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Lambuth University

705 Lambuth Blvd, Jackson, TN 38301
Tel: (731)425-2500
Private, non-profit | 805 students
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The Lambuth University, an institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church, is to provide students with a broad-based liberal arts education of high quality which stimulates free inquiry, critical thinking, cultural understanding, and sense of purpose within a Christian, person-centered environment that prepares them for meaningful careers, leadership, global citizenship, service to God and humanity, and the lifelong pursuit of truth and knowledge. (Approved by Board of Trustees in February of 2006).Lambuth University will be the premier church related liberal arts university in the South.

School Overview:

Lambuth University
CountyMadison County, TN
Title IV EligibleYes
Carnegie ClassificationBaccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II
Institution Level4 or more years
Institution ControlPrivate, non-profit
Student Body
Total Enrollment805 students1,633 students
% American Indian/Alaskan		-1%
% Asian		-2%
% Hawaiian		-1%
% Hispanic		-3%
% Black		-6%
% White		-84%
% Two or more races		-2%
Finances and Admission
Total Dormitory Capacity628571
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid100%96%

School Notes:

  • Universities are known for different things: some have reputations for academic quality, others are athletic powerhouses or premier fine arts institutions, still others boast beautiful campuses. The institution that is able to combine all of these qualities is a rare find. Lambuth University, emerging as one of the South's premier liberal arts universities, is just such an institution.
  • Lambuth University academic goal is To provide a teaching oriented faculty that is appropriate in size and responsibility and that is accomplished in instructional effectiveness, scholarship, and professional activities, To enroll and retain students with strong academic credentials, To provide a distinctive curriculum that fosters high levels of student achievement in general education and departmental programs, To provide a system of instructional practices, which demonstrates excellence in content expertise, academic attitude, instructional design, instructional delivery, and course management, To provide an academic advising system that maintains informed advisors and that assists students in developing appropriate and desired educational plans.
  • Lambuth University is a nationally respected liberal arts college. It is listed as one of the “Top 100” colleges in the United States by The Washington Post education writer, Jay Mathews, and scored in the Top Tier of Comprehensive Undergraduate Colleges in the South in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges magazine.
  • Lambuth University is a selective liberal arts university affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Since 1843, when it was founded as the Memphis Conference Female Institute, Lambuth has provided students an opportunity to use their intelligence in the service of God and humanity.
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Nearby Schools:

Lambuth University
0 mi. away
Lane College
1.4 mi. away
Bethel University
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