Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee · Also known as David Lipscomb University David Lipscomb Lipscomb · Website
$55,541
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,541
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Lipscomb University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Nashville, Tennessee with 2,997 undergraduates and 1,681 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,739 a year (tuition and fees $40,572). It admits 68% of applicants and 72% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,541 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,739
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$40,572
US median $11,837
Admission rate
68%
US median 78%
Completion rate
72%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,500
About $207 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,541
Rank 1,062 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $24,739
- Tuition and fees
- $40,572
- Cost of attendance
- $55,117
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 29%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,048
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,009
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,124
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,210
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,265
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $28,624 in 2015-16 to $40,572 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1,256
- SAT reading, middle
- 600
- SAT math, middle
- 585
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 2,997
- Graduate students
- 1,681
- Part-time students
- 4.3%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 72%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 136
- Endowment
- $117.3M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,062 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 120 in Tennessee (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,739 | $15,261 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $40,572 | $15,120 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 68% | 70% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 72% | 60% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,500 | $15,784 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,454 | $34,684 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,541 | $38,610 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 69% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
136 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 126 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 121 | $20,500 | $51,922 | $59,936 | $63,399 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 83 | $41,000 | $69,501 | $90,589 | $103,485 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 70 | $61,583 | $34,077 | $53,211 | $59,571 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 66 | $269,705 | $108,662 | $135,760 | $138,348 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 61 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $21,082 | $51,379 | $80,751 | $68,257 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 56 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,573 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 55 | $25,506 | $60,024 | $73,891 | $71,685 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $25,000 | $64,954 | $74,051 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $22,610 | $28,252 | $47,933 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $24,375 | $20,387 | $54,965 | $57,214 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $19,500 | $41,660 | $77,996 | $69,303 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyMaster's | Master's | 25 | $32,238 | $43,722 | Withheld | $80,271 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | $64,190 | $61,300 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 23 | $26,466 | $51,798 | $63,058 | $64,397 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,688 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $20,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesDoctoral | Doctoral | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,982 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $23,732 | Withheld | $83,930 | $76,194 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $24,619 | $23,075 | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $81,408 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Lipscomb University cost?
$24,739 a year is the average net price at Lipscomb University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $40,572, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,117. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,048 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Lipscomb University?
68% of applicants are admitted to Lipscomb University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,256 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Tennessee is 70%.
How much do Lipscomb University graduates earn?
$55,541 a year is the median pay of former Lipscomb University students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,454 after 6 years). That ranks 1,062 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 120 in Tennessee. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Professional) at $108,662.
How much student debt do Lipscomb University graduates have?
$19,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Lipscomb University graduates, about $207 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 29% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Lipscomb University?
72% of first-time, full-time students at Lipscomb University finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Lipscomb University?
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (126 graduate certificate graduates), Curriculum and Instruction (121 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (83 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 136 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.