Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

Transylvania University

Transylvania University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1780 and is Kentucky's oldest university. 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.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
1987
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
198700
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
157818
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
118161

Location

Lexington, KY, 40508-1797

38.052983, -84.493202

Accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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