Jarvis Christian University vs Lipscomb University

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	Jarvis Christian University	Lipscomb University
Overview
Location	Hawkins, Texas	Nashville, Tennessee
Campus setting	Rural: Distant	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	37.0%	85.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation	Protestant	Churches of Christ

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	74.0%
Application fees	$50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50
SAT range	N/A	1100 - 1270
ACT range	N/A	22 - 29
Students submitting SAT score		18.0%
Students submitting ACT score		65.0%
Total number of applicants		3,422
Total number of admissions given out		2,532
Admitted students who chose to enroll		663
Yield rate		26.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)		N/A
High school GPA	N/A	Required
Recommendation letters	N/A	Required
High school transcript	N/A	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$24,015	$53,252
Average net price	$11,601	$26,614
Tuition	$10,400	$33,012
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,940 Meal plan: $4,044	Room/dormitory: $7,816 Meal plan: $6,160
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	92.0% Average amount $13,533	99.0% Average amount $24,624
Students receiving federal student loan	71.0% Average amount $3,494	35.0% Average amount $5,142
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	5.0% Average amount $17,590

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	721 Men 44.9% Women 55.1%	2,952 Men 39.3% Women 60.7%
Graduate students	N/A	1,826 Men 29.0% Women 71.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	2.5%	2.5%
Campus local/setting	Rural: Distant	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	797	1,630
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Law Enforcement and Firefighting Biological and Biomedical Sciences Public Administration and Social Service	Education Health Professions Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	14:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	36.6%	71.3%
Dropout rate	63.4%	28.1%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,085 Year 2: $21,234 Year 3: $29,210 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,858 Year 2: $23,456 Year 3: $28,607	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $100,230 Year 2: $119,716 Year 3: $125,699 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $66,830 Year 2: $79,473 Year 3: $83,140 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,863 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $74,926 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,789 Year 2: $54,697 Year 3: $63,289 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,514 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $60,483 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,065 Year 2: $55,512 Year 3: $56,306 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,287 Year 2: $53,080 Year 3: $53,583 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,305 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $50,821 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $39,522 Year 2: $42,235 Year 3: $50,008 Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,450 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $48,652

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