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Exceed Your Expectations

The Lenoir-Rhyne Experience


If you want to know whether Lenoir-Rhyne is the right university for you, why not hear from someone who’s been in your shoes? Our student testimonials speak for themselves.

Sterling Jones

I feel at home at Lenoir-Rhyne. The close-knit campus has allowed me to develop strong relationships with professors and peers, making my experience more valuable.

Sterling Jones ’17, MS ‘19

Campus Life


Our campuses in Hickory, Asheville and Columbia offer small campus community environments while providing lots of opportunities for off-campus fun and outdoor recreation.

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We know you need plenty of options when it comes to creating a more fulfilling and successful professional life. That's why we offer more than 20 graduate and doctoral programs to choose from as you consider your options for graduate school.

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Learning that Fits Your Life


Turn your ambition into action with a master's degree from Ïã½¶´«Ã½. We offer flexible graduate degree programs in Hickory, Asheville, Columbia and online.

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Graduate & Certificate Programs
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Graduate Students Across Three Campuses
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LR graduates look forward to a bright future. 98% of the class of 2024 is currently engaged in full-time work or graduate school.

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Processional of graduates in robes pause to touch the model of the Charge as they enter Moretz stadium for commencement

On the Hickory campus, 505 students received their degrees, along with 50 in Columbia and 72 in Asheville, during the 2025 Commencement ceremonies.

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