Why Lyon?
Lyon College ranks:
- in the top tier of the nation's best colleges by US News and World Report
- as a top college on Forbes.com’s list of colleges nationwide
- as a “Best Southeastern College” by the Princeton Review for the eighth year in a row
- as the Most Socially Beneficial College in Arkansas by Washington Monthly
Lyon College's faculty:
- are talented teacher-scholars who excel in the classroom, in their research programs, and as academic advisors
- teach every single class--Lyon College offers absolutely zero classes taught by graduate or teaching assistants (the very idea of such assisstants runs counter to our philosophy of personalized, quality education)
- boast 14 Carnegie/CASE Arkansas Professors of the Year
- give unparalleled time and access to students, often building lifelong friendships with those students
Lyon College students enjoy:
- 90% or better historic acceptance rates to law and medical school
- one of the most robust yet inexpensive international travel options in existence--our Nichols International Studies Program
- more than 40 student clubs and organizations
- five Greek organizations
- an active Campus Ministry Program
- a regulation Disc Golf Course
- ready access to some of the nation's best camping, canoeing, caving, rock-climbing, and hiking locations through the Lyon LEAP--Learning, Education, and Adventure Program
- a distinctive Scottish Heritage program
- a picturesque 136-acre campus, conveniently located in a secure and comfortable neighborhood setting
- modern and attractive facilities such as the state-of-the-art Derby Center for Science and Mathematics, the black-box Holloway Theatre, and the Lyon Business and Economics Building (modeled after Harvard Business School facilities)
- nine student residence halls, clustered into the three "Houses" that make up the College's residential house system
- digital key card access to academic buildings and residence halls for additional security
- the Mabee-Simpson Library, containing more than 200,000 media items and providing access to more than 20,000 periodicals
- recreational facilities including a regulation soccer field, six lighted tennis courts, the Becknell Gymnasium (featuring a fitness center and an indoor swimming pool), the Scots Baseball Field, the Kelley Indoor Baseball Complex, a new women's softball field, a sand volleyball court, and an intramural field
- Bryan Lake, located on the southern portion of the campus, featuring a walking path and flowering trees
- One of the safest campuses around. Feel free to consult our current Cleary Report for more details
Lyon College enrolls:
- approximately 600 students from 25 states and 11 countries
- classes where the middle 50% of entering freshmen score between 22 and 27 on the ACT, while 72% rank in the top quartile of their high school graduating classes
Lyon College's financial aid programs include:
- extensive programs of merit-based scholarships that cover up to the direct cost of attendance
- federal and state need-based and merit-based financial aid programs
- athletic grants-in-aid
- a greater than 98% participation rate in financial aid (more than 95% of Lyon students receive some form of financial assistance)
Lyon College's Scots compete in:
- the American Midwest Conference and Lyon is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics(NAIA)
- an extensive intramural program