Lee University
Lee University is a Christian liberal arts university located in Cleveland, Tennessee. Lee University announced recently that its enrollment has risen by more than 100 students this fall. This is a three-percent increase over last year, and marks the 15th straight year of increased enrollment under the leadership of president Dr. Paul Conn. Lee now is the largest church-related institution in Tennessee, and the second largest private school, behind Vanderbilt University. Lee University is owned and operated by the Church of God, which is headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Lee University & Cleveland Stats
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Largest private university in East Tennessee and second largest enrollment of Tennessee's undergraduate private colleges (surpassed only by Vanderbilt) |
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48 of 50 states are represented at Lee |
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Over 3,800 students attend Lee |
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43 Countries are represented at Lee |
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Gender balance is 58% females and 42% males |
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Over 35% of current enrollment is represented by new students with the largest freshman class in Lee History at 700. The new students represent 24 countries and have an average of ACT of 22.5 (the average national score average is 20.0) Twenty-six percent of the freshman class are either presidential or centennial scholars and include 22 senior class valedictorians |
School of Education
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# 1 major for Lee is Human Development (other top majors are Psychology& Business Administration) |
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1 of 3 female students at Lee are aspiring student teachers |
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Education comprises 30% of the current student body (800+ students) |
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Tremendous growth over the past 5 years, with a 56% increase in students pursuing teaching degrees. |
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Education Building |
11 classrooms
200-seat presentation hall
Special education testing and observation room
A graduate study area
1300' Curriculum library
Human performance lab
14 faculty and administrative office
Cleveland
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About 40,000 population |
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5% below national average cost of living (grocery, housing, utilities, healthcare, clothing, dry-cleaning, movies) |
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Exceptional ranking on healthcare costs (17% below average) |
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200+ churches |
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Large corporations providing over 5,000 jobs: |
AlliedSignal Schering Plough Duracell
Maytag M&M/Mars
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