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Lee University

Cleveland, TN · Private · Small city

Private institution in Cleveland, TN · 2,712 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $43,222 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$20,3991,110th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$22,6901,181st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$22,690992nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$34,2991,077th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,7501,416th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,2221,446th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,0821,344th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
60.7%747th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
81.0%616th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
72.2%663rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1144547th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,712756th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
26.7%1,373rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 108 mi (ATL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 48 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$60,878$55,625
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$53,358—
Bible/Biblical StudiesTheologybachelors$42,682—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$40,396$38,122
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$38,289$39,099
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$36,521$35,843
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$35,518$36,282
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$32,925$25,053
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$30,409$39,009
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$30,409$24,035
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheologybachelors$29,956$28,288
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$28,236$29,374

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,796,635 (M $1,650,979 · W $2,145,656)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lee University’s 2,712 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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