Transylvania University Teaching Programs

Transylvania University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Transylvania University?

Contact details for Transylvania are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	300 N Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508-1797
Phone:	859-233-8300
Website:	www.transy.edu

How Do I Get Into Transylvania?

You can apply to Transylvania online at: https://www.transy.edu/admission/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for Transylvania

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Transylvania?

Since Transylvania has an acceptance rate of 91%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to Transylvania submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 700. Math scores were between 540 and 660.

Transylvania received ACT scores from 67% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 31. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

Can I Afford Transylvania University?

The overall average net price of Transylvania is $31,993. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Transylvania, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $8,115 a year. That adds up to $32,460 over four years for those students.

Transylvania University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 970 undergraduate students at Transylvania, with 960 being full-time and 10 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 960 full-time undergraduates at Transylvania, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Transylvania University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	32
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	757
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	77

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Transylvania University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at Transylvania. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Rwanda, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Transylvania University

In 2022-2023, 1 student took at least one online class at the school.

Transylvania University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	6	6
Elementary Education	5	5
Art Education	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0
Music Education	0	0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0
TOTAL	11	11

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By TUPictures under License

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