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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News & Events

Joe Bear poses in front of the Bear Grove Big Chair and a welcome sign

Bear Grove turns campus quad into a vibrant outdoor hub

With picnic tables, hammocks and a giant Adirondack chair the quad has leveled up to become Bear Grove—LR’s new favorite hangout spot.

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Physician Assistant Studies program receives provisional accreditation

The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to LR’s Master of Science in PA Studies. The program is expected to welcome its first class in January 2026.

September 11 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM / Belk Centrum

Visiting Writers Series: Shelby Van Pelt "Remarkably Bright Creatures"

November 20 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM / Belk Centrum

Visiting Writers Series: Patrick Bringley "All the Beauty in the World"