Quick Facts – St. Charles Campus – Fall 2014

Lindenwood University offers values-centered programs leading to the development of the whole person – an educated, responsible citizen of a global community.

Location: St. Charles, Missouri (population 65,794 – 2010 census)
Founded: 1827 by Mary Easton Sibley and George Sibley
Campus grounds: 500 acres
Institution type: Private, comprehensive, coeducational, liberal arts university
Affiliation: historical relationship with the Presbyterian Church
Regional accreditation: continuously accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Academic Schools: Business and Entrepreneurship; Communications; Education; Fine and Performing Arts; Human Services; Humanities; LCIE (Lindenwood College for Individualized Education – accelerated degree programs); Nursing and Allied Health Sciences; Sciences; Sport, Recreation, and Exercise Sciences
Branch campus: Belleville campus – Belleville, IL
Additional off-campus locations: 46
Athletics: NCAA Division II
Athletics conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Black and Gold
Living alumni: 39,730
Post-graduate data: 93.0% employed and/or in graduate school 6 months post-graduation

Average class size 100 level: 19.1
Average class size 200 level: 18.7
Average class size 300 level: 15.1
Average class size 400 level: 11.0
Average class size, all courses: 17.1
Most popular majors (top 5)
- Business Administration
- Exercise Science
- Elementary Education
- Criminal Justice
- Psychology
Spring to fall retention, all students: 86% (Spring 2014 to Fall 2014)
FR to SOPH retention rate (Fall 2013 cohort): 74%
4-year graduation rate (Fall 2010 cohort): 31%
6-year graduation rate (Fall 2008 cohort): 50%
Number of states represented: 44
Number of countries represented: 81
Percentage of minority students: 17%
Percentage of international students: 17%
Percentage of students from Missouri: 62%
Percentage of students from Missouri and Illinois: 69%
Percentage residential students: 73%
Percentage of students studying abroad: <1%
Percentage of students receiving some type of financial aid: 88%
Percentage of students participating in internships/practicums: <1%
Student/faculty ratio: 13:1 (undergraduates only) (Note: student/faculty ratio for all St. Charles students = 19:1)

Volumes: 89,861
E-books: 115,000+
Journals: 298
E-journals: 122
Databases: 92
Audiobooks: 2,046
MOBIUS: access to library collections at 72 academic and public institutions across State of Missouri

1827 – founding of “Lindenwood Female College” by the Sibleys (Lindenwood is the oldest college west of the Missouri River)
1856 – receives its charter from the State of Missouri
1857 – Sibley Hall constructed (oldest building on campus)
1918 – a four-year college curriculum is established
1969 – becomes coeducational
1970 – begins offering evening classes
1975 – launches accelerated degree program known as the Lindenwood College for Individualized Education (LCIE)
1976 – begins offering master’s degrees
1997 – begins doing business under the name of Lindenwood University
1998 – takes ownership of the Daniel Boone Home and Heritage Center
2003 – takes ownership of the Belleville campus
2007 – begins offering Doctor of Education degrees
2009 – adds full-service day school at Belleville campus
2011 – approved by HLC to offer online classes
2012 – Barat Academy Building (near HWY 40 in O’Fallon, MO) purchased for the new School of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
2013 – St. Charles campus becomes a full member of the NCAA – Division II; School of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences begins classes
2014 – announces plans for the construction of a new Learning Resources Center

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