Academic Life at Lipscomb University

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Lipscomb University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

78 Majors With Completions

13:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

48% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Lipscomb University:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

The student-to-faculty ratio at Lipscomb University is about average at 13 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. Lipscomb University employs 48% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at Lipscomb University can choose from 78 majors with reported graduates spanning 25 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Lipscomb University are shown below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	✓

The most popular majors at Lipscomb University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Business Administration, Management and Operations	139
Curriculum and Instruction	139
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	70
Educational Administration and Supervision	68
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	68

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at Lipscomb University, a few more questions are worth asking:

Looking for flexibility? Lipscomb University may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 1,805 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (84% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Lipscomb University.

Dig Deeper into Academics at Lipscomb University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Lipscomb University in more detail:

Majors & Degree Programs at Lipscomb University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
Faculty Composition at Lipscomb University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation and Retention at Lipscomb University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Online Learning at Lipscomb University — online and distance enrollment options
Accreditation Detail at Lipscomb University — the schools accreditation and what it means