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Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

https://www.lipscomb.edu

#320 National Colleges

63.11% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

2,842 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Doctoral/Professional Universities
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: Churches of Christ
Lipscomb University is a private university in Nashville, Tennessee. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, between Belmont Boulevard to the west and Granny White Pike on the east. Student enrollment for the fall 2016 semester was 4,632, which included 2,986 undergraduate students and 1,646 graduate students.

It also maintains two satellite locations called "Spark," in the Cool Springs area of Franklin, Tennessee and in Downtown Nashville to serve the business community.

"Lipscomb University." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipscomb_University.
Location

City
Nashville, Tennessee

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Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 24.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 10.1%
Health Professions And Related Programs 9.3%
Psychology 8.0%
Visual And Performing Arts 6.6%
Education 6.5%
Engineering 5.3%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 4.5%
English Language And Literature/Letters 4.2%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2.8%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 2.3%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 2.2%
Legal Professions And Studies 2.0%
Theology And Religious Vocations 1.9%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 1.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.5%
Social Sciences 1.1%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.1%
History 0.9%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 0.9%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 0.7%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.7%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.7%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.4%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.4%
Physical Sciences 0.3%

Cost

Tuition
$33,424.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
49.83%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$24,749.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1234 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 640 585 530
Verbal 650 600 550

ACT Scores

26 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 27 24 21
English 32 28 23