Lipscomb University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Lipscomb University is a private doctoral/professional university in Nashville, TN (city setting), with 3,270 undergraduates (65% women), affiliated with the Churches of Christ. It admitted 67% of 4,244 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1145–1350 on the SAT and 22–29 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $59,678 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $27,386 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 69% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, visual & performing arts, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 0.53 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Lipscomb University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $38,824
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Lipscomb University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Lipscomb University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic Sun Conference | 26 | room 2 | 4 | $2.1M | $81,431 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 39 | 5 over | 6 | $1.9M | $48,363 | 978 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 15 | at cap | 5 | $2.8M | $184,719 | 986 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 11 | room 4 | 5 | $1.8M | $167,921 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic Sun Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 990 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic Sun Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 993 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic Sun Conference | 11 | 2 over | 1 | $678k | $61,623 | 993 | |
| Women's Golf | Atlantic Sun Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $612k | $76,474 | 993 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic Sun Conference | 30 | 2 over | 3 | $1.7M | $55,065 | 976 | |
| Softball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | room 5 | 4 | $1.1M | $56,059 | 981 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Sun Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $423k | $47,051 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic Sun Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $644k | $80,461 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic Sun Conference | 101 | 56 over | 5 | $1.3M | $12,482 | 989 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic Sun Conference | 87 | 42 over | 4 | $1.3M | $15,238 | 984 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 15 | room 3 | 4 | $1.3M | $88,683 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.