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“A private Christian university in Nashville where faith, academics, and Music City culture intersect.”
Lipscomb University is a private Christian university rooted in the Churches of Christ tradition, founded in 1891 and set on a 110-acre residential campus in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee. With about 4,700 students split between roughly 3,100 undergraduates and 1,600 graduate and professional students, Lipscomb strikes a deliberate balance between small-college intimacy and comprehensive-university breadth, offering 145+ undergraduate programs across nine discipline-focused colleges and a traditional liberal arts core. The university has earned a reputation for high-touch academics, strong outcomes in pre-professional pipelines, and a culture that asks students to integrate their faith with their studies through chapel, service, and vocation-centered coursework. Lipscomb's academic profile is anchored by nationally visible programs in nursing, accounting, pharmacy, engineering, music, theatre, and business, along with fast-growing graduate offerings in health sciences, education, and data science. Signature strengths include the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, an increasingly research-active College of Computing & Technology, and the George Shinn College of Entertainment & the Arts, which leverages Nashville's creative economy through partnerships with songwriters, studios, and production houses. A 13:1 student-faculty ratio, a required on-campus residency for freshmen and sophomores, and 'missional living' commitments give the experience a distinctly relational, mentorship-heavy feel. The Nashville location is a genuine superpower: students intern at Vanderbilt Medical Center, country-music publishers, HCA Healthcare, the state capitol, and Fortune 500 headquarters within minutes of campus. Lipscomb climbed 22 spots in the 2026 U.S. News Best Colleges ranking and continues to invest in residential, athletic (NCAA Division I, ASUN Conference), and academic facilities. For international students, the community offers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) pathway programs, a designated DSO team, and a small but growing cohort of F-1 students drawn from 50+ countries.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
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How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Home to the Doctor of Pharmacy, nursing (BSN/MSN/DNP), healthcare administration, nutrition, and kinesiology programs with strong clinical placement pipelines in Nashville's healthcare hub.
AACSB-accredited college offering undergraduate majors in accounting, finance, marketing, management, and economics alongside a MAcc and MBA. Strong ties to Nashville's corporate community.
Leverages Nashville's creative industry through programs in music, entertainment industry studies, theatre, and film, with hands-on studio and performance facilities.
ABET-accredited engineering programs blending rigorous STEM coursework with project-based learning and faith-and-work integration.
Prepares teachers, school counselors, and school leaders with an emphasis on urban schools and service learning; graduate programs are a growing strength.
The academic heart of Lipscomb, offering humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and ministry programs — and delivering the shared liberal arts core to all undergraduates.
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Lipscomb's most popular undergraduate major, with strong NCLEX pass rates and clinical placements across Nashville's healthcare systems including Vanderbilt and HCA affiliates.
4 years
A signature Nashville program combining business, creative, and production coursework with hands-on access to Music Row labels, publishers, and studios.
4 years
Four-year professional program with strong experiential education and pass rates, preparing students for community, hospital, and specialty pharmacy practice.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $40,572
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
