Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY
210 Lindsey Wilson St, Columbia, KY 42728-1223
270-384-2126

Lindsey Wilson College is a private four-year liberal arts college in Columbia, Kentucky. The college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1903 as Lindsey Wilson Training School, a two-year normal school to train teachers. The school was named after John Lindsey Wilson, a circuit-riding Methodist minister who founded several schools in Kentucky. The school became a four-year college in 1931 and was renamed after its founder in 1943. The college has an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The campus is located on a 200-acre (81 ha) site in a residential area of Columbia. The college offers bachelor's degrees in more than 30 majors and several pre-professional programs. The college is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.



Quick Facts

Enrollment: 2764

Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Main Website: https://www.lindsey.edu/

Financial Aid: https://www.lindsey.edu/about-lwc/Offices-and-Services/Financial-Aid/Financial-Aid.cfm

Annual Costs

Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $41456

Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $41456

Return on Investment Rating

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The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Lindsey Wilson College is $148655.80. 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 Lindsey Wilson College. For graduates of Lindsey Wilson College, we saw an average early-career income of $37800.00 and mid-career income of $66600.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.