- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Lee University
Cleveland, TNCity: smallZIP 37311Founded 1918
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1918
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1970
- Website
- www.leeuniversity.edu
- Member of
- ACA
TennesseeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Lee University
Lee University is a private nonprofit university in Cleveland, Tennessee, with 2,617 undergraduates. It admits 70% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $21,034 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate70%
Retention82%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share33%
Federal loans42%
$21,034net price / year
70%admission rate
1145average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$47,741median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#1,354 of 1,704 for earnings#945 of 1,739 for lowest net price#593 of 1,738 for graduation rate#575 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $38,042tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $24,870
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $24,870
- Average net price
- $21,034national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,443
$30,001–48,000$18,158
$48,001–75,000$16,358
$75,001–110,000$20,574
$110,001+$26,566
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 70%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 500–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college70%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college33%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,285
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,741middle 50%: $29,459–$68,031
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$68,031
Median, Lee University$47,741
Lower quarter$29,459
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,617
- Part-time
- 8.0%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 23.3
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 84%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,655 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,868
- Endowment, end of year
- $32,936,546
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White80%
Hispanic2.0%
Black3.9%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races6.1%
U.S. nonresident3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown2.7%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations14%
Business & management13%
Health professions12%
Education9.7%
Psychology9.5%
Liberal arts & humanities7.9%
Visual & performing arts6.5%
Communication & journalism6.2%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 220613. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6515384.