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Lipscomb University is a private national university located in Nashville, Tennessee. Lipscomb University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Lipscomb University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $47,554 10 years after enrolling, 11th in Tennessee, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Lipscomb University bachelor students earn 2% less than the national average. Lipscomb University is ranked 20th in Tennessee.
Lipscomb University’s median net annual cost of $25,704 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Lipscomb University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Biology, Registered Nursing, Psychology, Marketing, Accounting - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$25,704
Average years to graduate
4.3
Mechanical Engineering
Rank: #252
Economic score: 3.27
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #82
Economic score: 4.05
Education
Rank: #245
Economic score: 6.43
Biblical Studies
Rank: #7
Economic score: 12.92
Social Work
Rank: #265
Economic score: 16.8
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Lipscomb University - Curriculum and Instruction, Business Administration, Mental & Social Health Services, Educ. Administration, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Special Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Accounting
Rank: #206
Economic score: 0.4
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #97
Economic score: 0.48
Education
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 0.48
ESL
Rank: #16
Economic score: 0.52
Theological Studies
Rank: #10
Economic score: 0.72
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Rank: #12
Economic score: 0.93
Clinical / Counseling Psych
Rank: #131
Economic score: 1
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 68% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Lipscomb University is 11% higher than the state average, and 1% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At Lipscomb University, Pell Grant recipients represent 22% of the measured graduating class, 13% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Lipscomb University graduates within 4.5 years.
Lipscomb University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Lipscomb University’s economic mobility score of 9.94 is calculated by adjusting the 4.07 economic score of lower-income students by the 22% pell grant recipients within the student body. Lipscomb University’s EMS of 9.94 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Lipscomb University pays $25,704 a year, $28,344 less than the $54,048 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $25,704
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Lipscomb University, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $25,704 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 35% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,497. This is 19% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,142
Pell grants
$4,556
State grants
$4,966
Institutional grants
$20,559
Lipscomb University offers 8 online bachelor programs, 5 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Lipscomb University offers 4 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
12
Hybrid programs
3
Percentage of programs online
9%
Lipscomb University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 74% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,422 applicants, of which 2,532 were admitted and 663 enrolled. Lipscomb University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
93%
83%
Female
65%
59%
First time
73%
59%
In-state
61%
68%
1st generation
24%
35%
White
72%
52%
Black
7%
14%
Hispanic
9%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%