Lyon College Institute of Health Sciences

What Lyon College Institute of Health Sciences does

Lyon College Institute of Health Sciences is the health-sciences administrative division of Lyon College, a private Presbyterian-affiliated liberal arts college founded in 1872 in Batesville, Arkansas. The Institute houses two new professional schools: the Lyon College School of Dental Medicine (LCSDM) in Little Rock, Arkansas's first and only dental school, and the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine (LCSVM), now under development in Cabot, Arkansas. It serves prospective dental and veterinary students and, through its teaching clinic, Arkansas residents seeking affordable dental care — including uninsured and underserved populations. The parent college enrolls approximately 600 undergraduates; the Institute's dental program admitted its inaugural class in mid-2025 and is on track to enroll future DVM cohorts once AVMA accreditation clears.

The Dental Medicine program is a three-year, six-term Doctor of Medical Dentistry (DMD) priced at $51,000 per term (~$102,000 annual tuition with no out-of-state differential). The Council on Dental Accreditation granted initial accreditation in February 2025, the inaugural class enrolled in June 2025, and the Patient Care Clinic at 5 Allied Drive in Little Rock's Riverdale neighborhood opened in May 2026, providing supervised services (cleanings, fillings, crowns, bridges, root canals, extractions, dentures/partials, implants, and clear aligner therapy) that function as both a clinical-education platform and a community access point. Curriculum is delivered via simulation-based instruction, advanced digital imaging, and 3D technology.

The School of Veterinary Medicine is being built on a leased site in Cabot under a partnership with the City of Cabot Animal Support Services (groundbreaking June 12, 2025); projected tuition is ~$65,000 per academic year, supported by an $11 million donation from the Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation for a Shelter Medicine Program and an AADSAS-style admissions funnel (with VMCAS for vet). Revenue derives from tuition and fees and ancillary dental professional-services income; total revenue is not publicly disclosed. Capital raised to date totals $26 million ($15 million state appropriation in March 2024 plus the $11 million philanthropic gift in April 2025).

Name

Lyon College Institute of Health Sciences

Legal name

Lyon College

Website

https://lyoninstitute.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1872

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lyon College Institute of Health Sciences is the health-sciences division of Lyon College, housing Arkansas's first dental school (a 3-year DMD program in Little Rock) and the state's inaugural School of Veterinary Medicine (4-year DVM, opening 2026 in Cabot), serving prospective dental and veterinary students and dental patients.

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Product category

Health Sciences Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Dental Schools (EDAHAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Veterinary Medicine Universities (EDAHAGAG), Community & Public Health Dentistry Clinics (FQHC/School-Based/Nonprofit) (HLABAAAF)

Keywords

• Dental medicine education
• Veterinary medicine education
• Professional health programs
• Graduate health sciences training
• Teaching dental clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Batesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: The institution generates revenue primarily through tuition and fees from its dental (DMD) and veterinary (DVM) programs. Tuition is charged per term with the dental program being a continuous three-year, six-term model and veterinary program spanning four academic years.
2. Patient Care Services: Revenue from the Lyon College School of Dental Medicine Patient Care Clinic providing dental services under supervision of licensed faculty. Services include cleanings, exams, fillings, crowns, bridges, root canals, extractions, dentures, implants, and clear aligner therapy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Lyon College Institute of Health Sciences is an educational division that administers the Lyon College School of Dental Medicine (a three-year DMD program in Little Rock, the first dental school in Arkansas) and the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine (a four-year DVM program opening 2026 in Cabot, the first veterinary school in Arkansas). It supplements these academic programs with a teaching Patient Care Clinic that provides affordable dental services under faculty supervision, integrating simulation-based instruction, advanced digital imaging, and 3D technology into clinical learning.

Product overview

Lyon College Institute of Health Sciences is a higher education institution administratively housing two professional schools: the Lyon College School of Dental Medicine (LCSDM) offering a three-year DMD program, and the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine (LCSVM) offering a four-year DVM program (opening 2026). The Institute also operates a dental Patient Care Clinic for clinical education and community oral healthcare. LCSDM is the first and only dental school in Arkansas, while LCSVM will serve the veterinary needs of Arkansas' significant livestock and poultry agriculture industry.

