Hickory, North Carolina · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Hickory, North Carolina, Lenoir-Rhyne University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,256, made up of 1,472 undergraduates and 784 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Lenoir-Rhyne University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 68 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Occupational Therapy/Therapist, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology. It awarded 635 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 14 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Mission
Our Mission In pursuit of the development of the whole person, Lenoir-Rhyne University seeks to liberate mind and spirit, clarify personal faith, foster physical wholeness, build a sense of community, and promote responsible leadership for service in the world. As an institution of the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the University holds the conviction that wholeness of personality, true vocation, and the most useful service to God and the world are best discerned from the perspective of Christian faith.
Key figures
2,256
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
635
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
68
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
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Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 68
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.