Lipscomb ranked the No. 13 Christian college in the nation by Niche

Lipscomb ranked the No. 13 Christian college in the nation by Niche

Office of Public Relations & Communications | 09/07/2025

Lipscomb University has been named one of the top Christian universities in the nation according to a newly released 2026 Niche Ranking.

Lipscomb is ranked the #13 Best Christian College in America by Niche for the second consecutive year. This year's ranking evaluated more than 300 Christian colleges and universities across the country and is based on a rigorous analysis of key statistics and student reviews using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Lipscomb University received "A" grades in several areas including academic quality and campus quality.

The Best Christian Colleges ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the overall experience at traditional, four-year Christian-affiliated colleges and universities in the United States. It is based on rigorous analysis of academic quality, which accounted for 40 percent of the score, as well as admissions, financial and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with millions of reviews from students and alumni. The list excludes Catholic colleges and universities.

In addition to being ranked one of the top Christian colleges in the country, Lipscomb also received a number of other top rankings in a variety of categories in the 2024 report. Other key rankings include: #2 Best Colleges for Business in Tennessee, #2 Best Christian College in Tennessee, #2 Best College in the Nashville Area, #3 Best Colleges for Student Athletes in Tennessee, #4 Top Private University in Tennessee, #4 Best Colleges for Student Athletes in Tennessee and the #5 Best College in Tennessee.

This ranking continues the exciting start to the fall semester at Lipscomb. This fall Lipscomb continued to break enrollment records with its largest first-day total enrollment and the largest class of first-time freshmen in school history for the third consecutive year. In addition the university is celebrating its best first-day freshman-to-sophomore retention rate ever recorded at Lipscomb. Last month, Lipscomb was named a 2025 Best College by Forbes.

Read more about all of Lipscomb's rankings in the 2026 Niche Best Colleges rankings here.