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Virtual Tour

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If you are unable to visit campus in person, explore our interactive campus map and our virtual campus tours. Tours are available in both English and Spanish.

Visit from your home and see our residence halls, classrooms, student facilities and learn more about our programs.

Three Campus Locations & Online

Hickory, N.C.; Asheville, N.C.; Columbia, S.C.; and Online Programs

Founded in 1891, �㽶��ý is a co-educational, private liberal arts institution that serves 2,686+ students and offers 50+ undergraduate degree programs and 20+ graduate degree programs.

Our main campus is in Hickory, North Carolina, where both undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered.

The university also offers graduate degree programs on our locations in Asheville, North Carolina, and Columbia, South Carolina. Our seminary, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, is located in Hickory. LR is affiliated with the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and welcomes students from all religious denominations.

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Go Beyond What’s Expected

We don’t just offer a world-class education—we create a community of passionate learners to lift you up and inspire you to become your best self.

15:1

Student to Faculty Ratio

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$30M

Provided in student financial aid each year

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News & Events

Demmi Ramos and Christina Fisher eating lunch in a hallway at NCAS meeting.

A natural match in friendship and ambition

They’ve led research teams, earned national honors and represented LR’s science programs with distinction. But Christina Fisher and Demmi Ramos also built something less visible and just as lasting—a friendship rooted in trust, support and shared challenges.

Summer McGee and Chad Rimmer stand in front of an LR banner at the ELCA Churchwide meeting

ELCA Churchwide Assembly highlights leadership, theological reflection

Lenoir-Rhyne leaders joined church members and clergy from across the country for the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly—an event that brought together Lutherans nationwide for worship, discernment, and historic decisions.