- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TNTown: distantZIP 37752Founded 1897
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1897
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lmunet.edu
- Member of
- ACA
TennesseePrivate nonprofit
Lincoln Memorial University
Lincoln Memorial University is a private nonprofit university in Harrogate, Tennessee, with 1,572 undergraduates. It admits 63% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $21,394 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate63%
Retention72%
4-year graduation37%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans50%
$21,394net price / year
63%admission rate
1092average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$59,630median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,000median debt
#791 of 1,704 for earnings#974 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,103 of 1,738 for graduation rate#411 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
- $42,631tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $27,368
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $27,368
- Average net price
- $21,394national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,748
$30,001–48,000$15,671
$48,001–75,000$19,467
$75,001–110,000$23,435
$110,001+$25,359
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 63%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1092
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 490–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college63%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 37%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,372
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,630middle 50%: $38,195–$86,271
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,271
Median, Lincoln Memorial University$59,630
Lower quarter$38,195
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
- 1,572
- Part-time
- 15%
- Women / men
- 70% / 30%
- Average age at entry
- 24.3
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 59%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,938 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,706
- Endowment, end of year
- $55,145,522
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White77%
Hispanic5.1%
Black5.0%
Asian1.9%
U.S. nonresident7.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.3%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions50%
Business & management12%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.8%
Agriculture8.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.3%
Psychology3.4%
Education3.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting2.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 220631. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q14710034.