Transylvania University

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private liberal arts college university

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

Aliases (1)

Transylvania Seminary ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
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/ →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Augustus Hill Garland → Happy Chandler → John C. Breckinridge → Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor → Stephen F. Austin →	educatedAt
Central Kentucky →	containsInstitution
John Marshall Harlan →	education
Transylvania University ("Transylvania Seminary") →	originalName
Lexington, Kentucky →	university