Lee University
Cleveland, Tennessee
Private not-for-profit·Four or more years·Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice·GPA 3.64
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Lee University is a private Christian university in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1918 as the Church of God Bible Training School with twelve students and one teacher, Nora I. Chambers. The school grew to become Lee College, with a Bible college and junior college on its current site, in 1948. Twenty years later, Lee received accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools…
- Rankings
#448 (Washington Monthly)▼
Master's Universities
Ranked #448 in Master's Universities (2025). Source: Washington Monthly ↗
Value rank
Ranked #1126 on Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck (2025). Source: WM Best Value ↗
- Tuition — In-State
$22,690▼
Total CoA (on-campus): $37,300
Room & Board: $9,340
Books & Supplies: $1,250
Receive Aid: 97%
Avg Grant Aid: $14,251
Pell Grant Recipients: 30%
- Tuition — Out-of-State
$22,690▼
Total CoA (on-campus): $37,300
Room & Board: $9,340
Books & Supplies: $1,250
Receive Aid: 97%
Avg Grant Aid: $14,251
Pell Grant Recipients: 30%
- Gas
- ⛽ $4.06 / gal
- Test Scores
SAT 1020–1240▼
25th–75th Percentile
SAT Total: 1020–1240
SAT ERW: 520–630
SAT Math: 500–610
ACT Composite: 20–26
- Admit Rate
- 72%
- Avg HS GPA
- 3.64
- Total Enrollment
- 3,680
- Undergrad
- 3,253
- Graduate
- 427
- Student-Faculty Ratio
- 12:1
- Retention Rate
- 81%
- Graduation Rate
- 61%
- Official Portal
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1120 N Ocoee St, Cleveland, Tennessee, 37311
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