by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,997 undergraduates at Lipscomb with 2,798 being full-time and 199 being part-time.
| $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.
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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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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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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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