+14%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Lipscomb University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($35.8k → $40.6k).
Tennessee · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee. 3,021 undergraduate students. 147 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Lipscomb University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Lipscomb University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.2% → 0.0%).
+14%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Lipscomb University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($35.8k → $40.6k).
-13%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Lipscomb University fell 13% between 2017 and 2020 ($22.4k → $19.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Tennessee
Each tile compares this institution to the Tennessee median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$55,541+10% · 6→10y
Tennessee median $38,880$50,454
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry68.7%+46% · '98→'24
Tennessee median 57.6%$15,350+218% · '97→'20
At program completion3,021+19% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS85.9%+13% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time66.6%-20% · '01→'24
latest cohort$38,824+295% · '00→'24
out-of-state $38,824SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.7%Median federal debt $15,350 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $55,541 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+46%
Lipscomb University · completion · 150% rose
49.6% → 72.2%
+103%
Lipscomb University · completion · 100% rose
30.8% → 62.5%
+13%
Lipscomb University · retention rose
74.0% → 83.6%
+295%
Lipscomb University · in-state tuition rose
$10,268 → $40,572
+295%
Lipscomb University · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,268 → $40,572
+218%
Lipscomb University · median debt rose
$6,125 → $19,500
-100%
Lipscomb University · cohort default rate fell
7.2% → 0.0%
+45%
Lipscomb University · pell share rose
16.6% → 24.1%
+36%
Lipscomb University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$40,900 → $55,541
+40%
Lipscomb University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$38,300 → $53,623
+45%
Lipscomb University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$34,800 → $50,454
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$142,488Educational Administration and Supervision.$103,294Business Administration, Management and Operations.$90,346Business Administration, Management and Operations.$81,972Accounting and Related Services.$79,655Biology, General.$76,487Educational Administration and Supervision.$76,220Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$69,023Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).$66,804Human Resources Management and Services.$63,033Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.$61,152Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$60,844Curriculum and Instruction.$60,811Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$60,728Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$56,696Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$56,294Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.$49,525Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$48,508Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$48,209Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$47,528Social Work.$47,085Psychology, General.$43,062
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
22 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Curriculum and Instruction.$60,811Educational Administration and Supervision.$103,294Educational Administration and Supervision.$76,220Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$48,508Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$47,528Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.$49,525Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$56,294Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$60,844
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Lipscomb University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$212,364
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 17
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $23,820
- HS-only baseline · TN
- $34,600
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 13
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Tennessee
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Lipscomb University graduates earn $X” — not “Lipscomb University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Lipscomb University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.