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Lindenwood University

Lindenwood University is a private campus in Saint Charles proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Lindenwood University — 5.7% of its 4,624 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$14,581

family income
under $30k

$15,129

$30–48k

$17,960

$48–75k

$18,796

$75–110k

$20,715

over $110k

Average net price

$19,6382023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Lindenwood University fell from $27,073 (2008) to $19,638 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$27,073
2009	$26,653
2010	$27,246
2011	$21,695
2012	$21,538
2013	$21,985
2014	$22,125
2015	$22,131
2016	$17,548
2017	$18,264
2018	$17,491
2019	$17,366
2020	$17,410
2021	$16,806
2022	$18,516
2023	$19,638

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$35,4362024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Lindenwood University has held near $35,436 from 2009 to 2024.

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$35,240
2010	$35,504
2011	$35,882
2012	$29,936
2013	$30,193
2014	$30,929
2015	$31,369
2016	$31,802
2017	$29,322
2018	$30,117
2019	$30,211
2020	$30,609
2021	$31,101
2022	$32,719
2023	$33,442
2024	$35,436

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2001	$11,200
2002	$11,200
2003	$11,200
2004	$11,200
2005	$12,000
2006	$12,000
2007	$12,640
2008	$12,980
2013	$15,150
2014	$15,580
2015	$16,022
2016	$16,332
2017	$16,960
2018	$17,600
2019	$18,100
2020	$18,100
2021	$18,640
2022	$19,300
2023	$21,100

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Lindenwood University reports published tuition of $21,600 in this record. Lindenwood University's $21,600 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Lindenwood University reports 4,624 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

49.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Lindenwood University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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49.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Lindenwood University rose from 39.4% (entered 1995) to 49.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1992 cohort	46%
1993 cohort	46.5%
1994 cohort	—
1995 cohort	39.4%
1996 cohort	46%
1997 cohort	39.7%
1998 cohort	46.1%
1999 cohort	46.3%
2000 cohort	43.9%
2001 cohort	40%
2002 cohort	43.2%
2003 cohort	43.5%
2004 cohort	44.9%
2005 cohort	44.9%
2006 cohort	40.7%
2007 cohort	44.8%
2008 cohort	49.7%
2009 cohort	48.8%
2010 cohort	49.3%
2011 cohort	49.9%
2012 cohort	50.2%
2013 cohort	50.3%
2014 cohort	46.8%
2015 cohort	53.1%
2016 cohort	54.2%
2017 cohort	50.3%
2018 cohort	49.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1992–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$10,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,981	$3,404
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,000	$4,704
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$12,324	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,125	$4,218
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,088	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,245	$3,518
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,913	$5,808
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,342	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,250	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,284	$6,240
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,669	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,286	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,529	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$12,375
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$12,040
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,327	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$12,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$45,711

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,353

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,278

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Lindenwood University admitted 4,528 of 7,966 applicants in Fall 2024. The 56.8% rate describes that application pool.

56.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $21,100 tuition · 2023–24 4,624 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Lindenwood University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
ACT Composite	22	24	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Lindenwood University received 7,966 applications and admitted 4,528 (56.8%), with 638 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

56.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	34.6%
Fall 2002	46.8%
Fall 2003	45.8%
Fall 2004	47.2%
Fall 2005	43%
Fall 2006	64.6%
Fall 2007	58.5%
Fall 2008	39.8%
Fall 2009	63.3%
Fall 2010	55.8%
Fall 2011	53.4%
Fall 2012	65.8%
Fall 2013	66.3%
Fall 2014	52.9%
Fall 2015	55.4%
Fall 2016	54.7%
Fall 2017	73.8%
Fall 2018	88.1%
Fall 2019	87.6%
Fall 2020	92.1%
Fall 2021	74.8%
Fall 2022	74%
Fall 2023	65.9%
Fall 2024	56.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1023–1230Fall 2022 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2006	890	1070
Fall 2007	890	1120
Fall 2008	890	1050
Fall 2009	930	1160
Fall 2010	890	1090
Fall 2011	910	1120
Fall 2012	910	1130
Fall 2013	900	1130
Fall 2014	890	1070
Fall 2015	890	1100
Fall 2016	920	1130
Fall 2017	860	1130
Fall 2018	1000	1160
Fall 2019	980	1170
Fall 2020	990	1180
Fall 2021	860	1210
Fall 2022	1023	1230

