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Lindenwood University Overview

Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution. Saint Charles is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Lindenwood University Known For?

1,746 Undergraduate Awards
$23,170 Avg Cost After Aid
92% Acceptance Rate
  • The student loan default rate at Lindenwood University is 5%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • The highest award offered at Lindenwood University is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2017-2018, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

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Lindenwood University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Lindenwood University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Value General Sales & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#38 Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#47 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#74 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#98 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Lindenwood University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Value Colleges for Literature College Factual
#2 Best Value Colleges for Criminology College Factual
#7 Best Value Colleges for Writing Studies College Factual
#23 Best Value Colleges for English Language & Literature College Factual
#23 Best Value Colleges for Physical Sciences College Factual
#40 Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences College Factual

Where Is Lindenwood University?

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Contact details for Lindenwood University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 209 S Kingshighway, Saint Charles, MO 63301-1695
Phone: 636-949-2000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LindenwoodUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@LindenwoodU

How Do I Get Into Lindenwood University?

You can apply to Lindenwood University online at: https://applylu.lindenwood.edu/login.asp?CAM=0

Admission Requirements for Lindenwood University

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank considered but not required
High School Transcript considered but not required
College Prep Program considered but not required
Recommendations considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lindenwood University?

92% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
25% Submit SAT Scores
Lindenwood University has the high acceptance rate of 92%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to Lindenwood University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 590. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Lindenwood University  ( 500 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Lindenwood University  ( 490 to 590 )
200
800
Lindenwood University received ACT scores from 74% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Lindenwood University  ( 18 to 25 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Lindenwood University  ( 18 to 25 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Lindenwood University  ( 19 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford Lindenwood University?

$23,170 Net Price
66% Take Out Loans
4.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Lindenwood University is $23,170. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Lindenwood University, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $7,246 a year. That adds up to $28,984 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lindenwood University is 4.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Lindenwood University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,199 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,822 undergraduate students at Lindenwood University, with 4,199 being full-time and 623 being part-time.

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There are also 2,560 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,199 full-time undergraduates at Lindenwood University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lindenwood University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 49
Black or African American 534
Hispanic or Latino 203
White 2,541
International Students 427
Other Races/Ethnicities 445

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Lindenwood University. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 108 countries are represented at Lindenwood University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Venezuela, Panama, and Canada.

Online Learning at Lindenwood University

2,423 Took All Classes Online
5,397 Took At Least One Class Online
31.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 21 bachelor’s degree and 25 master’s degree programs available online at Lindenwood University. In 2019-2020, 5,397 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lindenwood University has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 14th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Lindenwood University

The following table shows how Lindenwood University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing #1 #1
General Sales & Marketing #4 #4
Design & Applied Arts #8 #5
Computer Software & Applications #10 #7
Criminology #16 #7
International Business #22 #16
Writing Studies #22 #4
International Relations & National Security #29 #19
Other Education #36 #18
General Business/Commerce #37 #13
Management Information Systems #50 #30
Finance & Financial Management #57 #45
Allied Health Professions #67 #37
Human Resource Management #67 #48
Communication & Media Studies #72 #27

Online Growth Rankings of Lindenwood University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lindenwood University was 31.7%. This is the #854 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Lindenwood University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Lindenwood University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Allied Health Professions 38%
Communication & Journalism 2%
Communication & Media Studies 5%
Computer Information Systems 4%
Criminology 3%
Design & Applied Arts 13%
Education 1%
Fine & Studio Arts 38%
General Sales & Marketing 8%
Marketing 23%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 33%
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 33%
Public Administration & Social Service 10%
Special Education 18%
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 33%
Teacher Education Subject Specific 51%
Visual & Performing Arts 8%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Lindenwood University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Lindenwood University.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing #1
Fine & Studio Arts #1
International Relations & National Security #14
Management Information Systems #16
General Sales & Marketing #17
Criminology #19
International Business #20
Design & Applied Arts #26
Finance & Financial Management #36
Writing Studies #45
Visual & Performing Arts #49
Communication & Media Studies #52
Computer Software & Applications #56
Public Administration #68
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #74
English Language & Literature #76
Allied Health Professions #79
Communication & Journalism #107
Marketing #109
Human Resource Management #121
Special Education #130
General Business/Commerce #131
Information Technology #132
Computer Information Systems #135
Teacher Education Subject Specific #139
Social Sciences #142
Public Administration & Social Service #157
Educational Administration #168
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #208
Accounting #223
Criminal Justice & Corrections #284
Health & Medical Administrative Services #301
Nursing #327
Computer & Information Sciences #361
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #366
Education #498

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Lindenwood University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Business/Commerce 302 0 92 0 394
Educational Administration 0 47 117 19 183
Health & Physical Education 143 0 23 0 166
Other Education 33 0 117 0 150
Human Resource Management 70 1 55 0 126
Teacher Education Grade Specific 55 0 50 0 105
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 100 0 100
Information Technology 46 0 51 0 97
Communication & Media Studies 62 0 31 0 93
Criminal Justice & Corrections 90 0 0 0 90
Marketing 74 0 13 0 87
Writing Studies 3 0 82 0 85
Business Administration & Management 6 1 76 0 83
Accounting 48 0 32 0 80
Health & Medical Administrative Services 52 0 28 0 80
General Psychology 78 0 0 0 78
Finance & Financial Management 45 0 20 0 65
General Biology 63 0 0 0 63
Computer Information Systems 55 0 0 0 55
Computer Software & Applications 48 0 2 0 50
Teacher Education Subject Specific 24 0 25 0 49
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 40 0 0 0 40
Curriculum & Instruction 0 17 0 22 39
Special Education 3 0 36 0 39
Public Relations & Advertising 33 0 0 0 33
Criminology 0 0 33 0 33
Public Health 28 0 0 0 28
Fine & Studio Arts 16 0 8 0 24
History 22 0 0 0 22
International Business 16 0 5 0 21
Mathematics 19 0 0 0 19
Drama & Theater Arts 19 0 0 0 19
Nursing 3 0 15 0 18
Chemistry 18 0 0 0 18
Computer Systems Analysis 17 0 0 0 17
Social Work 16 0 0 0 16
Political Science & Government 15 0 0 0 15
Public Administration 2 0 13 0 15
General Education 13 0 0 0 13
Health Sciences & Services 13 0 0 0 13
General Sales & Marketing 9 0 3 0 12
Economics 12 0 0 0 12
General English Literature 10 0 0 0 10
Literature 10 0 0 0 10
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 7 0 2 0 9
Sociology 9 0 0 0 9
Dance 9 0 0 0 9
Allied Health Professions 8 0 0 0 8
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 8 0 0 0 8
Philosophy 8 0 0 0 8
Arts & Media Management 8 0 0 0 8
Design & Applied Arts 8 0 0 0 8
Romance Languages 5 2 0 0 7
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 7 0 0 0 7
International Relations & National Security 7 0 0 0 7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 7 0 0 0 7
Journalism 5 0 0 0 5
Music 5 0 0 0 5
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 1 0 3 0 4
Statistics 4 0 0 0 4
Anthropology 4 0 0 0 4
Fire Protection 3 0 0 0 3
Teaching English or French 0 0 1 0 1
Natural Resources Conservation 1 0 0 0 1
Geography & Cartography 0 1 0 0 1
Religious Education 1 0 0 0 1
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Systems Networking 0 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Human Services 0 0 0 0 0
Other Public Administration 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,746 69 1,033 41 2,889

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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