Private nonprofit4-year

Lyon College

Tuition, net price, acceptance rate, and graduation rate · Batesville, Arkansas

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Net price / year

$19,616

after grants & scholarships

lower than 69% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Acceptance rate

63%

Graduation rate

51%

within 150% of normal time

lower than 64% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Lyon College at a glance

What is the tuition at Lyon College?: Undergraduate tuition and fees are $31,000 for the 2024-25 academic year.
What is the cost of attendance at Lyon College?: The average cost of attendance is $44,978 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
What is the net price at Lyon College?: The average net price is $19,616 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at Lyon College?: About 63% of applicants were admitted (fall 2024).
Is Lyon College test optional?: Test policy reported to the federal government: Tests neither required nor recommended.
What is the graduation rate at Lyon College?: 51% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).

Key takeaways

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $16,084 a year on average, versus $23,391 for families earning over $110,000.
Pell Grant recipients completed within 150% of normal time at a rate of 39%, compared with 51% for all students, a gap of 12 points.
The school admits 63% of applicants, so most who apply are accepted.
The average net price is $19,616 a year, close to the middle of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.

Tuition and cost of attendance at Lyon College

Average net price

$19,616 per year

Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.

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Estimated total net cost

$78,464

Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.

Net price by family income

Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.

$0–30k $16,084
$30–48k $16,695
$48–75k $17,348
$75–110k $20,936
$110k+ $23,391

Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $44,978

Tuition & fees$31,000
Books & supplies$1,500
Room & board$10,750
Other expenses$2,500

Tuition & fees (in-state): $31,000
Tuition & fees (out-of-state): $31,000

Lyon College acceptance rate and admissions

Acceptance rate

Share of applicants admitted.

Test policy: Tests neither required nor recommended

Graduation rate and student outcomes at Lyon College

Graduation rate

51%

First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.

Retention rate

70%

Full-time first-years who return the next fall.

Typical monthly payment

$228

On a standard 10-year federal plan.

Earnings vs debt

Median graduate debt$21,500

High-school graduate median (Arkansas)$32,489

Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.

3-year loan default rate: 0%

Outcomes by student group

The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.

Completion within 150% of normal time, by group

Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).

White students 55%

Black students 32%

Hispanic students 53%

Asian students 60%

Pell Grant recipients 39%

All students, same entering cohort: 47%

Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).

Earnings ten years after entry

All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.

Typical range: middle half of students

25th percentile $29,991 · median $44,232 · 75th percentile $61,811

Median by family income

Lowest third of family incomes $43,013

Middle third $42,950

Highest third $46,568

Median by sex

Male students $47,806

Non-male students $39,890

This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.

Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).

Median federal student debt, by group

Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.

By Pell Grant status

Pell Grant recipients $11,000

Not Pell recipients $8,623

By first-generation status

First-generation students $9,500

Not first-generation $12,000

By family income

Family income $0–$30,000 $9,500

Family income $30,001–$75,000 $11,000

Family income over $75,000 $11,185

By gender

Men $8,373

Women $13,761

Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).

What students study

The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.

Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 18.5%

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 16.9%

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology 16.9%

Psychology 9.2%

Social Sciences 7.7%

Visual and Performing Arts 7.7%

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 6.2%

Education 6.2%

A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).

Who attends

A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.

Race and ethnicity

White 33.3%
Black or African American 7.4%
Hispanic or Latino 6.5%
Asian 1.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 0.8%
U.S. nonresident 7.9%
Race and ethnicity unknown 42.3%

Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Gender

Men 56.3%
Women 43.7%

Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Students aged 25 or older

of undergraduates

Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).

Students and campus

Undergraduate enrollment: 648
Part-time students: 1%
Receive Pell Grants: 41%
Receive federal loans: 64%
Students per faculty member: 11 : 1
Setting: Town

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Frequently asked questions

How much is tuition at Lyon College?

For the 2024-25 academic year, Lyon College reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $31,000. This is the published price before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.

What is the cost of attendance and net price at Lyon College?

The average cost of attendance at Lyon College is $44,978 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $19,616 a year. That is around the middle of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.

How much financial aid do students at Lyon College get?

41% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 64% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $16,084 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $23,391 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).

What is the acceptance rate at Lyon College?

Lyon College admitted about 63% of applicants in fall 2024. That means most applicants are admitted.

What are the graduation rate and retention rate at Lyon College?

51% of first-time, full-time students at Lyon College finish within 150% of normal time. 70% of full-time first-years return the next fall.

How much debt do Lyon College graduates have?

Graduates who borrowed have a median federal-loan debt of $21,500, or about $228 a month on a 10-year plan.

Who attends Lyon College?

Among undergraduates in Fall 2024, 44% are women and 56% are men. The largest race or ethnicity group reported is Race and ethnicity unknown (42%).

What are the most popular fields of study at Lyon College?

By share of degrees and certificates awarded in academic year 2024-25, the largest fields are Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (18%); Biological and Biomedical Sciences (17%); Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (17%).

Sources and data periods

All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:

Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts

Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things