IPEDS Fall 2006–2022, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–28Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	24
Fall 2002	19	23
Fall 2003	19	26
Fall 2004	19	26
Fall 2005	19	26
Fall 2006	21	26
Fall 2007	20	24
Fall 2008	20	24
Fall 2009	20	24
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	20	24
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	20	25
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	20	25
Fall 2016	20	25
Fall 2017	20	25
Fall 2018	20	25
Fall 2019	20	25
Fall 2020	19	25
Fall 2021	17	30
Fall 2022	21	27
Fall 2023	19	24
Fall 2024	22	28

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

4,624Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Lindenwood University rose from 3,998 (Fall 2002) to 4,624 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,998
Fall 2003	4,450
Fall 2004	4,990
Fall 2005	5,258
Fall 2006	5,702
Fall 2007	5,872
Fall 2008	6,319
Fall 2009	6,362
Fall 2010	7,175
Fall 2011	7,377
Fall 2012	7,833
Fall 2013	7,928
Fall 2014	7,986
Fall 2015	7,787
Fall 2016	7,331
Fall 2017	6,807
Fall 2018	6,458
Fall 2019	5,521
Fall 2020	4,780
Fall 2021	4,599
Fall 2022	4,627
Fall 2023	4,748
Fall 2024	4,624

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

66%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Lindenwood University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 78% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 66%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	64%
Fall 2003 cohort	69%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	67%
Fall 2006 cohort	62%
Fall 2007 cohort	66%
Fall 2008 cohort	71%
Fall 2009 cohort	73%
Fall 2010 cohort	70%
Fall 2011 cohort	72%
Fall 2012 cohort	71%
Fall 2013 cohort	70%
Fall 2014 cohort	66%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	73%
Fall 2017 cohort	70%
Fall 2018 cohort	64%
Fall 2019 cohort	75%
Fall 2020 cohort	78%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	66%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Lindenwood University

Faculty pay at Lindenwood University averages $107,880 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Lindenwood University as a primarily residential campus of 4,624 undergraduates — and 65.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Incoming students who submitted scores typically landed between 22 and 28 on the ACT composite. Put your own practice estimate on Lindenwood University's range with the ACT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Lindenwood University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Lindenwood University56.8%

Missouri median72.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Lindenwood University$21,600

Missouri median$20,293

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Lindenwood University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Lindenwood University$53,278

Missouri median$47,885

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Lindenwood University, Missouri and national reference values
Metric & basis	Lindenwood University	Missouri median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	56.8%	72.6%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$21,600	$20,293	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,278	$47,885	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Lindenwood University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Lindenwood University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 25 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Systems Analysis	$98,053
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$97,217
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$89,675
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$86,526
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$69,956
Accounting and Related Services	$66,383
Business/Commerce, General	$63,524
Human Resources Management and Services	$63,385
Finance and Financial Management Services	$63,077
Public Health	$62,455
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$58,400
Marketing	$57,255
Political Science and Government	$55,869
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$55,003
Communication and Media Studies	$54,917
Social Work	$53,359
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$52,598
Biology, General	$50,669
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$48,991
Fine and Studio Arts	$46,244
Psychology, General	$46,138
Computer Software and Media Applications	$45,810
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$43,329
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$41,633
Education, Other	$37,795

These 25 fields listed for Lindenwood University measure earnings after completion. The $53,278 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 42 additional Lindenwood University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Lindenwood University report?

The middle 50% of Lindenwood University's enrolled Fall 2024 submitters reported ACT composites of 22–28; this dataset does not provide a GPA requirement.

What is Lindenwood University's acceptance rate?

56.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,528 admitted from 7,966 applicants.

How much does Lindenwood University cost?

At Lindenwood University, tuition is $21,600. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Lindenwood University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,278. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Missouri

Kansas City Art Institute — 54.8% admitted
Drury University — 57.6% admitted
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences — 56.9% admitted
William Jewell College — 38.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.