Lindenwood University

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#3893 / #1008
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#1325
Most Desirable School
Private liberal arts university in Saint Charles, Missouri, founded in 1827

Lindenwood University at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1008
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
57%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$22,794
Graduation rate
56%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
4,624

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Lindenwood University Featured Rankings

About Lindenwood University

According to Wikipedia, Lindenwood University is a private university in St. Charles, Missouri. Founded in 1832 by George Champlin Sibley and Mary Easton Sibley as The Lindenwood School for Girls, it is the second-oldest higher-education institution west of the Mississippi River.

Lindenwood University's Online Degrees

MS in Accountancy
  • Required Credits: 30-69
  • Completion Time: 24 months
  • Format: Fully online
BFA in Art & Design
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Art and Design
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 78-80
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 78-80
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Health Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Early Intervention in Autism & Sensory Impairments
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 24 months
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Education
Degree Concentrations
  • Dyslexia
  • Education and Business Leadership
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • K-12 e-Learning
  • Curriculum & Instruction
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 24 months
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Health Science
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 24 months
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Art History & Visual Culture
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
MHA in Healthcare Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 14-24 months
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Game Design
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Game Design
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Healthcare Management
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
BA/BS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Accounting
  • Management
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Marketing
  • Human Resource Management
  • International Business
  • Leadership
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Project Management
  • Non-Profit Administration
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 15-36 months
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Cybersecurity
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
MA in History & Visual Culture
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 12-24 months
  • Format: Fully online
MPA in Public Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 18-24 months
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Pre-Art Therapy
  • Required Credits: 48
  • Format: Fully online
BA/BS in Human Resource Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Human Resource Management
  • Required Credits: 36-42
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Digital and Web Design
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Educational Technology
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 18- 24 months
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Integrated School Library Media and Technology
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
BA in International Relations
Degree Concentrations
  • Asian Studies
  • Required Credits: 39
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Criminal Justice Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 12-24 months
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Leadership
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Criminology & Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Gifted Education
  • Required Credits: 33-36
  • Completion Time: 24 months
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Higher Education
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 24 months
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Non-Profit Administration
  • Required Credits: 37
  • Completion Time: 24 months
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Mass Communications
Degree Concentrations
  • Media Arts and Production
  • Media Management and Sales
  • Required Credits: 48
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Information Technology
Degree Concentrations
  • Applications Development
  • Networking
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
MEd in Music Education
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 12-24 months
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Digital Marketing
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Digital Marketing
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 12-24 months
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Fashion Business & Entrepreneurship
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 12-24 months
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
MS in IT Management
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 12-24 months
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Finance
  • Required Credits: 75-77
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Finance
  • Required Credits: 78-80
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Paramedicine
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
BA/BS in Marketing
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 24-48 months
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Studio Art
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Teaching Secondary Education
  • Required Credits: 39
  • Completion Time: 24 months
  • Format: Fully online
MFA in Writing
Degree Concentrations
  • Poetry
  • Fiction
  • Creative Nonfiction
  • Required Credits: 48
  • Completion Time: 24 months
  • Format: Fully online

Lindenwood University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian ACT Score
6,74357%66%56%25

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Lindenwood University Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$22,794
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$20,433
30K - 48K$17,321
48K - 75K$17,077
75K - 110K$22,132
110K+$25,012

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Lindenwood University Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Lindenwood University students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $58,321 a year, and 93% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Lindenwood University's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
10,9515,9574,994

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Lindenwood University?

Lindenwood University is located at 209 S Kingshighway St, Saint Charles, MO 63301-1695.

How Safe is Lindenwood University?

Lindenwood University reported 0.6 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most large residential campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Lindenwood University has a violent crime rate of 0.06% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft).

What Is Lindenwood University Known For?

Lindenwood University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Lindenwood University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Lindenwood University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Sociology
#1880
World Rank
#1889
Historical Rank
#546
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #546 in the U.S. and #1880 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
History
#2004
World Rank
#2018
Historical Rank
#690
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #690 in the U.S. and #2004 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Education
#3177
World Rank
#3183
Historical Rank
#736
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #736 in the U.S. and #3177 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Chemistry
#3704
World Rank
#3711
Historical Rank
#834
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #834 in the U.S. and #3704 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Communications
#3530
World Rank
#3561
Historical Rank
#940
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #940 in the U.S. and #3530 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Political Science
#4136
World Rank
#4144
Historical Rank
#956
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #956 in the U.S. and #4136 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Economics
#5381
World Rank
#5384
Historical Rank
#982
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #982 in the U.S. and #5381 worldwide for influence in Economics.

economics Degrees
Mathematics
#3874
World Rank
#3907
Historical Rank
#987
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #987 in the U.S. and #3874 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Business
#3835
World Rank
#3836
Historical Rank
#1029
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #1029 in the U.S. and #3835 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Computer Science
#5003
World Rank
#5010
Historical Rank
#1158
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #1158 in the U.S. and #5003 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Literature
#3657
World Rank
#3701
Historical Rank
#1211
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #1211 in the U.S. and #3657 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Social Work
#2950
World Rank
#2950
Historical Rank
#1230
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #1230 in the U.S. and #2950 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Psychology
#3323
World Rank
#3339
Historical Rank
#1268
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #1268 in the U.S. and #3323 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Nursing
#3275
World Rank
#3276
Historical Rank
#1283
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #1283 in the U.S. and #3275 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Criminal Justice
#2576
World Rank
#2579
Historical Rank
#1320
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #1320 in the U.S. and #2576 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Philosophy
#4842
World Rank
#4874
Historical Rank
#1453
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #1453 in the U.S. and #4842 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
Biology
#6069
World Rank
#6090
Historical Rank
#1479
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #1479 in the U.S. and #6069 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Anthropology
#4460
World Rank
#4467
Historical Rank
#1555
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #1555 in the U.S. and #4460 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.

anthropology Degrees
Medical
#5821
World Rank
#5822
Historical Rank
#1689
USA Rank

Lindenwood University ranks #1689 in the U.S. and #5821 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees

Who Are Lindenwood University's Most Influential Alumni?

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