- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, NCCity: smallZIP 28601Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lr.edu
- Member of
- ACA
North CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Lenoir-Rhyne University is a private nonprofit university in Hickory, North Carolina, with 1,359 undergraduates. It admits 85% of applicants, graduates 50% within six years and costs $18,641 a year after aid.
50%graduate
Admission rate85%
Retention76%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans54%
$18,641net price / year
85%admission rate
—average SAT
50%graduate in 6 years
$54,752median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,316median debt
#1,030 of 1,704 for earnings#765 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,058 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,000 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $45,587tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $33,000
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $33,000
- Average net price
- $18,641national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,198
$30,001–48,000$13,725
$48,001–75,000$15,080
$75,001–110,000$17,461
$110,001+$27,274
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 85%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college85%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college50%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 50%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,395
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,752middle 50%: $39,019–$80,271
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,316
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,271
Median, Lenoir-Rhyne University$54,752
Lower quarter$39,019
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,359
- Part-time
- 4.3%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,780 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,703
- Endowment, end of year
- $136,106,163
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic8.8%
Black14%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races4.1%
U.S. nonresident7.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Unknown2.7%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Parks, recreation & fitness22%
Health professions14%
Education6.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.0%
Psychology6.0%
Social sciences5.2%
Computer & information sciences3.7%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX | $17,909 | 50% | $55,024 |
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| Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA | $18,061 | 52% | $61,441 |
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| SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY | $17,315 | 50% | $60,028 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 198835. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6523054.