Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO209 S Kingshighway, Saint Charles, MO 63301-1695
636-949-2000
Lindenwood University is a private liberal arts university in St. Charles, Missouri. The university was founded in 1827 by George and Mary Sibley as Lindenwood Academy. The academy was the first educational institution west of the Mississippi River to be accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In 1834, the academy was renamed Lindenwood College and began offering college-level courses. The college was closed from 1861 to 1865 during the Civil War and reopened in 1866. In 1929, the college was renamed Lindenwood College for Women and began admitting men again in 1969. The university is now made up of five colleges: the College of Arts, Media, and Communications; the College of Business and Entrepreneurship; the College of Education; the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; and the College of Nursing and Health Professions. Lindenwood University offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs and has an enrollment of more than 11,000 students.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 7382
Acceptance Rate: 92.13%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.lindenwood.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.lindenwood.edu/business-office/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $31500
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $31500
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Lindenwood University is $121454.43. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Lindenwood University. For graduates of Lindenwood University, we saw an average early-career income of $50100.00 and mid-career income of $81700.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.