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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.

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School Overview:

	Lambuth University
County	Madison County, TN
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate	766 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	39 students

Total Enrollment	805 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	628 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	100%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	34%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$2,698
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	76%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$3,589
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	91%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$6,701
% Students Receiving Loans	88%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$2,800

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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In the News:

Lambuth motion granted (The Jackson Sun)
posted on July 9, 2011 at 11:58:32 am
A judge on Friday granted an emergency motion to pay nine hourly Lambuth University employees, according to bankruptcy court clerks.
Lambuth Aims to Clear Debts (The Memphis Daily News)
posted on July 5, 2011 at 09:13:37 pm
As the June 30 deadline for closing Lambuth University came and went last week, the Jackson, Tenn., private school was out of business but still in li...
Lambuth Votes To File Bankruptcy (FOX 13 Memphis)
posted on July 1, 2011 at 10:22:58 pm
The Lambuth University Board of Trustees has voted to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On Thursday, trustees also voted to accept a proposal from a group of stakeholders to sell the campus for $7.9 million.
Lambuth Votes To File Bankruptcy, Sell For $7.9M (News Channel 5 Nashville)
posted on July 1, 2011 at 09:49:09 pm
The Lambuth University Board of Trustees has voted to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Lambuth University Files Ch. 11 Bankruptcy (The Memphis Daily News)
posted on July 1, 2011 at 09:22:19 pm
Lambuth University has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, one of several steps expected to lead to a transfer of the Jackson, Tenn., universi...