Lyon College
Batesville, Arkansas
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 648 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 63%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $14,400per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 46%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $49,83310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Lyon College celebrates its Scottish heritage with a Scottish arts bagpipe minor, credit courses in Highland dance and drumming, and Scottish Heritage scholarships for pipers, drummers, and dancers.
Source: The Scottish Heritage Program - Lyon College catalog
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 63%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Lyon College's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $14,400full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $43,986sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $31,000Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 46%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 71%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $49,83310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 648Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 48%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 30%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge, AR — admits 83%
- William Peace University Raleigh, NC — admits 94%
- Alverno College Milwaukee, WI — admits 86%
- Talmudical Seminary of Bobov Brooklyn, NY — admits 98%
Also worth a look
- University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR — admits 60%
- Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL — admits 62%
- Young Harris College Young Harris, GA — admits 63%
- Central Baptist College Conway, AR — admits 63%
- Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WI — admits 62%
- LaGrange College Lagrange, GA — admits 62%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Lyon College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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