Private nonprofit · Nashville, Tennessee
Lipscomb University: cost, debt and earnings by major
33 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $23,178
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 71%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 68%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,997
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,750
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 4.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $19,303 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $18,287 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $19,827 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $23,834 |
| $110,000+ | $29,950 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (14)
- Mechanical Engineering$93,990
- Accounting and Related Services$83,930
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,751
- Marketing$77,996
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,051
- Human Resources Management and Services$61,167
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$56,036
- Biology, General$54,965
- Social Work$53,938
- Communication and Media Studies$52,267
- Psychology, General$47,933
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$47,544
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$44,328
- Music$21,700 (1 yr)
Post-baccalaureate certificate programs (2)
Master's programs (15)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$127,250
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$108,894 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$106,199
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$90,589
- Educational Administration and Supervision$73,891
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$66,213
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$65,590
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$64,350
- Theological and Ministerial Studies$64,190
- Special Education and Teaching$63,058
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$61,534
- Curriculum and Instruction$59,936
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$56,187
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$53,211
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$50,023 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (1)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$82,253 (1 yr)