Nashville, Tennessee · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Lipscomb University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Nashville, Tennessee. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 5,017 students in fall 2024, including 3,336 undergraduates and 1,681 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Churches of Christ.
Lipscomb University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 149 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Administration, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 1,583 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
5,017
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
1,583
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
149
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 149
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
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
695
Master's degrees
675
Doctoral degrees (research)
37
Professional doctorates
36
Postbaccalaureate certificates
140
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
5,017
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,336
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,681
Full-time, fall 2024
87%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,924
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,691
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,233
Full-time, 2024-25
81%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
65%
Men
35%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
53%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Churches of Christ
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Atlantic Sun Conference
President
Dr. Candice McQueen
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization