Merit Scholarships

Rewarding academic achievement with meaningful tuition support.

Lenoir-Rhyne University is committed to making a high-quality education both accessible and affordable. Through our Merit Scholarships, we recognize and reward high-achieving students with strong academic records by offering significant merit-based tuition assistance.

First-year and transfer students who meet GPA and admission requirements are automatically considered for an award. Many students receive at least 50% of tuition, with no student or parent loans included in the initial financial aid package.

All applicants are considered for scholarships as part of the admission process—no separate scholarship application is required.

Eligibility

You are automatically considered for a merit scholarship when you apply to Lenoir-Rhyne. No separate application is required. If you meet certain criteria at the time of admission, you may also be reviewed for additional competitive scholarship opportunities:

First-Year Students

• Weighted high school GPA of 3.0 or higher

Transfer Students

• College GPA of 3.0 or higher with a minimum of 30 earned credit hours from an accredited community college

To keep your scholarship, you must remain enrolled full time (12 or more credit hours per semester).

As part of your admission review, you may be awarded one of these merit scholarships:

• Presidential Scholarship
• Founders Scholarship
• Deans Scholarship
• Lenoir Scholarship
• Rhyne Scholarship
• Red & Black Scholarship

Renewal

Merit Scholarships are renewable for up to four years (eight semesters) at the initial award amount, provided the student remains in good academic standing. 

Exclusions

This merit-based award is available only to full-time undergraduate students who meet the eligibility criteria. It is not available to graduate students or those enrolled through LR Online programs.