Transylvania University

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Transylvania University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentucky, known as one of the oldest universities west of the Allegheny Mountains.

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instanceOf private liberal arts college
university
academicFocus liberal arts
accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
athleticsAffiliation NCAA Division III
athleticsConference Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
campusSetting urban
cityServed Lexington
colors crimson
white
country United States
foundedBy Virginia legislature
foundedIn 1780
foundingDate 1780
governedAs independent institution
governingBody board of trustees
hasCampusSize approximately 46 acres
hasFacility Old Morrison
Rafinesque Hall
hasLibrary J. Douglas Gay Jr. / Frances Carrick Thomas Library
hasMascot Raf the Bat
hasNotableAlumnus Cassius M. Clay
Jefferson Davis
John Breckinridge
Ned Beatty
Stephen F. Austin
hasPresident Brandi N. Frisby (interim)
historicalSignificance one of the first colleges in the western United States
languageOfInstruction English
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
United States
motto In Lumine Illo Tradimus Lumen
mottoLanguage Latin
nickname Transy
offersDegree bachelor's degree
offersProgram pre-law program
pre-medical program
oneOfOldestUniversitiesWestOf Allegheny Mountains
originalName Transylvania Seminary
partOf Bluegrass region
regionServed Kentucky
religiousAffiliation Disciples of Christ
sportsNickname Pioneers
type non-profit
private
website https://www.transy.edu/


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