Transylvania University Overview

Located in Lexington, Kentucky, Transylvania University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Lexington makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Transylvania University Known For?

• Students at Transylvania may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Transylvania is the bachelor's degree.
• In a recent academic period74% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Transylvania bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $54,705 a year. That's about 34% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Transylvania to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Transylvania University?

Contact details for Transylvania are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	300 N Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508-1797
Phone:	859-233-8300
Website:	www.transy.edu

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How Do I Get Into Transylvania?

You can apply to Transylvania online at: https://www.transy.edu/admission/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for Transylvania

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Transylvania?

With an acceptance rate of 91%, Transylvania is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to Transylvania submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 700. Math scores were between 540 and 660.

Transylvania received ACT scores from 67% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 31. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

Can I Afford Transylvania University?

The overall average net price of Transylvania is $31,993. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Transylvania, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,368 a year. That adds up to $29,472 over four years for those students.

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Transylvania University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 963 undergraduate students at Transylvania, with 958 being full-time and 5 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 958 full-time undergraduates at Transylvania, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	26
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	749
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	95

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Transylvania University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at Transylvania. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Rwanda, and South Korea.

Transylvania University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Biology	29	29
General Psychology	28	28
General Business/Commerce	26	26
Health & Physical Education	15	15
Accounting	12	12
Political Science & Government	12	12
Romance Languages	10	10
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	6	6
General English Literature	6	6
International Relations & National Security	6	6
Communication & Media Studies	5	5
History	5	5
Chemistry	5	5
Computer Information Systems	4	4
Physics	4	4
Anthropology	4	4
Sociology	4	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	4
General Visual & Performing Arts	4	4
Music	4	4
Education Philosophy	3	3
Liberal Arts General Studies	3	3
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2	2
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	2	2
Philosophy	2	2
Religious Studies	2	2
Sociology & Anthropology	2	2
Fine & Studio Arts	2	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1	1
Germanic Languages	1	1
Mathematics	1	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1	1
Economics	1	1
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0
Other Visual Art	0	0
TOTAL	216	216

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By TUPictures under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.