Colleges / Lindenwood University
College · Private nonprofit · Saint Charles, MO · City
LU

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Address209 S Kingshighway St, Saint Charles, MO 63301-1695
Websitewww.lindenwood.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate57%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size4,624
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 57% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1190 · ACT 24.

If you get in

4,624 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $35k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$142k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$79k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$63k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$21.6k
Room & board
$11.7k
Books & supplies
$1,400

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans49%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $13k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention69%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr49%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
4,624
Location
Saint Charles, MO
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Black13%
  • Unknown6%
  • International6%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students35%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$45k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 67

What you can study.

Colleges / Lindenwood University
College · Private nonprofit · Saint Charles, MO · City
LU

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Address209 S Kingshighway St, Saint Charles, MO 63301-1695
Websitewww.lindenwood.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate57%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size4,624
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 57% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1190 · ACT 24.

If you get in

4,624 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $35k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$142k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$79k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$63k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$21.6k
Room & board
$11.7k
Books & supplies
$1,400

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans49%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $13k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention69%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr49%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
4,624
Location
Saint Charles, MO
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Black13%
  • Unknown6%
  • International6%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students35%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$45k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 67

What you can study.