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Former names | Transylvania Seminary (1780–1799) Bacon College (1837–1851) Kentucky University (1858–1865) |
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| Motto | In Lumine Illo Tradimus Lumen (Latin) |
Motto in English | In That Light, We Pass on the Light |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1780 |
Religious affiliation | Disciples of Christ[1] |
Academic affiliations | NAICU[2] |
| Endowment | $190.2 million (2020)[3] |
| President | Brien Lewis[4] |
| Students | 963[5] |
| Location | , U.S. 38°03′08″N 84°29′37″W / 38.0522°N 84.4936°W |
| Campus | 150 acres (61 ha) |
| Colors | Crimson |
| Nickname | Pioneers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – HCAC, OAC, ORLC, CCIW, |
| Mascot | Raf, Rafinesque's big-eared bat[6] |
| Website | www |
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Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1780 and is the oldest university in Kentucky. It offers 46 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Its medical program has graduated 8,000 physicians since 1859.[7]
Transylvania's name, meaning 'across the woods' in Latin, stems from the university's founding in the heavily forested region of western Virginia known as the Transylvania Colony, which existed briefly between 1775 and 1776 in south and western Kentucky.[8]
It is the alma mater of two U.S. vice presidents, two U.S. Supreme Court justices, 50 U.S. senators, 101 U.S. representatives, 36 U.S. governors, 34 U.S. ambassadors, and the only Confederate president, making it a large producer of U.S. statesmen.[7]
- ^ Wright, John D. Jr. (2006). Transylvania: Tutor to the West. The University Press of Kentucky.
- ^ NAICU – Member Directory Archived November 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Brien Lewis begins tenure as Transylvania's 28th president today - Transylvania University". July 2020.
- ^ As of fall 2016. "Student headcount by level: All independent institutions (2006-16)" (PDF). Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ "Introducing Raf - Transylvania University Athletics". Archived from the original on December 10, 2017.
- ^ a b John, Jr. Wright, ed. Transylvania: Tutor to the West (2nd ed. 1980)
- ^ "Transylvania University's Name". Transylvania University. Archived from the original on February 10, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2008.