Lee University is an American accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. It is historically affiliated with the Church of God, a Pentecostal denomination, and was the denomination's Bible Training School from 1918 until 1947, when the name was changed to Lee College. Lee became a university in 1997. The university comprises five colleges: the College of Arts & Sciences, the Helen DeVos College of Education, the School of Music, the School of Religion, and the Center for Adult & Professional Studies. Lee University is named for... F.J. Lee, the institution's second president. Lee was ranked by US News and World Report as 54th among Southern regional universities in 2011. The university's enrollment has more than quadrupled since 1986, marking the 25th straight year of increased enrollment under president Dr. Paul Conn. Lee University now maintains the fifth largest undergraduate enrollment among the 103 Christian colleges who are member institutions of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.
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| Location: | Cleveland, Tennessee
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| Founded: | 1918 |
| School type: | Private university |
| Endowment: | $
8,529,291 |
| Colors: | Navy Blue, Burgundy |