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.

Two students take a selfie at end of commencement ceremony

2,300⁺

Student enrollment across locations

Professor delivers lecture in front of class

$30M

Financial aid awarded to students annually

Three students in classroom listening to professor lecture

Two counseling students working on assignment in class

Students works with table-based tablet in classroom

News & Events

Summer McGee and Joe Bear shake hands in front of George Hall

Lenoir-Rhyne forms committee for presidential inauguration

The countdown to inauguration has begun. LR has formed a cross-campus committee to plan the celebration of President Summer McGee’s official installation this October.

Exterior upper floor of the Daniel Efird Rhyne Building.

Alumni association welcomes new and returning directors

Get to know the new and returning members of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and why they’re committed to making a difference for the future of LR.

September 11 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM / Belk Centrum

Visiting Writers Series: Shelby Van Pelt

November 20 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM / Belk Centrum

Visiting Writers Series: Patrick Bringley