Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee · Private · 2,997 undergraduates · lipscomb.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
68%
of 4,257 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1120 to 1370
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$69,570Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Lipscomb 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
68% 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
$69,570
a year in 2027-28, from a $69,570 sticker price
What to do with your 1210
Send your score
About 34% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1030, 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.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted alongside ACT/SAT
Source: Freshmen Admission Requirements | Lipscomb University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Oct15Early Action · October 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
68%
of applicants were admitted: 2,885 of 4,257 for fall 2024.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 15% of them sent SAT scores and 66% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1120 to 1370
Reading and Writing 560 to 690
Math 550 to 670
ACT composite 21 to 29
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160017%
- 1200 to 139940%
- 1000 to 119939%
- 800 to 9994.5%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.86
- 4.044%
- 3.75 to 3.9922%
- 3.50 to 3.7414%
- 3.25 to 3.499%
- 3.00 to 3.247%
- 2.50 to 2.994%
- Below 2.500%
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
$69,570
a year
- Tuition$42,340
- Fees$3,730
- Food and housing$16,470
- Books and supplies$1,890
- Transportation and other$5,140
Lipscomb University published $64,328 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
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$19,303
- $30,001 to $48,000$18,287
- $48,001 to $75,000$19,827
- $75,001 to $110,000$23,834
- Over $110,000$29,950
Financial aid
74%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$34,281
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
34%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $20,758 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
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
32 of 32
Earn credit with a score of 3
24 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,230Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | AR 1033 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | AR 1033 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | AR 4813 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BY 1003 |
| Biology | 4 | 3 | BY 1003 |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | BY1144 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MA 1314 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MA 1314 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 8 | MA 1314, 2314 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CM 1113, 1211 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CM 1113, 1211, 1123, 1221 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CM 1113, 1211, 1123, 1221 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PO 1013 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 1213 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 1213 |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 3 | CS 1213 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CCT 1133 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | AR 1033 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | EN 1113 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | EN 1113 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BY 1003 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | BY 1003 or BY 1013 or ESS 1013 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HI 1113 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FR 1114 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | FR 1114,1124, 2113 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | FR 1114, 1124, 2113, 2123 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GE 1114 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | GE 1114, GE 1124, 2113 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | GE 1114, GE 1124, GE 2113 & GE 2123 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | HI 3323 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC 2403 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC 2413 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MU 1111, MU 1133 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 8 | MU 1111, 1121 MU 1133, 1143 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | PH 1013 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PH 1214 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PH 1013 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PH 1224 |
| Physics 2 | 5 | 4 | PH 1224 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PH 1013 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PH 1013 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PH 1013 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PH 1214 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 5 | MA 1123 or MA 1135 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PS 1113 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SN 1114 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | SN 1114, SN 1124 & SN 2113 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | SN 1114, SN 1124, SN 2113 & SN 2123 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MA 2183 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PO 1023 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HI 2213 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HI 1013 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
71%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$62,332
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Lipscomb University$52,105
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 14 majors here have earnings data.
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