Launch Your Path
At Transy, our 48 unique majors and minors offer multiple pathways to success — you can even personalize your journey by designing your own major. Blaze your own trail and prepare yourself for a fulfilling career through close collaboration with faculty and peers in our small classes. Explore some of our most popular majors and learn about where a Transy education can take you.
Transy by the numbers
What will your path look like?
What path will you take?
Earn Your Victory
Transy student-athletes succeed both on the court and in the classroom. Our Pioneers fly high, like our mascot, Raf the bat, with the support of coaches who push them to excel.
With:
- 26 intercollegiate sports
- 69 NCAA postseason appearances
- 74 All-Americans
- More than 400 student-athletes
- 701 Academic All-Conference selections
Make Your Mark
At Transylvania, we encourage you to fully express yourself. Whether you’re a biology major who likes to write poetry or an actor with an interest in physics, you’ve got layers and we want you to explore them.
Expand your curiosity by getting involved in a wide range of active clubs and organizations — we have more than 50! Or create something brand new and make your mark on campus.
Blaze Your Trail
Every student has the opportunity to make their mark on Transylvania’s campus. Whether you choose to join an academic honor society, student government or fraternity and sorority life, you can grow as a leader and be recognized for your accomplishments.
You’ll find your path here. Show the world you have what it takes to make an impact.
Find Your People
At Transylvania, you’ll make lifelong connections with both your classmates and the community. You can give back to Lexington through a nonprofit partnership or participate in our Student Alumni Association. Plan the parties that everyone attends as part of our Student Activities Board. Cheer on the Pioneers at the Beck Center. Work with your peers to ensure that Transy is a caring community where all voices are valued.
A place for the curious, the bold and the go‑getters
The journey is the reward. The twists and turns don’t get you down. They excite you. You’re ready for the next adventure, opportunity or challenge. You’re looking for the tools and teammates to tackle them with. That’s why you belong at Transylvania. But don’t just take it from us:
I believe Transy was perfect for who I am as a person because with this university, I know I will fourish into my true self and find my individuality.
Trizie Gipson
It really is the best of both worlds having a small, liberal arts university in a bigger city like Lexington.
Ryan Wood
I can say with 100% confidence each and every professor really cares about their students. They will personally guide you and take time out of their life to really support you and help you as a student.
Christine Lee
The Perfect College City
Being in the heart of Lexington, Kentucky, a thriving city of 300,000 people, sets Transylvania University apart from most other liberal arts colleges. It’s a distinction that will define your quality of life and your future.
You can afford Transy.
Transylvania’s tuition and fees fall below the national average for comparable private liberal arts colleges. That makes the high‑quality education you’ll receive at Transylvania a great value.
Estimate your cost to attend