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 student loan default rate at Transylvania is 1%, 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 Transylvania is the bachelor's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 73% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Transylvania makes roughly $54,373 a year. This is 33% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• 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

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	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Transylvania?

Since Transylvania has an acceptance rate of 92%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% 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 530 and 670. Math scores were between 520 and 660.

Transylvania received ACT scores from 73% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 32. Math scores were between 22 and 29. Composite scores were between 23 and 30.

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 55% of students took out student loans averaging $8,115 a year. That adds up to $32,460 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Transylvania is 0.9%. 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.

Transylvania University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 970 undergraduate students at Transylvania, with 960 being full-time and 10 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 960 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	32
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	757
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	77

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.

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

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