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

Lenoir-Rhyne Names Daron Montgomery '95 as Vice President for Athletics

Lenoir-Rhyne University is excited to announce the appointment of Daron Montgomery '95 as its new Vice President for Athletics.

Richard Green addresses a classroom of accounting students

The joy of accounting

As coordinator of the accounting major at LR, Richard Greene brings humor, kindness and enthusiasm to preparing students for a lucrative career.

January 20 7:00 AM-10:30 AM / Cromer Center

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 3rd Annual Prayer Breakfast

April 09 7:30 PM-7:00 PM / P.E. Monroe Auditorium

The Little Read Featuring Lucky Diaz & "La Guitarrista"