Lenoir-Rhyne University welcomes innovators, community builders, creative thinkers and engaged learners who strive to become the best version of themselves.

Located in Hickory, North Carolina—the gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains—Lenoir-Rhyne offers students life-changing academic, professional and personal opportunities. Through hands-on learning, internships and individualized support, students turn challenges into opportunities and ambition into achievement.

With a wide range of majors and programs, LR prepares students with the knowledge, confidence and tenacity to succeed in diverse career paths. As a Lutheran university affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), we value acceptance, grace and growth through education.

Encourage your students to Be Bold in shaping their futures at Lenoir-Rhyne University.

Lenoir-Rhyne University