Lee University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Lee University, also referred to as Lee, is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and was established in 1918. This university enrolls more than 4,000 students on annually. Lee is the 5th largest institution in terms of undergraduate enrollment, among the 103 Christian colleges under the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. It offers its students degree and certificate programs in various fields such as business, religious education and elementary education.

There are many Greek clubs in the university for the students. Some of them are Pi Kappa Pi, Theta Delta Kappa, Sigma Nu Sigma, Omega Alpha Phi and Delta Zeta Tau. The students organize and publish a campus newspaper called the Lee Clarion. There is also a quarterly magazine called The Torch, published by the university students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Church of God religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, media, education and teaching, religion and philosophy, and therapy and counseling.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,147 in 2009-2010 (3,958 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 87% of enrolled students and graduate students are 13%.

Students under 25 years old represent 81% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lee University provides on-campus housing for 1,843 of its 3,958 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 98 male students received the aid (men were 50% of those receiving aid) and 97 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 50% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Lee University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (76 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (185 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Psychology Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Human Development and Family Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (96 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (55 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (22 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (22 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (8 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (119 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Theology/Theological Studies
• Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (18 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Environmental Biology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (113 awarded)

• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology
• School Psychology