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    Information Summary

    Ranks 1218th for total enrollment

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    Surrounding communitySmall city (inside urban area, pop. under 100,000)
    Highest offeringMaster's degree
    Full-time Enrollment3,488
    Total Enrollment3,931
    Calendar SystemSemester
    Years of college work requiredN/A
    Variable TuitionNo
    Application Fee RequiredYes
    Undergraduate Application Fee$25
    Graduate Application Fee$25
    First Professional Application FeeN/A

    Carnegie Foundation Classification

    Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

    UndergraduateProfessions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
    GraduatePostbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (education dominant)
    Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
    EnrollmentVery high undergraduate
    Size & SettingMedium four-year, primarily residential

    Student Tuition Costs and Fees

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Lee University?

    Ranks 1541st for total cost of attendance

      In District In State Out of State
    FT Undergraduate Tuition $9,888 $9,888 $9,888
    FT Undergraduate Required Fees $370 $370 $370
    PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $412 $412 $412
    FT Graduate Tuition $9,888 $9,888 $9,888
    FT Graduate Required Fees $120 $120 $120
    PT Graduate per Credit Hour $412 $412 $412
    Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus $19,200 $19,200 $19,200
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $23,900 $23,900 $23,900
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family $13,340 $13,340 $13,340

    Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

    Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

      In District In State Out of State
    Published Tuition & Fees $9,260 trend  $10,258 $9,260 trend  $10,258 $9,260 trend  $10,258
      Cost (regardless of residency)
    Books & Supplies $700 trend  $800
    On-Campus – Room & Board $5,020 trend  $5,378
    On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,520 trend  $2,764
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $8,000 trend  $8,712
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $4,040 trend  $4,130
    Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $2,120 trend  $2,282

    Admission Details

    Applicants 1,465 (584 male / 881 female)
    Admitted 894 (363 male / 531 female)
    Admission rate 61%
    First-time Enrollment 761 (301 male / 460 female)
    FT Enrollment 755 (301 male / 454 female)
    PT Enrollment 6 (N/A male / 6 female)

    Admission Criteria

    What criteria does Lee University use for admissions?

    Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
    Open AdmissionsNo
    Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / N/A / Required
    College Prep. CompletionRecommended
    RecommendationsN/A
    Formal competency demoN/A
    Admission test scoresRequired
    TOEFLRequired
    Other testsN/A

    Special Learning Opportunities

    Distance LearningYes
    ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce NoNo / No / No
    Study AbroadYes
    Weekend CollegeNo
    Teacher CertificationYes

    Athletics - Association Memberships

    Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NAIA
    NCAA / NAIA Basketball Conference Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Baseball Conference Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Track & Field Conference Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference

    Admission Credits Accepted

    What types of credits does Lee University accept?

    Dual CreditYes
    Life ExperienceNo
    Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

    ACT Test Admission

    Rank 317th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting ACT results 75%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 20 / 28
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 18 / 25
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 20 / 27

    SAT Test Admission

    Rank 519th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting SAT results 46%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 470 / 600
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 450 / 600
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 920 / 1200

    Student Services

    Remedial ServicesYes
    Academic / Career CounselingYes
    PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
    Career PlacementYes
    On-Campus Day CareNo
    Library FacilityYes

    Student Living

    First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
    Dorm Capacity1,835
    Meals per Week21
    Room Fee$2,788
    Board Fee$2,590

    Student Financial Aid Details

    How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

    Lee University ranks 2353rd for the average student loan amount.

      Average Users % of Attendees
    Federal Grant Aid $2,705 195 pie   27%
    State & Local Grant Aid $2,885 196 pie   27%
    Institutional Grant Aid $5,156 458 pie   63%
    Student Loan Aid $3,877 278 pie   38%
    Any financial aid type   668 pie   92%

    Student Enrollment Demographics

    How many students are enrolled at Lee University?

      Men Women Total
    Non Resident Alien
    95105200
    Black Non-Hispanic
    9569164
    Hispanic
    4659105
    Asian / Pacific Islander
    171936
    American Indian / Alaskan Native
    7385158
    White Non-Hispanic
    1,2791,8573,136
    Race Unknown
    5577132
    Total 1,660 2,271 3,931

    Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

    How many students complete Lee University?

      Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
    Accounting 1 1 14 16
    Advertising 1 1 8 10
    Anthropology 7 7
    Athletic Training/Trainer 1 4 1 6
    Bible/Biblical Studies 1 6 3 10
    Biochemistry 2 2
    Biology Teacher Education 1 1
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General 1 3 4
    Business Administration and Management, General 5 2 2 1 53 5 68
    Business Teacher Education 2 2
    Chemistry Teacher Education
    Chemistry, General
    Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 1 1
    Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 6 1 7
    Computer and Information Sciences, General 1 2 8 2 13
    Counseling Psychology 8 5 13
    Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 2 2 1 1 14 1 21
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1 1 2
    Early Childhood Education and Teaching 8 8
    Education, General 1 10 1 12
    Education, Other 4 1 1 59 1 66
    Educational Leadership and Administration, General 2 1 1 1 40 24 69
    English Language and Literature, General 1 3 11 1 16
    English/Language Arts Teacher Education 1 3 2 6
    Environmental Biology 1 1
    French Language Teacher Education
    French Language and Literature 1 1
    Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 14 3 17
    Health Teacher Education 1 1
    Health and Physical Education, General 4 4
    Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 2 11 13
    History Teacher Education 1 3 1 5
    History, General 1 9 10
    Human Development and Family Studies, General 16 16
    Journalism 9 9
    Mathematics Teacher Education 3 3
    Mathematics, General 3 3
    Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology 1 7 8
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 2 2
    Music Performance, General 2 2
    Music Teacher Education 1 11 12
    Music, General 1 6 1 8
    Music, Other 2 4 6
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other 7 1 8
    Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other 2 2
    Pastoral Studies/Counseling 3 1 18 4 26
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 2 1 4
    Political Science and Government, General 1 1 1 21 2 26
    Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies 16 2 18
    Psychology Teacher Education 1 1
    Psychology, General 2 2 3 1 41 2 51
    Public Relations/Image Management 12 12
    Religious Education 1 9 10
    Religious/Sacred Music 3 3
    School Psychology 1 1 9 3 14
    Sociology 1 9 1 11
    Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 2
    Spanish Language and Literature 5 1 6
    Special Education and Teaching, General 1 17 18
    Special Education and Teaching, Other 3 1 4
    Theology and Religious Vocations, Other 1 1
    Theology/Theological Studies 1 1 8 5 15
    Youth Ministry 1 18 3 22
    Total 27 21 15 7 6 579 80 735

    Faculty Compensation / Salaries

    Lee University ranks 2318th for the average full-time faculty salary.

    Tenure system Yes
    Average FT Salary $45,126 ($45,795 male / $43,454 female)
    Number of FT Faculty 168 (120 male / 48 female)
    Total Benefits $1,610,007

    Lee University Summary

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    Lee University Lee University is a private, coeducational university located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The Lee University campus was the home of Bob Jones University (1933-1947) before it moved to its present campus in Greenville, South Carolina. Billy Graham attended one year of college (in 1936) at the Cleveland, Tennessee campus location of Bob Jones University before he transferred to Trinity College of Florida. Lee University, like many faith-based colleges and universities, encourages a Judeo-Christian philosophy of student behavior.

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    Lee University Academics

    Lee University is unique in its study options. In particular, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Tutoring and Writing Center. Again, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help.

    The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Lee University.

    Education:
    Business Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, Special Education
    Computer Science:
    Information Sciences/Systems
    Social Sciences:
    Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
    Biochemistry
    Business, Management, & Marketing:
    Accounting, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Office Management
    Foreign Language and Literature:
    Foreign Language & Literature – General, French, Spanish
    Psychology:
    Psychology – General
    Mathematics:
    Mathematics – General
    History:
    History – General
    Physical Sciences:
    Chemistry
    Popular majors:
    twenty-one percent education, sixteen percent philosophy and religious studies, thirteen percent communications per journalism, eleven percent psychology, ten percent business per marketing, nine percent social sciences, six percent health professions
    English Language and Literature:
    English
    Communications & Journalism:
    Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism, Public Relations
    Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
    Health/Physical Fitness
    School of Visual and Performing Arts:
    Music – General Performance

    Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of August. Moreover, for international students, the application fee is 25. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $392 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall.

    Lee University Admissions

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    This school requires an application fee consisting of twenty-five dollars regular application fee, twenty-five dollars out-of-state application fee and twenty-five dollars online application fee. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 61%, Open admission, but with selective admission to some programs and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 73%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For example, there were five hundred and twenty-two total number of transfer students who applied and three hundred and thirty-five total number of transfer students who were admitted.

    SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of August and The regular application is due the 1st of September. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of April. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of August. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place.

    Lee University Athletics

    The Flames are a member of NAIA , NCCAA. The following sports can be found here:

    • Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
    • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
    • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
    • Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Golf
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
    • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
    • Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
    • Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball

    Lee University Financial Aid

    Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid distribution is at forty-eight percent scholarships per grants and fifty-two percent loans per jobs. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status, Religious Affiliation, Alumni Affiliation, Leadership and State/District Residency. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status, Religious Affiliation, Alumni Affiliation, Leadership and State/District Residency.

    Lee University Students

    Lee University offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. The school’s size is approximately three thousand, five hundred and seventy-three degree-seeking undergrads, seven hundred and sixty-one first-time degree-seeking freshmen and two hundred and eighty-two graduate enrollment. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, University, Four-year, Church Of God, Coed, where 61 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. In addition, the student body consists of thirty-three percent in-state students, sixty-seven percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, sixty percent women, forty percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, three percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, eighty-three percent white per non-hispanic, five percent non-resident alien, five percent race per ethnicity unreported, nineteen percent in top 10th of graduating class, forty-three percent in top quarter of graduating class, sixty-nine percent in top half of graduating class, twenty-nine percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, seven percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. Further, it is part of an Urban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus.

    Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, eighty-nine percent of first-year students live in college housing, forty-eight percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-SEP deadline for housing deposit, two hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. This school features the Urban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Assuredly, the school is located 30 miles from Chattanooga, 75 miles from Knoxville.

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