Lyon College is an independent, residential, co-educational, undergraduate liberal arts college located in Batesville, Arkansas, United States. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Founded in 1872, it is the oldest independent college in Arkansas.
History
Lyon College was originally called Arkansas College. It was founded in 1872 by the Rev. Isaac Long.
Recognitions
- Named one of "America's Top Colleges" by Forbes.com
- Named a "Best National Liberal Arts College" by U.S. News and World Report for seven consecutive years
- Recognized 10 consecutive years by the Princeton Review as a "Best College in the Southeast"
- 30th on Washington Monthly's list of Best Liberal Arts Colleges
Faculty
The vast majority of Lyon classes are taught by full-time faculty members, and more than 90% of Lyon faculty have their terminal degrees (Ph.D. or M.F.A). In a record unmatched by another college in Arkansas, Lyon boasts 14 out of the last 21 Carnegie/CASE Arkansas Professors of the Year. Lyon has an average class size of 15 and a student-teacher ratio of 12:1.
Student life
Lyon enrolls approximately 700 students from 21 states and 14 countries. The middle 50% of entering freshmen score between 22 and 27 on the ACT, while 72% rank in the top quartile of their high school graduating classes. In the fall of 2014, Lyon enrolled the largest entering class in the school's history with more than 300 new students.
Student activities include more than 40 student clubs and organizations; five national Greek organizations, and one local Greek organization; an active Campus Ministry Program; a regulation disc golf course; ready access to some of the nations best camping, canoeing, caving, and hiking locations; and a distinctive Scottish Heritage program.
Campus and facilities
Lyon's 136-acre (0.55Â km2) campus features facilities such as the Derby Center for Science and Mathematics, the black-box Holloway Theatre, and the Lyon Business and Economics Building (modeled after Harvard Business School facilities).
Nine student residence halls are clustered into the three "houses" that make up the College's residential house system. Academic buildings and all residence halls have digital key card access for additional security. The Mabee-Simpson Library contains more than 200,000 media items and provides access to more than 20,000 periodicals.
Recreational facilities include a regulation soccer field, six lighted tennis courts, the Becknell Gymnasium (featuring a fitness center and an indoor swimming pool), the Scots Baseball Field, the Kelley Indoor Baseball Complex, a new women's softball field, a sand volleyball court, an 18-hole disc golf course, and an intramural field.
Bryan Lake, located on the southern portion of the campus, features a walking path, flowering trees and water fowl.
Athletics
Lyon College teams, nicknamed athletically as the Scots, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the American Midwest Conference. Prior to the 2012-13 season, the Scots competed in the TranSouth Athletic Conference (TSAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, trap shooting, and wrestling, while women's sports include basketball, cheerleading, golf, soccer, softball, volleyball, trap shooting, and wrestling.
The college also fields an extensive intramural sports program.
References
External links
- Official website