Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN · Private · Town (distant) · LMU
Private institution in Harrogate, TN · 1,487 undergraduates · 59% acceptance rate · $49,956 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 25%Acceptance rate
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
- $17,999893rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $26,1501,242nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $26,1501,101st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $39,0961,190th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,000625th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,9561,063rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,242866th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 53.9%996th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.3%1,267th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 59.3%394th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1093694th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,4871,118th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.4%864th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 171 mi (BNA)
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 38 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $51,035 | $52,733 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $50,689 | $47,863 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $34,348 | $28,960 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $25,774 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | $32,925 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,486,629 (M $2,147,243 · W $2,339,386)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lincoln Memorial University’s 1,487 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TN
- The University of the SouthSewanee, TN · 1,598 undergrads
- Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN · 1,374 undergrads
- Union UniversityJackson, TN · 1,637 undergrads
- Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN · 1,671 undergrads
- Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN · 1,697 undergrads
- Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN · 1,244 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland, VA · 1,489 undergrads
- Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, AR · 1,491 undergrads
- South Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA · 1,495 undergrads
- University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, MN · 1,495 undergrads
- University of EvansvilleEvansville, IN · 1,477 undergrads
- Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA · 1,477 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelmunet.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 220631)
- Compare colleges in TNRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in TennesseeEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with The University of the SouthSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Lincoln Memorial University vs The University of the SouthHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
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