Nashville, Tennessee · Private Non-Profit
International Relations and National Security Studies at Lipscomb University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 16 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~16
- Schools with reported signal
- 366
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 67.7%
- Graduation rate
- 72.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $24,739/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $98,956
- Median debt
- $19,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $55,541/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 366 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($2,384 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($7,918 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 79% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.5% reported share · $3,033 net A+ CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · 0.7% reported share · $3,203 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 2.3% reported share · $3,776 net A+ Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,779 net A+ California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · 0.4% reported share · $4,564 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.0% reported share · $6,541 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.7% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.3% reported share · $6,376 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
International Relations and National Security Studies accounts for 0.5% of reported programs at Lipscomb University, which is bigger than 45% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 16 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Lipscomb University's average net price is $24,739 per year, about $98,956 over four years. That is $2,384 above the $22,355 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $55,541 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,918 below the $63,459 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Lipscomb University #290 of 366 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.