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Campuses

Founded in 1891, Lenoir-Rhyne University is a co-educational, private liberal arts institution with 50+ 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 campuses in Asheville, North Carolina, and Columbia, South Carolina. The Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary is also in Columbia.

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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Sarah Jonas
2,300+
Student enrollment across locations
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$30M
Financial aid awarded to students annually
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News & Events

Students arrive in PE Monroe auditorium for the Student Life Awards
Celebrating the best of LR

The revamped 2024 Student Life Awards gave students "A Night to Remember" with recognition and celebration of the joys of being a Bear.

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Josh Kenst
From the seminary to Senegal

In November 2022, a routine email check put Josh Kenst, MTS ’23, on a path that led him to a year long global mission program in Senegal.

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May 01 / Grace Chapel
Baccalaureate Worship Service - Hickory Campus
May 10 / Moretz Stadium
Commencement - Hickory (Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
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