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Facts About Lyon

Student Outcomes
 

Ninety-nine percent of Lyon College graduates are employed or enrolled in additional education within six months of graduation, better than the averages for State of Arkansas and for comparable schools nationally.
Lyon graduates work with organizations such as FutureFuel, Teach for America, and Merchants & Planters Bank. Lyon graduates have attended Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and King’s College London.

 

Class of 2021-2022

Lyon College 99%
State of Arkansas 79%
Private, non-profits nationally 90%
Public schools nationally 78%
Baccalaureate Arts and Sciences schools nationally 89%

Source: Lyon College six-month follow-up Survey and National Association of Colleges and Employers, First Destinations for the College Class of 2021.

 


 

Student Body Diversity
 

Fall 2021
Race/Ethnicity Men Women Total % of Student Body
Nonresident alien 39 5 44 8%
Hispanic 30 25 55 9%
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 6 1%
Asian 5 6 11 2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 2 0%
White 184 148 332 57%
Two or more races 1 3 4 1%
Race/Ethnicity unknown 52 36 88 15%
Grand Total 342 237 579 100%

Source: Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System, U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics

 

 

First-time full-time fall-to-fall retention rates by entering year
Year Rate
Fall 2020 to 2021 62%
Fall 2019 to 2020 71%
Fall 2018 to 2019 68%
Fall 2017 to 2018 69%
Fall 2016 to 2017 69%

Source: Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System, U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics

 


 

Graduation Rates

 

First-time full-time graduation rates
(students entering in fall 2015)
  4-year Graduation Rate 6-year Graduation Rate
Overall Rates 37% 46%
Men 32% 40%
Women 44% 53%
     
Nonresident Alien 50% 50%
Hispanic/Latino 20% 27%
American Indian or Alaska Native 40% 40%
Asian 33% 33%
Black or African American 7% 13%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander    
White 41% 49%
Two or more races    
Race and ethnicity unknown 45% 73%
     
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant   33%
Recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not recieve a Pell Grant   N/A
Students who did not recieve either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan   61%

Source: Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System, U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics

 

Voter Registration
 

 

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Consumer Information on College Navigation


https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=106342

 

2022 Annual Safety Report


 https://www.lyon.edu/clery-report

 

Enrollment Verification


Lyon College has authorized the National Student Clearinghouse to provide enrollment and degree verifications. To verify your enrollment and degree, you can contact the National Student Clearinghouse at degreeverify.org or the following mail address:

National Student Clearinghouse
2300 Dulles Station Boulevard, Suite 300
Herndon, VA 20171