Locations

Founded in 1891, Lenoir-Rhyne University is a co-educational, private liberal arts institution with 45+ undergraduate degree programs and 20+ graduate degree programs.

LR enrolls more than 2,300 undergraduate and graduate students. LR’s main campus is in Hickory, North Carolina, where both undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered.

The university also offers graduate degree programs online and at locations in Asheville, North Carolina, and Columbia, South Carolina.

LR is affiliated with the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and welcomes students from all religious backgrounds.

One University, Multiple Locations

Discover our campuses, visit or connect with us and see for yourself all that LR has to offer.

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2,300⁺

Student enrollment across locations

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$30M

Financial aid awarded to students annually

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Two counseling students working on assignment in class

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News & Events

A hand places a jar of peanut butter on a shelf in the LR food pantry.

Feed the Bears

On average, food insecurity affects around one-third of all college students nationwide. At Lenoir-Rhyne, the campus and community are uniting to ensure no Bear goes hungry.

Rebecca Rabb with Pegi Roberts (right) and Tracey Gibson (left) in Christ Chapel.

Caring for the body, mind and spirit

When she retired from the Army Nurse Corps, Rebecca Rabb, MTS '27, looked for a new way to care for others and found it as a faith community nurse.

April 09 7:30 PM-7:00 PM / P.E. Monroe Auditorium

The Little Read Featuring Lucky Diaz & "La Guitarrista"

April 12 10:00 AM-7:00 PM / P.E. Monroe Auditorium

The Little Read Featuring Lucky Diaz & "La Guitarrista"