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Lipscomb University Data & Information Overview

271 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
74% Acceptance Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Lipscomb University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Lipscomb University Ranked?

#577 Best Colleges in Nation
#6 Best Colleges in TN
Teaching English or French Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Lipscomb University was awarded 271 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teaching english or french.

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Overall Quality

Lipscomb landed the #577 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Out of the 45 colleges in Tennessee, Lipscomb is ranked at #6.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Lipscomb?

74% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
18% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Lipscomb University has an acceptance rate of 74%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 18% of students accepted to Lipscomb submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Lipscomb University  ( 560 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Lipscomb University  ( 540 to 630 )
200
800
Lipscomb received ACT scores from 65% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 29.

ACT Composite Scores for Lipscomb University  ( 22 to 29 )
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36

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Lipscomb University Faculty

14 to 1 Student to Faculty
52% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Lipscomb University, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Lipscomb University is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  52 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Lipscomb University

85% Freshmen Retention
57% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Lipscomb University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  85 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Lipscomb for first-time, full-time students is 57%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  57 out of 100
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100

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Lipscomb University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,798 Full-Time Undergraduates
21.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
61.4% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,997 undergraduates at Lipscomb with 2,798 being full-time and 199 being part-time.

How Much Does Lipscomb University Cost?

$25,704 Net Price
35% Take Out Loans
$29,988 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Lipscomb is $25,704. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Lipscomb

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$21,459 $21,843 $23,076 $27,840 $28,522

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Lipscomb, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Lipscomb, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $7,497 a year. That adds up to $29,988 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lipscomb is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Lipscomb Graduates Make?

$47,554 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Lipscomb with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $47,554 in their early years. This is good news for future Lipscomb graduates since it is 12% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at Lipscomb University make the most money.

Location of Lipscomb University

Tennessee State
2,798 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Lipscomb University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for Lipscomb are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One University Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37204-3951
Phone: 615-966-1000
Website: https://www.lipscomb.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LipscombUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lipscomb

Lipscomb University Majors

83 Majors With Completions
718 Undergraduate Degrees
578 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 83 majors graduated from Lipscomb University. Of these students, 718 received undergraduate degrees and 578 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 85 $59,514
General Biology 56 NA
Nursing 40 $56,287
Marketing 39 $41,690
General Psychology 39 $28,795
Accounting 30 $51,789
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 30 NA
Drama & Theater Arts 20 $18,623
Teacher Education Subject Specific 19 $36,187
Music 18 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Lipscomb University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Lipscomb

46% Take At Least One Class Online
11% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 2,203 students took at least one online class at Lipscomb University. This is an increase from the 2,147 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,203 522
2019-2020 2,147 477
2018-2019 993 278
2017-2018 979 180
2016-2017 1,681 195

Learn more about online learning at Lipscomb University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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