Lee University
Cleveland, Tennessee · Private · 2,617 undergraduates · leeuniversity.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
71%
of 2,481 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1030 to 1230
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$44,450Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Lee University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
71% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$44,450
a year in 2027-28, from a $44,450 sticker price
What to do with your 1120
Send your score
About 28% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 970, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted alongside ACT/SAT
Source: Test-Optional FAQ - Lee University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
Who gets in
71%
of applicants were admitted: 1,771 of 2,481 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 22% of them sent SAT scores and 64% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1030 to 1230
Reading and Writing 530 to 640
Math 490 to 600
ACT composite 20 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16005%
- 1200 to 139926%
- 1000 to 119949%
- 800 to 99919%
- 600 to 7991%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.64
- 4.020%
- 3.75 to 3.9933%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.247%
- 2.50 to 2.994%
- Below 2.503%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$44,450
a year
- Tuition$26,460
- Fees$850
- Food and housing$11,170
- Books and supplies$1,410
- Transportation and other$4,560
Lee University published $42,740 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$18,443
- $30,001 to $48,000$18,158
- $48,001 to $75,000$16,358
- $75,001 to $110,000$20,574
- Over $110,000$26,566
Financial aid
68%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$19,155
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
33%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $6,682 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Tennessee programs for residents
Ned McWherter Scholars Program
$6,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.75+ GPA, 1430+ SAT or 32+ ACT, Competitive merit award; application with transcript through first semester of senior year and official ACT/SAT; competitive, limited funding
Aspire Award
State program · In-state students
Up to $750/semester (4-year) or up to $250/semester (2-year) in addition to HOPE
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Need-based HOPE supplement; meet HOPE requirements and parents' (or independent student's and spouse's) AGI of $36,000 or less
General Assembly Merit Scholarship (GAMS)
State program · In-state students
Up to $500/semester in addition to HOPE (including summer)
- 3.75+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, HOPE supplement (TN public or category 1-3 private HS graduates); must meet HOPE Scholarship requirements; FAFSA, from Tennessee
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
4-year (and 2-year with housing): up to $2,250/semester freshman & sophomore, up to $2,850/semester junior & senior; 2-year: up to $1,600/semester
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, HOPE Scholarship (entering freshmen); enroll within 16 months of HS graduation; FAFSA
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
28 of 28
Earn credit with a score of 3
16 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,650Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 | 6 | ARTS-244 & ARTS-245 (3, 3) |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOS-110 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOS-161 & BIOS-162 (4, 4) |
| Calculus AB | 3 | Place into MTHS-261 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MTHS-261 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MTHS-261 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MTHS-261 & MTHS-262 (4, 4) |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHYS-161 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHYS-161 & CHYS-162 (4, 4) |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | 200-level Political Science elective |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CISS-301 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CISS-201 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL-106 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL-106 & ENGL-221 or ENGL-222 (3, 3) |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL-110 & ENGL-221 or ENGL-222 (3, 3) |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | BIOS-112 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST-221 & HIST-222 (3, 3) |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN-211 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN-211 & FREN-212 (3, 3) |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM-211 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM-211 & GERM-212 (3, 3) |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEOG/ANTH-312 |
| Latin | 5 | 4 | LATN-211 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON-211 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON-212 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUST-111 (3 hrs) & MUST-112 (1 hr) |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | GSCI-121 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | GSCI-121 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS-261 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS-261 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC-200 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN-211 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN-211 & SPAN-212 (3, 3) |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MTHS-135 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PLSC-250 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST-211 or HIST-212 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST-221 or HIST-222 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
62%
Come back for a second year
82%
Typical earnings
$47,741
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Lee University$44,683
- All colleges$44,379
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 18 majors here have earnings data.
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