Overview
About Transylvania
Transylvania University has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division III (D3) as a member of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC). The Pioneers train at Transylvania 4th Street Athletics Complex (400m outdoor track). Transylvania is in Lexington, Kentucky, with 987 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $48,920 USD.
Teams
Pioneers track and field and cross country
Recruiting standards
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Coaching staff
- Matt AndrewsHead Cross Country and Track and Field Coach
- Graham SmithAssistant Track and Field Coach (Throws)
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at TU
Fields of study
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- Department of Accounting
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Art History
- Department of Art: Studio Art
- Department of Art: Teaching Art
- Department of Biology
- Department of Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavioral Track
- Department of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology Track
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry: Teaching Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry: Biochemistry Track
- Department of Classics
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Digital Arts and Media
- Department of Economics
- Department of Education
- Department of English
- Department of Foreign Language: French
- Department of Foreign Language: German
- Department of Foreign Language: Spanish
- Department of Health and Exercise Science
- Department of History
- Department of International Affairs
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Music Performance
- Department of Music Education
- Department of Music Studies
- Department of Music Technology
- Department of Neuroscience
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE)
- Department of Physics
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Religion
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Sociology/ Anthropology
- Department of Theater
- Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication
- Department of Pre-Engineering
- Department of Pre-Medical
- Department of Pre-Dental
- Department of Pre-Public Health
- Department of Pre-Pharmacy
- Department of Pre-Physical Therapy
- Department of Pre-Physician Assistant
- Department of Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Department of Pre-Law
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 65%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $48,920 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $48,920 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $63,444 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $21,954 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $14,793 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $13,232 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $19,646 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $20,085 USD
- Over $110,000
- $30,276 USD