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Lipscomb University

Lipscomb University is a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville; it also maintains one satellite location called "Spark" in Downtown Nashville to serve the business community.[9] Total student enrollment for the fall 2022 semester was 4,704, which included 2,955 undergraduate students and 1,749 graduate students.

Former name

Nashville Bible School (1891–1918)
David Lipscomb College (1918–1988)

"The Truth Shall Make You Free" – John 8:32

Private university

1891 (1891)

Churches of Christ

$97.5 million (2022)[1]

Richard G. Cowart [2]

Candice McQueen

Jennifer W. Shewmaker[3]

238 (Full-time) & 298 (Part-time)[4]

4,704 (Fall 2022) [4]

2,955 (Fall 2022)[4]

1,749 (Fall 2022) [4]

Nashville, Tennessee
,
U.S.

Suburban, 113 acres (46 ha)

   Purple & gold[5]

Bisons

NCAA Division I – A-Sun

LU the Bison

www.lipscomb.edu

212 of 443

416 of 442

(1891-1901)

James A. Harding

William Anderson (1901-1905)

J. S. Ward (1905-1906)

E. A. Elam (1906-1913)

J. S. Ward (1913)

(1913-1920)[14]

H. Leo Boles

A. B. Lipscomb (1920-1921)

H. S. Lipscomb (1921-1923)

H. Leo Boles (1923-1932)

[14]

(1932-1934)

Batsell Baxter

(1934-1943)[15]

E. H. Ijams

(1943-1946)

Batsell Baxter

Athens Clay Pullias (1946-1977)

G. Willard Collins (1977-1986)

Harold Hazelip (1987-1997)

Steve Flatt (1997-2005)

(2005–2021)

L. Randolph Lowry III

(2021–present)

Candice McQueen

Student body[edit]

As of 2023, Lipscomb University had 39% male students and 61% female students.[26]

(1970), retired president of the University of Georgia, former chancellor of Pepperdine University

Michael F. Adams

fourth president of Pepperdine University

William S. Banowsky

(H.S. 1951, David Lipscomb College 1955), New Testament scholar

Richard A. Batey

(1974), author and scholar known for his work on the history of Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement

Douglas A. Foster

(1969), former Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE)

Judy G. Hample

(1954), historian at Auburn University

David Edwin Harrell

current president of Lipscomb University, past Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education

Candice McQueen

fifth president of Pepperdine University

Howard A. White

third president of Pepperdine University

M. Norvel Young

Official website

Official athletics website

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