Cleveland, Tennessee · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Lee University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Cleveland, Tennessee. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 3,714 students in fall 2024, including 3,271 undergraduates and 443 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Church of God.
Lee University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 112 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 796 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 19 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
3,714
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
796
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
112
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 112
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
82%
First-year retention, part-time students
17%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
623
Associate degrees
17
Master's degrees
127
Doctoral degrees (research)
8
Professional doctorates
9
Certificates under 1 year
2
Postbaccalaureate certificates
5
Post-master's certificates
5
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,714
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,271
Graduate students, fall 2024
443
Full-time, fall 2024
70%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,383
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,829
Graduate students, 2024-25
554
Full-time, 2024-25
63%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
62%
Men
38%
White
69%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
19
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
14%
Students taking some online courses
17%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Church of God
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Gulf South Conference
President
Dr. Phil Cook
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionBusiness Administration and ManagementTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other+120