Lee University Student Population

How many students at Lee?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Lee University has a total enrollment of 3,714 students, including 3,271 undergraduate and 443 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,415 male students (38.1%) and 2,299 female students (61.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,669 White students (71.9%) and 189 Two or more races students (5.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,271 undergraduate students (88.1%) and 443 graduate students (11.9%).
• Class Delivery: 358 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 401 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - Lee's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,415 male (38.10%) and 2,299 female (61.90%) students are attending Lee University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 61.55.

By class level, 3,271 (88.07%) are undergraduate students and 443 (11.93%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.03% are male and 61.97% are female, while among graduate students, 38.60% are male and 61.40% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,669 White, 152 Black, and 55 Asian students out of a total of 3,714 are attending at Lee University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Lee University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 46.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Lee has 246 students under 18 years old and 251 students over 65 years old. There are 2,801 students under 25 years old, and 826 students over 25 years old out of 3,680 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 246 students are younger than 18 and 249 students are older than 65. Lee has 2,652 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 585 students aged 25 and over.

It has 149 graduate students aged under 25 and 241 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Lee University, 358 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 401 students are enrolled in some online courses.

98 students who live in Tennessee or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 260 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,271 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 149 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.56%.143 students have transferred in as full-time status and 6 students transferred in as part-time status.