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# Lindsey Wilson College

Small private college in rural Kentucky focused on public administration and social service professions, enrolling 4,055 students.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 37.101502, -85.299997

### Summary

Small private college in rural Kentucky focused on public administration and social service professions, enrolling 4,055 students.

### Description

Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit four-year institution located in Columbia, Kentucky, a town setting in the state's south-central region. The college emphasizes public administration and social service professions as its primary academic focus, serving a student body of 4,055 undergraduates and graduate students.

Tuition runs $27,504 annually, with a total cost of attendance of $37,680 when room and board are included. The college maintains a modest endowment and draws students primarily from the regional population seeking career preparation in service-oriented fields.

As a professions-focused institution without a research designation, Lindsey Wilson suits students looking for direct career training and a small-college environment rather than research opportunities. The college's economic mobility index indicates higher access with medium earnings outcomes. For more information, visit the college's official website at https://www.lindsey.edu/.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 157,216
- **State**: KY
- **City**: Columbia
- **Address**: 210 Lindsey Wilson St
- **Zip Code**: 42728
- **Sector Group**: Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: https://www.lindsey.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: Town
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $27,504
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $27,504
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $37,680
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $37,680
- **Room and Board**: $10,176
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 4,055
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $42,800,724
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Small
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Higher Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Public Administration and Social Service Professions