• Commencement Information

    Happy graduation week! If you still need your rain tickets or honor cords, they will be available for you at check-in on Friday (Hickory campus).

    Student check-in is Friday at 4:30 p.m. in Shuford Arena. Guests are asked to be in their seats by 5:30 p.m.

    Any changes to the commencement schedule will be posted here. 

    Commencement Information

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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

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This is inspiration: the class of 2024

Lineberger Scholar and Cantos editor Kiera Elliott '25 has rubbed elbows with the literary giants of the Visiting Writers Series. Someday she plans to become one of them.

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This is adventure: the class of 2024

After accepting a soccer scholarship, Salma Ramirez-Sanchez '24 made a radical relocation from Spain to LR, where she she has embraced every aspect of college life.

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May 10 / Moretz Stadium
Commencement - Hickory (Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
May 11 / Wortham Center for the Preforming Arts
Commencement - Asheville Campus
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