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University or college · Private nonprofit

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN544 online only

Lipscomb University is a private nonprofit university in Nashville, TN, with about 4,503 students on campus.

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Students on campus
4,503
plus 544 studying only online
Admission rate
68%
lower than at 67% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$24,739
higher than at 71% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
72%
higher than at 81% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$55,541
higher than at 79% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Lipscomb University

Rent in Nashville is above the state median

Median rent in Nashville is $1,582 a month, 33% above the state median. Living in Nashville ↓

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $20,048 a year after grants. What it costs ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Lipscomb University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, accounting graduates earn a median $83,930 four years out. Psychology graduates earn $47,933. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $55,117 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $40,572Room & board $15,424Books & supplies $1,700

After grants, the average family on aid pays $24,739.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$24,124

About $96,496 over 4 years · 56% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Lipscomb University?

68%

of applicants admitted

About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
590–700
SAT math
570–680
ACT
23–30

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1256.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
72%
within 6 years · Pell students 66%
Come back for year two
84%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$55,541
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$19,500
about $207 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$207 a month against about $4,205 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

69%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 86% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$52k
Middle income$30–75k
$56k
Higher incomeover $75k
$60k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 19%Visual & performing arts 17%Health professions 12%Biology 12%Psychology 7%Engineering 6%Everything else 27%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations61 graduates a year · typical debt $21,082
$81k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing51 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$74k4 yrs out
Psychology, General47 graduates a year · typical debt $22,610
$48k4 yrs out
Biology, General43 graduates a year · typical debt $24,375
$55k4 yrs out
Marketing34 graduates a year · typical debt $19,500
$78k4 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services24 graduates a year
—not reported
Visual and Performing Arts, General23 graduates a year
—not reported
Design and Applied Arts23 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

2,997 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 66%Hispanic 13%Black 7%Asian 3%Two or more 3%International 3%

Women and men

Women 61%Men 39%
13 : 1
students per teacher
24%
get Pell grants (lower income)
29%
take federal loans
8%
undergrads 25 or older
4%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Nashville

7% of Nashville’s 745,904 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Nashville pages.

Nashville →
$1,582/momedian rent · 33% above the state$426Ktypical home valueD−Safety Grade29° / 90°January low / July high · 5" of snowAll colleges in and near NashvilleCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
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Straight-line distances from Lipscomb University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.