Lee University

Name: Lee University Common Data Set 2020-21
Creator: Lee University
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2020-21

The 2020-21 Common Data Set for Lee University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jul 27, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.

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Acceptance Rate

83.0%

Applications

2,236

Admitted

1,856

Enrolled

685

SAT Composite

980-1210

SAT Math

470-580

SAT Reading

500-620

ACT Composite

21-27

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$43,222

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

63%

6-year completion

Average net price

$18,878

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$25,750

federal loans only

Nonpayment

13%

FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

The numbers, as published

§ This report452numbers from this report.

General Information

4 TABLES

Respondent Information

First Name:Virginia

Last Name:Estes

Title:Senior Research Analyst

Office:Office of Institutional Research

Phone:423-614-8616

Email Address:vestes@leeuniversity.edu

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.leeuniversity.edu/institutional-

Address Information

Main Phone Number (Area Code)423

Main Phone Number:614-8000

WWW Home Page Address:www.leeuniversity.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):423

Admissions Phone Number:614-8500

Admissions Email Address:admissions@leeuniversity.edu

If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:http://applytolee.com

Degrees Offered

Bachelor'sX

Master'sX

Post-master's certificateX

Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX

Doctoral degree – professional practiceX

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	534

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	5204

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	12	111	113
Hispanic/Latino	5	54	69
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	27	186	203
White, non-Hispanic	585	3139	3450
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	2	9	9
Asian, non-Hispanic	10	40	47
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	3	5	6
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	33	153	165
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	8	112	608
Total	685	3809	4670

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	Not reported
Postbachelor's certificates	Not reported
Master's degrees	160
Post-master's certificates	5
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	251	195	310	756
Did not persist	1	0	0	1
Final cohort	250	195	310	755
Completed in less than four years	83	90	185	358
Completed in less than five years	41	25	27	93
Completed in less than six years	5	3	7	15
Total completers	129	118	219	466
Six-year graduation rate	52%	61%	71%	62%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	281	139	392	812
Did not persist	0	1	0	1
Final cohort	281	138	392	811
Completed in less than four years	91	51	190	332
Completed in less than five years	47	17	69	133
Completed in less than six years	4	5	8	17
Total completers	142	73	267	482
Six-year graduation rate	51%	53%	68%	59%

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	16	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	80.3%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

5 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	652	1584	Not reported	2,236
Admitted	534	1322	Not reported	1,856
Enrolled	213	468	Not reported	681
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	468	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	0	4	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

In-state first-time, first-year who enrolled2,019

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who enrolled2,020

Nonresident first-time, first-year who enrolled80

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units13

English4

Mathematics3

Science2

Of these, units that must be lab0

Foreign language1

Social studies2

History1

Academic electives0

Computer Science0

Visual/Performing Arts0

Other (specify)0

Total academic units14

English4

Mathematics3

Science2

Of these, units that must be lab0

Foreign language1

Social studies2

History1

Academic electives0

Computer Science1

Visual/Performing Arts0

Other (specify)0

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	Yes	—	—	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	Yes	—	—	—
Application essay	Yes	—	—	—
Recommendations	Yes	—	—	—
Interview	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Extracurricular activities	Yes	—	—	—
Talent or ability	Yes	—	—	—
Character and personal qualities	Yes	—	—	—
First generation	Yes	—	—	—
Alumni relation	Yes	—	—	—
Geographical residence	Yes	—	—	—
State residency	Yes	—	—	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	Yes	—	—	—
Volunteer work	Yes	—	—	—
Work experience	Yes	—	—	—
Level of applicant interest	Yes	—	—	—

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	29	199
ACT	83	565

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	980	Not reported	1210
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	500	Not reported	620
SAT math	470	Not reported	580
ACT composite	21	Not reported	27
ACT math	18	Not reported	25
ACT English	21	Not reported	27
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8006

