Lipscomb University

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Acceptance Rate

67.7%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1160–1380

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$38,824

Undergrad Enrollment

3,021

Applicants

4,244

Yield Rate

25.1%

Student:Faculty

13:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$24,739/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $98,956 over four years.

What grads earn

$56,036/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $60,995 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 8% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.8 years of pay.

75% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.2%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

15%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.6%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Lipscomb University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$20,048

$30–48k$20,009

$48–75k$24,124

$75–110k$25,210

Over $110k$31,265

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

72%

Completion · all

67%

Completion · Pell

62%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

69%

Median debt

$19,500

Classification

D/PU research universityFour-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

4,244

Admitted

2,82866.6%

Enrolled

71125% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

71.1%▼ +8pp

Application Volume

3,705 applicants▲ 6%

Lipscomb University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	1	—	—	1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation54% / 46%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball39Basketball15Golf11Soccer30Tennis9Track & Field101

Women's

Basketball11Golf8Soccer26Softball20Tennis8Track & Field87Volleyball15

Research Activity

FY 2024

$2Mtotal R&D expenditure#587 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse70 grads

Psychology, General56 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General45 grads

Business Administration and Management, General39 grads

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General26 grads

Marketing/Marketing Management, General23 grads

Digital Arts22 grads

Mechanical Engineering20 grads

Finance, General19 grads

Kinesiology and Exercise Science19 grads

4yr Grad Rate

64%

6yr Grad Rate

71%

Retention Rate

84%

Median Earnings

$55,541