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Lenoir-Rhyne University

Hickory, NC · Private · Small city · LRU

Private institution in Hickory, NC · 1,348 undergraduates · 81% acceptance rate · $45,543 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,3931,360th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$30,9001,356th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$30,9001,274th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$57,6491,650th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,5431,320th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,799903rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
51.0%1,110th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
71.0%1,180th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
80.7%924th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
1,3481,183rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
39.8%709th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 42 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 42 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$54,453$48,265
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$35,213—
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$35,060—
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$29,685$29,374
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$22,771—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$17,779—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,852,290 (M $3,337,618 · W $2,514,672)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lenoir-Rhyne University’s 1,348 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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