How many students at Lipscomb? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 5,017 students have enrolled in Lipscomb University with 3,336 undergraduate and 1,681 graduate students.
By gender, 1,832 male and 3,185 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (6,371 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
616 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,176 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Lipscomb University has a total of 5,017 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 3,336 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,681 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,832 male and 3,185 female students (the male-female ratio is 37:63) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 5,017 | 3,336 | 1,681 |
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| Men | 1,832 | 1,328 | 504 |
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| Women | 3,185 | 2,008 | 1,177 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 3,415 White, 472 Black, and 142 Asian students out of a total of 5,017 are attending at Lipscomb University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Lipscomb University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 51.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 9 | 6 | 3 |
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| Asian | 142 | 47 | 95 |
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| Black | 472 | 168 | 304 |
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| Hispanic | 487 | 167 | 320 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| White | 3,415 | 1,270 | 2,145 |
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| Two or more races | 170 | 61 | 109 |
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| Race Unknown | 187 | 57 | 130 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 7 | 5 | 2 |
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| Asian | 99 | 30 | 69 |
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| Black | 230 | 96 | 134 |
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| Hispanic | 414 | 146 | 268 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| White | 2,241 | 920 | 1,321 |
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| Two or more races | 114 | 42 | 72 |
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| Race Unknown | 125 | 47 | 78 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Asian | 43 | 17 | 26 |
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| Black | 242 | 72 | 170 |
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| Hispanic | 73 | 21 | 52 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| White | 1,174 | 350 | 824 |
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| Two or more races | 56 | 19 | 37 |
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| Race Unknown | 62 | 10 | 52 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Lipscomb has 203 students under 18 years old and 15 students over 65 years old. There are 3,516 students under 25 years old, and 1,512 students over 25 years old out of 5,047 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 203 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Lipscomb has 3,009 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 260 students aged 25 and over.
It has 507 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,252 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 203 | 129 | 74 |
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| 18-19 | 1,126 | 706 | 420 |
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| 20-21 | 1,249 | 799 | 450 |
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| 22-24 | 938 | 603 | 335 |
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| 25-29 | 545 | 361 | 184 |
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| 30-34 | 261 | 161 | 100 |
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| 35-39 | 189 | 137 | 52 |
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| 40-49 | 346 | 238 | 108 |
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| 50-64 | 156 | 107 | 49 |
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| Over 65 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 203 | 129 | 74 |
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| 18-19 | 1,126 | 706 | 420 |
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| 20-21 | 1,216 | 771 | 445 |
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| 22-24 | 464 | 250 | 214 |
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| 25-29 | 99 | 45 | 54 |
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| 30-34 | 51 | 30 | 21 |
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| 35-39 | 30 | 21 | 9 |
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| 40-49 | 58 | 32 | 26 |
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| 50-64 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 33 | 28 | 5 |
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| 22-24 | 474 | 353 | 121 |
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| 25-29 | 446 | 316 | 130 |
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| 30-34 | 210 | 131 | 79 |
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| 35-39 | 159 | 116 | 43 |
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| 40-49 | 288 | 206 | 82 |
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| 50-64 | 136 | 94 | 42 |
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| Over 65 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Lipscomb University, 616 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,176 students are enrolled in some online courses.
502 students who live in Tennessee or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 114 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 5,017 | 616 | 2,176 |
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| Undergraduate | 3,336 | 96 | 1,709 |
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| Graduate | 1,681 | 520 | 467 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Tennessee Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 502 | 114 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 78 | 18 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 424 | 96 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 3,336 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 169 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.07%.149 students have transferred in as full-time status and 20 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 2,723 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 149 |
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| Regular Part-time | 444 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 20 |
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Lipscomb Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 5,017 students are enrolled at Lipscomb.
3,336 undergraduate and 1,681 graduate students are enrolled at Lipscomb.
1,832 male (36.52%) and 3,185 female (63.48%) students are attending Lipscomb.
131 international students (2.61%) are enrolled at Lipscomb, including 104 undergraduate and 27 graduate students.
Lipscomb has a student population that is predominantly White: 3,415 White (68.07%), 472 Black (9.41%), and 142 Asian (2.83%) students are enrolled.
203 students are under 18 and 15 students are over 65 years old.
616 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 2,176 students take some online courses.