Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 2,997 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 68%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $23,178per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 72%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,33210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Lipscomb students are required to acquire 20 chapel credits to meet the chapel requirement, earned by attending Breakout Chapels and The Gathering.
Source: Chapel FAQ | Lipscomb University
The study of the Bible is integral to a Lipscomb education, and all Lipscomb students examine the Bible's overall message and the life to which it calls believers through a general education Bible requirement.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 68%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1160–1380Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 23–30Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $23,178full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $56,348sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $42,596Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 72%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 84%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,33210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,997Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 29%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 24%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Belmont University Nashville, TN — admits 95%
- George Fox University Newberg, OR — admits 94%
- University of St Thomas Houston, TX — admits 90%
- Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ — admits 89%
Also worth a look
- Lee University Cleveland, TN — admits 71%
- Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN — admits 66%
- Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL — admits 74%
- Union University Jackson, TN — admits 60%
- University of the Pacific Stockton, CA — admits 71%
- Carroll University Waukesha, WI — admits 67%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Lipscomb University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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