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Products and services

• Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine (LCSVM) - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Program A four-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program designed to prepare future veterinarians for compassionate clinical practice, with curriculum covering biomedical sciences, clinical reasoning, hands-on skills, and clinical rotations. Located in Cabot, Arkansas; will serve the veterinary needs of Arkansas' livestock and poultry industries.
• Lyon College School of Dental Medicine (LCSDM) - Doctor of Medical Dentistry (DMD) Program A three-year, six-term Doctor of Medical Dentistry (DMD) program that educates dental practitioners capable of meeting general oral health needs. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas; the first and only dental school in Arkansas, with tuition of $51,000 per term across all years.
• Lyon College School of Dental Medicine Patient Care Clinic A teaching clinic providing high-quality dental care at affordable rates under supervision of licensed faculty. Services include cleanings, exams, fillings, crowns, bridges, root canals, extractions, dentures, partials, implant therapy, clear aligner therapy, and advanced digital imaging/3D technology.

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% medical school acceptance rate vs ~40% national average
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of Little RockcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Partnership announced at clinic opening ceremony involving the City of Little Rock and Little Rock Cares Fund to support a Patient Assistance Fund for uninsured patients unable to pay for dental treatment.
• Little Rock Cares FundminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Community fundraising effort designed to engage businesses, residents and civic partners in supporting the Patient Assistance Fund established by Lyon College.
• Arkansas Children'scoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Partnership to support patient care, clinical education and research. The affiliation coordinates the delivery and oversight of pediatric dental services at Arkansas Children's facilities.
• City of Cabot Animal Support ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 September 2023Innovative partnership for the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine location in Cabot. Includes lease agreement for the veterinary school facility.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine: Midwestern runs a four-year DMD program serving a comparable applicant pool across the Midwest. Its multi-professional health sciences campus model closely mirrors Lyon's Institute of Health Sciences structure housing both dental and veterinary programs.
• Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine: Roseman operates an accelerated three-year DMD program - the same structural model Lyon adopted - and is the prior institution of Lyon's founding dental dean. Directly comparable in program length, faculty pedigree, and curriculum philosophy.
• Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine: Midwestern's veterinary school shares Lyon's integrated health-sciences institutional structure and private, multi-state recruitment model, providing a direct benchmark for the LCSVM's launch trajectory.
• Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine: A newer private veterinary school with a regional recruitment focus and emphasis on rural/serving underserved communities, paralleling Lyon's mission. LMU's launch trajectory provides a relevant operational benchmark.

Regional players

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS): UAMS is Arkansas' flagship health sciences university and the closest in-state peer for medical education. It does not currently host dental or veterinary programs, making it a complementary rather than competitive Arkansas institution.
• Arkansas State University: Arkansas' other public university system with strong pre-veterinary and animal science undergraduate tracks. Provides the primary in-state feeder pipeline that LCSVM will compete with or partner alongside.
• Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine: One of the nearest regional veterinary schools to Arkansas that currently absorbs Arkansas students seeking vet education. Its scale and rural-medicine emphasis provide a comparable benchmark for LCSVM's market positioning.
• Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences: Another adjacent-region veterinary college historically accessed by Arkansas students. Comparable in mission emphasis on livestock/poultry medicine, mirroring LCSVM's positioning against Arkansas' $13.5B livestock industry.

Broad incumbents

• Creighton University School of Dentistry: A well-established private Catholic-affiliated dental school with a mission emphasis on serving underserved communities. Comparable as a faith-affiliated, mission-driven dental school with similar community-service orientation.
• Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine: One of the oldest and most established U.S. veterinary schools. While geographically distant, its integrated DVM-plus-graduate-research model and shelter medicine focus provide aspirational benchmarks for LCSVM's Shelter Medicine Program.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LyonCollegeSoDM
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lyon-college-school-of-dental-medicine
• Instagraminstagram.com/lyoncollegedental

Compliance2 records

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Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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