Colleges / Lipscomb University
College · Private nonprofit · Nashville, TN · City
LU

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Religious affiliation
AddressOne University Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37204-3951
Websitewww.lipscomb.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$25k
Undergrad size2,997
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $25k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1256 · ACT 26.

If you get in

2,997 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $25k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$220k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$99k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$122k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$40.6k
Room & board
$15.4k
Books & supplies
$1,700

How students pay for it.

Pell grants24%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans29%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention85%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr72%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,997
Location
Nashville, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
David Lipscomb University David Lipscomb Lipscomb
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Black7%
  • Unknown4%
  • International3%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian3%
First-gen students24%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$48k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 75

What you can study.

Colleges / Lipscomb University
College · Private nonprofit · Nashville, TN · City
LU

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Religious affiliation
AddressOne University Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37204-3951
Websitewww.lipscomb.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$25k
Undergrad size2,997
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $25k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1256 · ACT 26.

If you get in

2,997 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $25k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$220k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$99k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$122k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$40.6k
Room & board
$15.4k
Books & supplies
$1,700

How students pay for it.

Pell grants24%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans29%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention85%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr72%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,997
Location
Nashville, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
David Lipscomb University David Lipscomb Lipscomb
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Black7%
  • Unknown4%
  • International3%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian3%
First-gen students24%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$48k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 75

What you can study.