strong>&nbsp;22%<br><strong>International:<\/strong>&nbsp;&lt; 1%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A wide range of majors, minors and preprofessional programs<\/strong>, with the opportunity to design your own major.<br><strong>Preprofessional preparation<\/strong>\u00a0for law, medicine and engineering<br><strong>Total full-time faculty:<\/strong>\u00a086<br><strong>Faculty with a terminal degree:<\/strong>\u00a095%<br><strong>Percentage of classes with 10 or fewer students:<\/strong>\u00a025%<br><strong>Academic Calendar:<\/strong>\u00a0Two 14-week terms, May term, optional summer session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Outcomes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First-year retention rate:<\/strong>&nbsp;82.2%<br><strong>More than 90%<\/strong>&nbsp;of students recommended for medical school are accepted.<br><strong>100% of students<\/strong>&nbsp;recommended for law school are accepted.<br><strong>95% of students<\/strong>&nbsp;are in graduate school or employed within 6 months of graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"228\" src=\"\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/virtual-experiences-730x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/virtual-experiences-730x228.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/virtual-experiences-350x109.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/virtual-experiences-768x240.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/virtual-experiences-1536x480.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/virtual-experiences.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Campus Life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>89% of first-year students<\/strong>&nbsp;live on campus;&nbsp;<strong>76% of all students<\/strong>&nbsp;live on campus.<br><strong>90% of students<\/strong>&nbsp;participate in community engagement opportunities.<br><strong>More than 50<\/strong>&nbsp;student organizations<br><strong>26<\/strong>&nbsp;intercollegiate athletic teams<br><strong>Affiliation:<\/strong>&nbsp;Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), although the campus community embraces individuals of all faiths and spiritual practices.<br><strong>Accreditation:<\/strong>&nbsp;Transylvania University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award the Bachelor of Arts degree. Questions about the accreditation of Transylvania University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacscoc.org\">SACSCOC\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transy At a Glance Institution type:&nbsp;Private liberal arts collegeLocation:&nbsp;Downtown Lexington, Ky., a thriving city of 344,000 people.Enrollment:&nbsp;1007 in Fall 2024Founded:&nbsp;1780 as the 16th college in the United StatesPresident:&nbsp;Brien Lewis became Transylvania\u2019s 28th president on July 1, 2020.Tuition and Fees 2024-25:&nbsp;$46,870Food and Housing 2024-25:&nbsp;$14,080Student\/Faculty Ratio:&nbsp;11:1Average Class Size:&nbsp;15Receiving Financial Aid:&nbsp;99%Endowment:&nbsp;$244 million&nbsp;as of June 30, 2023 Rankings #72&nbsp;Best National Liberal Arts Colleges\u2014U.S.News &amp; World Report #62&nbsp;Best Value Liberal<\/p>\n<p class=\"continueLink\"><a class=\"btn btn-info\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/about\/who-we-are\/quick-facts\/\">Continue to &ldquo;Quick Facts&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"33","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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