Lyon College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Lyon College is an independent, co-educational, and Liberal Arts College located in Batesville, Arkansas. It was established in 1872 and is the oldest independent college in the state. The campus is spread across an area of more than 135 acres. The student body is diverse and includes students from over 20 states, and over 12 countries. Lyon College offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

Lyon College has an active student life. The campus hosts more than 40 student clubs and organizations. Some of them include Art Students Society, Catholic Campus Ministries, and Black Student Association. The students also actively participate in the several Greek organizations in the campus. Some of the Greek organizations are Alpha Chi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Beta Phi, and Zeta Beta Tau.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, mathematics, fine arts, and therapy and counseling.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 458 in 2009-2010 (436 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 90% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lyon College provides on-campus housing for 442 of its 436 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the TranSouth Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 86 male students received the aid (men were 69% of those receiving aid) and 38 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 31% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (22 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer Science

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (19 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (22 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (13 awarded)

• Psychology