Lee University

Lee University is a private nonprofit college in Cleveland, TN. Its average net price is $21,034 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$18,443
$30,001 to $48,000$18,158
$48,001 to $75,000$16,358
$75,001 to $110,000$20,574
$110,001 and up$26,566
$24,870Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$24,870Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$21,034Average Net Price
$10,450Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,340Books and Supplies
$4,340Other Expenses
33.4%Students on Pell Grants
41.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

70.5%Acceptance Rate
540 to 630SAT Reading, Middle Half
500 to 600SAT Math, Middle Half
20 to 27ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$42,285
8 years after entry$46,021
10 years after entry$47,741
62.0%Graduation Rate
82.3%Retention Rate
$26,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Cleveland, TNLocation
Small citySetting
2,617Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$43,953 Small program - rough guide n=64$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=61
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Engineering-Related Fields$73,960 National median for this major n=1,712Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Liberal Arts$37,349 Small program - rough guide n=54$27,672 Small program - rough guide n=58
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology$29,880 National median for this major n=416Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other$39,127 National median for this major n=90Not published
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$38,222 Small program - rough guide n=80$28,375 Small program - rough guide n=96
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$29,298 Small program - rough guide n=38$26,541 Small program - rough guide n=86
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$39,201 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$32,201 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Registered Nursing$73,167 n=121$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=64
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Religious Education$36,920 National median for this major n=720Not published
Religious Music and Worship$35,829 National median for this major n=364Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,982 Small program - rough guide n=31$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=36
Teaching$45,830 Small program - rough guide n=61$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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