Motto | Like No Other |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1827 |
Endowment | $143.408 million |
President | Michael Shonrock |
Provost | Marilyn Abbott |
Academic staff
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877 |
Administrative staff
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438 |
Students | 12,213 (Fall 2015) |
Undergraduates | 8,453 (Fall 2015) |
Postgraduates | 3,760 (Fall 2015) |
Location |
St. Charles, Missouri, U.S. 38°47′13″N 90°30′11″W / 38.787°N 90.503°WCoordinates: 38°47′13″N 90°30′11″W / 38.787°N 90.503°W |
Campus |
Urban 500 acres (202.3 ha) |
Colors | Black and Gold |
Nickname | Lions |
Mascot | Leo the Lion |
Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division II – MIAA Division I CHA |
Website | www |
Lindenwood University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Saint Charles, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1827 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 and since 1990, the fastest-growing university in the Midwest.
Lindenwood offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees through nine colleges and schools. Its annual enrollment is more than 12,000 students in all programs, including 5,662 undergraduate day students at its main campus in St. Charles. The 500-acre (202.3 ha) main academic and residential campus is located 24 miles (39 km) northwest of St. Louis, Missouri, in St. Charles. The university formerly owned the Daniel Boone historic site in Defiance, Missouri 26 miles (42 km) southwest of the St. Charles campus. The historic site was donated to the people of St. Charles County in April 2016. In addition to numerous satellite campuses, Lindenwood also has an independently accredited sister college in Belleville, Illinois, known as LU–Belleville.
The university offers a number of extracurricular activities to its students, including athletics, honor societies, clubs, and student organizations, as well as fraternities and sororities. Alumni and former students have gone on to prominent careers in government, business, science, medicine, education, sports, and entertainment.
On June 1, 2015, Michael Shonrock, President of Emporia State University, succeeded James Evans as the 22nd president, who retired May 31, 2015.