Colleges / Lynn University
College · Private nonprofit · Boca Raton, FL · City
LU

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

Address3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33431-5598
Websitewww.lynn.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate73%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$44k
Undergrad size2,859
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $44k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 73% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1134 · ACT 23.

If you get in

2,859 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 $68k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $44k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$272k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$176k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$95k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback4.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$44.5k
Room & board
$14.3k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans36%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr52%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
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
2,859
Location
Boca Raton, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Lynn University
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White43%
  • Hispanic17%
  • International15%
  • Two or more races12%
  • Black8%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 31

What you can study.

Colleges / Lynn University
College · Private nonprofit · Boca Raton, FL · City
LU

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

Address3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33431-5598
Websitewww.lynn.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate73%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$44k
Undergrad size2,859
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $44k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 73% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1134 · ACT 23.

If you get in

2,859 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 $68k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $44k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$272k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$176k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$95k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback4.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$44.5k
Room & board
$14.3k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans36%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr52%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
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
2,859
Location
Boca Raton, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Lynn University
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White43%
  • Hispanic17%
  • International15%
  • Two or more races12%
  • Black8%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time8%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 31

What you can study.