Lipscomb’s first day enrollment numbers top over 4,500 students, which is an 81 percent increase in students from the last eight years.As Lipscomb began its 123rd academic year, more than 2,000 students have been added to the academic community since 2006, bringing this year’s record enrollment numbers to exactly 4,509.
“To my wife and I, this is one of the most precious moments of the academic year,” Lipscomb President Randolph Lowry said at this year’s convocation ceremony.
Lowry noted more Lipscomb accomplishments in his convocation presentation including the university’ record enrollment of 5,911 for the entire institution so far this year, a record 218 students expected to participate in global learning programs and 24 new university faculty members.
Adding to the record enrollment are:
- Five new graduate programs including the Master of Education with an emphasis in collaborative professional learning, a Master of Business Administration concentration in strategic human resources, a master’s degree in software engineering and a Master of Film and Creative Media degree.
- Four new concentrations in the Education Specialist program.
- 148 nursing students, the largest enrollment in Lipscomb’s history.
- 695 freshmen.
- 553 Master of Education students and 73 Doctorate of Education students.
- 463 first-time graduate students.
(list from lipscomb.edu)
Lipscomb’s growth is also attributed to eight bachelor’s degrees in 78 majors or 145 areas of undergraduate study, several pre-professional programs and an accelerated adult degree program. Lipscomb also offers 25 master’s degrees, four education specialist degrees and three doctoral degrees. The degree options encompass 58 fields of study.
The enrollment record is the latest sign of excellence at Lipscomb University and Lowry encourages the Lipscomb community to “envision what God would want us to be and pursue new challenges with humility and boldness.”