• Commencement Information

    Happy graduation week! If you still need your rain tickets or honor cords, they will be available for you at check-in on Friday (Hickory campus).

    Student check-in is Friday at 4:30 p.m. in Shuford Arena. Guests are asked to be in their seats by 5:30 p.m.

    Any changes to the commencement schedule will be posted here. 

    Commencement Information

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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.

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Three Campus Locations & Online


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

Founded in 1891, Lenoir-Rhyne University 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 campuses in Asheville, North Carolina, and Columbia, South Carolina. Our seminary, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, is also in Columbia. 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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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.

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13:1
Student to Faculty Ratio
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$30M
Provided in student financial aid each year
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News & Events

Omari Alexander

Lenoir-Rhyne University will honor student-athlete Omari Alexander with a posthumous degree during the Hickory campus commencement ceremony on Friday, May 10.

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Tiffany Holman stands in front of Mauney Music Building

Band provided a life raft through high school for Tiffany Holman '23, M.A. '24. As an educator and band director, she hopes to provide that same support for the next generation of musicians.

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