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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Academics


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 Lenoir-Rhyne University. We offer flexible graduate degree programs in Hickory, Asheville, Columbia and online.

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Counseling students talking during class discussion
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Graduate & Certificate Programs
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Graduate Students Across Three Campuses
Professor and student work on project in lab
Student working on canvas in art class
Three students in classroom listening to professor lecture
LR students take a group photo by main stairs at NCAS meeting

12 LR students presented their research at the 2024 meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Sciences, earning awards and sharing the thrills of discovery.

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A sampling of nine molds in petri dishes from Christina Fisher's research

In the microbiology lab, Christina Fisher '25 investigates the antimicrobial potential of molds and fungi, and the accolades are adding up.

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