Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Small

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid is $21,034. 62% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $47,741 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $26,000.

Average net price
$21,034
per year Verified data
Completion rate
62%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$47,741
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$26,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$24,870
Out-of-state tuition and fees$24,870
Average cost of attendance$38,042
Books and supplies$1,340
Room and board, on campus$10,450
Average net price, all aided students$21,034
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$18,443
Average net price, family income over $110,000$26,566

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
71%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1040 to 1230
ACT composite range, middle 50%
20 to 27
Undergraduate enrollment
2,617
Graduate enrollment
443
Students receiving Pell grants
33%
Student to faculty ratio
13 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time62%
Completion within normal time52%
First-year retention (full-time)82%
Median federal debt, graduates$26,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$295
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$32,851
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry65%
1 year after completion$41,340
4 years after completion$47,559
6 years after entry$42,285
8 years after entry$46,021
10 years after entry$47,741
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $47,741; the middle half earned $29,459 to $68,031. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Lee University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

105 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (11)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Bible/Biblical Studies
CIP 39.02 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
CIP 39.03 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
CIP 39.07 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Religious Education
CIP 39.04 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (4)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (61)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online
22$53,988$25,000
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
CIP 50.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bible/Biblical Studies
CIP 39.02 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacy$29,667
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
52$43,953$23,250
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
9$35,332Suppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · Some credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99
$33,548Suppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
7$28,137Suppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
14$31,854Suppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacy$28,123
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Services, General
CIP 44.00 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
36$37,349$27,672
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacy$25,159
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
CIP 39.03 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
17$33,373$30,250
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
CIP 31.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
CIP 39.07 · Some credentials fully online
67$38,222$28,375
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
53$29,298$26,541
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
15$39,201$27,000
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
17$32,201Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
54$73,167$27,000
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Religious Education
CIP 39.04 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Religious Music and Worship
CIP 39.05 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
15$32,345$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
25$45,830$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
23$45,982$27,000
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Theological and Ministerial Studies
CIP 39.06 · Some credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (21)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bible/Biblical Studies
CIP 39.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
28$60,610Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · Some credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
14$43,625Suppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
CIP 39.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Religious Music and Worship
CIP 39.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
14$48,687Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
12$51,040Suppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Theological and Ministerial Studies
CIP 39.06 · No credentials fully online
25$51,107Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 220613, OPEID 003500. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.