About
Welcome to Lyon College
Lyon College is a selective undergraduate liberal arts college located in the foothills of the scenic Ozarks. Founded in 1872, it is one of the oldest colleges in Arkansas.
Valued for its small class size, strong student-faculty interactions, and collegial atmosphere, Lyon has forged a singular identity by combining a deep commitment to outstanding liberal arts with a rich community setting.
Undergraduates at Lyon can pursue degrees in 20 disciplinesas well as pre-professional programs leading to careers in education, law, medicine, physical therapy, and more. Additional programs include the APPLE Project Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science programs for high school students.
More than 99%of Lyon students receive financial aid. Lyon offers extensive merit-based scholarship programs, federal and state need-based and merit-based financial aid programs, and athletic grants-in-aid.
Lyon is frequently recognized as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation, ranked as a nationwide top college by Forbes.com; a “Best Southeastern College” by the Princeton Review; and a “Best Bang for the Buck” college and “Most Socially Beneficial College in Arkansas” by Washington Monthly, which also recognized Lyon for recruiting and graduating the highest percentage of low-income students of any college in the state
Anything is possible at Lyon—withthe College’s award-winningfaculty,Scottish heritage, highly competitiveathletics, outstandingeducation and adventure program, manycampus groups and activities, beautiful historic setting, and unique honor and social codes, students have the freedom to take charge of their own future.