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69933

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59939

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-49921

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3991

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990

SAT Math: 700-8002

SAT Math: 600-69925

SAT Math: 500-59942

SAT Math: 400-49927

SAT Math: 300-3994

SAT Math: 200-2990

ACT Composite: 30-3611

ACT Composite: 24-2944

ACT Composite: 18-2336

ACT Composite: 12-179

ACT Composite: 6-110

ACT Composite: Below 60

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class27

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class53

Percent in top half of high school graduating class77

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class23

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class5

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:50

Percent who had GPA of 4.028

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9925

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7417

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4910

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.249

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.997

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.493

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.991

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.66

Admission Policies

Amount of application fee:25

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Priority Date: Month4

Priority Date: Day15

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Amount of housing deposit:200

If yes, maximum period of postponement:One semester

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	142	254	Not reported	396
Admitted	98	191	Not reported	289
Enrolled	58	98	Not reported	156

Application for Admission

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.00

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:Official transcripts from all previously attended colleges.

Transfer Credit Policies

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Distance learningX

Double majorX

Dual enrollmentX

English as a Second Language (ESL)X

External degree programX

Honors ProgramX

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Liberal arts/career combinationX

Student-designed majorX

Study abroadX

Teacher certification programX

Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsX

Computer literacyX

English (including composition)X

Foreign languagesX

HistoryX

HumanitiesX

MathematicsX

PhilosophyX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Student Life

2 TABLES

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Marching bandX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Symphony orchestraX

Television stationX

YearbookX

Housing

Apartments for married studentsX

Apartments for single studentsX

Annual Expenses

4 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/lee

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	19800	19800
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	700	700
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	1250	1250	1250
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation	1400	1400	1400
Other expenses	2460	2460	2460

Financial Aid

8 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	114	621	25
Average institutional non-need grant	6997	7633	1249
Athletic grant recipients	47	163	0
Average athletic grant	9978	11118	0

Reporting Year

Academic Year2020-2021 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$7,582,889

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$4,792,246

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$11,793,984

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$831,713

Total Scholarships/Grants$25,000,832

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$14,157,492

Federal Work-Study$389,315

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Total Self-Help$14,546,807

Parent Loans$2,003,793

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$1,541,215

Athletic Awards$1,180,200

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$18,556

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,981,460

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$5,789,902

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$370,201

Total Scholarships/Grants$8,160,119

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$5,503,081

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Total Self-Help$5,503,081

Parent Loans$2,289,277

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$898,670

Athletic Awards$1,812,355

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	681	3459	982
Applied for need-based aid	638	3063	275
Determined to have financial need	498	2443	233
Awarded any aid	496	2424	213
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	482	2254	164
Awarded need-based self-help aid	322	1655	164
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	68	335	3
Need fully met	84	443	12
Average percentage of need met	64	57	38
Average financial aid package	15450	14176	6999
Average need-based scholarship or grant	13566	11923	5158
Average need-based self-help award	3491	4524	3932
Average need-based loan	3413	4289	3932

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.584

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	370	63	31660
Federal loan programs	362	62	26248
Institutional loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
State loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Private student loans	28003	2017	7.4

Institutional Aid

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:________ Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? ☐ Yes ☒ No Common Data Set 2020-2021

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	184	290	474
Members of minority groups	17	29	46
Females	81	113	194
Males	103	177	280
Nonresidents	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Doctorate or other terminal degree	135	114	249
Master's, but not terminal master's	46	136	182
Bachelor's degree	2	21	23
Unknown or other highest degree	1	19	20
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio15

based on ____ students4,123

and ____ faculty281

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	207	39
10-19 students	207	39
20-29 students	313	58
30-39 students	194	3
40-49 students	68	1
50-99 students	33	2
100+ students	52	0
Total	7	0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

2 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	4%	Not reported	23%
Liberal arts/general studies	6%	Not reported	24%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	2%	Not reported	26%
Mathematics and statistics	2%	Not reported	27%
Military science and military technologies	28%	Not reported	29%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	3%	Not reported	31%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	8%	Not reported	42%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	3%	Not reported	45%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	6%	Not reported	50%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Business/marketing	11%	Not reported	52%
History	2%	Not reported	54%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Bachelors

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