Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO · Private nonprofit · 4,624 undergrads (small, city) · website ↗

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What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$15,678
$30,000 – $48,000	$14,701
$48,000 – $75,000	$17,603
$75,000 – $110,000	$20,760
Over $110,000	$23,821
All incomes (average)	$19,638

Sticker tuition and fees: $21,600 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Lindenwood University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$12,402
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$15,104
Books and supplies	$1,400
Other expenses, on campus	$6,416
Other expenses, off campus	$6,416

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (865 of them) in 2022–23; 100% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	99%	$14,858
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	31%	$5,164
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	98%	$12,279
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	60%	$5,589

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1190
Median ACT: 24
Students with Pell grants: 30%
Graduation rate (6yr): 49%
Freshman retention: 66%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $53,278
Median debt at graduation: $26,000
International undergrads: 337 (6.8%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: None
Students per faculty member: 14 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 100%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: —
SAT Math: —
ACT composite: 22–28

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Considered if submitted
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 6,743
Admitted: 4,441
Enrolled: 891

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business30%

Computer Science14%

Visual & Performing Arts7%

Psychology6%

Health & Nursing6%

Kinesiology & Sports Science5%

Education5%

Criminal Justice5%

Social Sciences4%

Biology & Life Sciences4%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (29)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business/Commerce, General	155	$49,916	$63,524national $68,407	$25,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	82	$38,868	$48,991national $54,562	$24,375
Criminal Justice and Corrections	63	$43,986	$58,400national $55,378	$25,000
Psychology, General	60	$33,837	$46,138national $50,706	$22,348
Computer Software and Media Applications	53	$41,779	$45,810national $58,894	$20,832
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	42	$48,878	$52,598national $55,693	$25,839
Marketing	37	$46,070	$57,255national $69,303	$16,938
Education, Other	36	—	$37,795national $49,113	$19,500
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	32	—	$89,675national $85,063	$27,000
Finance and Financial Management Services	32	$50,331	$63,077national $83,343	$18,750
Accounting and Related Services	30	$61,006	$66,383national $76,194	$20,666
Biology, General	28	$43,357	$50,669national $57,214	$27,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General	25	$61,968	$86,526national $92,374	$26,000
Communication and Media Studies	20	$40,750	$54,917national $56,359	—
Design and Applied Arts	19	—	—national $51,490	$20,307
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	19	$26,411	$43,329national $39,775	$24,250
Public Health	19	—	$62,455national $58,808	—
Human Resources Management and Services	18	$62,086	$63,385national $68,069	—
Chemistry	16	$53,266	—national $65,120	—
Sociology	15	$34,473	—national $52,657	—
Political Science and Government	14	—	$55,869national $63,293	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	13	$38,842	$41,633national $47,382	—
Social Work	12	—	$53,359national $51,790	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	12	$53,452	$69,956national $58,716	—
Fine and Studio Arts	10	—	$46,244national $41,367	—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	6	$44,407	$55,003national $63,560	—
Computer Systems Analysis	3	—	$98,053national $78,929	—
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	—	—	—national $62,172	$25,375
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	0	—	$97,217national $88,910	—

Master's degrees (19)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business/Commerce, General	121	$72,931	$85,320national $125,988	$31,191
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	81	$43,733	$53,095national $55,035	$41,000
Education, Other	47	$48,168	$52,377national $65,348	$34,167
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	47	$49,472	$57,933national $59,571	$54,667
Fine and Studio Arts	37	$51,081	—national $49,079	$33,662
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	30	$46,061	$46,956national $59,916	$39,492
Educational Administration and Supervision	28	$59,257	$60,992national $71,685	$36,167
Business Administration, Management and Operations	18	$73,525	$93,500national $103,485	$34,168
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	17	$51,552	—national $62,033	—
Accounting and Related Services	17	$71,184	—national $95,833	—
Special Education and Teaching	16	$49,137	$55,199national $64,397	—
Criminology	16	—	$65,342national $67,647	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	14	$67,151	$73,376national $89,981	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	12	$47,746	—national $63,707	—
Public Administration	12	—	$73,408national $81,408	—
Communication and Media Studies	10	—	$65,942national $71,953	—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	8	—	$128,910national $121,855	—
Human Resources Management and Services	5	$71,814	$69,013national $83,558	—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	—	$44,206	—national $60,111	—

Doctoral degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Curriculum and Instruction	19	—	$83,439national $83,031	$63,188

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 89 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 209 S Kingshighway St, Saint Charles, MO 63301-1695
Phone: (636) 949-2000
Institutional accreditor: Higher Learning Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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