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Lee UniversityCleveland, TN · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (9% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 84% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,868 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

623 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 30% of graduates; 77 programs in 23 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.01019.0% 56
    Graduates in this field earn $46,719 4 years out
  2. Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 24.01016.4% 40
    Graduates in this field earn $54,203 4 years out
  3. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38015.6% 35
    Graduates in this field earn $70,388 4 years out
  4. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02015.1% 32
    Graduates in this field earn $59,274 4 years out
  5. Pastoral Studies/Counseling 39.07014.2% 26
    Graduates in this field earn $45,844 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 6.3% → 12% of graduates since 2014–15 (74 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Accounting and Related Services$79,208 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $53,577

    4 years after completion$79,208
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    Median federal debt: $16,750 · 48 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$70,388 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $67,930

    4 years after completion$70,388
    National median: $88,910Below typical

    Median federal debt: $24,997 · 153 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,274 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $40,193

    4 years after completion$59,274
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $52,027 · Non-Pell: $55,201(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,788 · 116 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,203 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $45,678

    4 years after completion$54,203
    National median: $53,072About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $38,370 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $16,668 · 108 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$48,382 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $44,397

    4 years after completion$48,382
    National median: $47,382About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $39,225 · Non-Pell: $41,588(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,750 · 82 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college13 to 1
13 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 50% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 13 to 1 in its Common Data Set (2,937 students, 226 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

62%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 6% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–920530%
10–1922833%
20–2915723%
30–39345%
40–49284%
50–99355%
100+61%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty84%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$68,906

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$8,868
$8,868
← Lessmore than 38% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$11,233
$11,233
← Lessmore than 21% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Lee University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Lee University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)