Harrogate, Tennessee · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Located in Harrogate, Tennessee, Lincoln Memorial University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,081, made up of 1,668 undergraduates and 4,413 graduate students.
Lincoln Memorial University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 49 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Osteopathic Medicine, Physician Assistant, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 1,762 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 18 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
6,081
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
1,762
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
49
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 49
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
60%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
309
Associate degrees
102
Master's degrees
468
Doctoral degrees (research)
86
Professional doctorates
692
Post-master's certificates
105
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
6,081
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,668
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,413
Full-time, fall 2024
88%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,759
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,837
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,922
Full-time, 2024-25
85%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
70%
Men
30%
White
69%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
18
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
30%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
South Atlantic Conference
President of the University
Dr. Jason McConnell
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact