Lenoir-Rhyne University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (71%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,314
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 68%
From Region 21%
Athletes 705 (54.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
Black 14%
Hispanic 9%
International 7%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lenoir-Rhyne University 348 43% 66% 3% 9% 8% 7% $63,877 22 -0.66 59 99% 4.1%
Computer Science 10 — 100% 60% 10% 10% 20% 0% $73,023 2 -1.52 75 — — — — —
Information Science 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $72,622 7 -1.25 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,564 48 -0.10 71 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $65,542 20 -0.75 63 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $70,159 13 -0.97 71 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,626 42 -0.17 70 — — — — —
Biology 17 — 35% 76% 0% 0% 6% 6% $66,285 51 -0.02 64 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,299 45 -0.17 42 — — — — —
Exercise Science 51 — 53% 76% 2% 8% 4% 8% $55,687 25 -0.71 38 98% — — — —
Health and Wellness 5 — 20% 40% 0% 0% 40% 20% $66,198 47 -0.16 64 — — — — —
Nursing 40 — 12% 75% 5% 0% 8% 0% $83,060 12 -0.91 85 100% 4.1% — — —
Pre-Health Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $65,806 47 -0.18 63 — — — — —
Pre-Medicine 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,123 47 -0.16 64 — — — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion — — — — — — — — $63,785 49 -0.13 59 — — — — —
Accounting 12 — 33% 83% 0% 8% 8% 0% $75,392 26 -0.75 78 — — — — —
Business Administration — — — — — — — — $76,738 64 -0.05 79 97% — — — —
Business Analytics 28 — 57% 50% 11% 11% 11% 14% $70,346 7 -1.26 71 100% — — — —
Economics 6 — 67% 50% 17% 17% 17% 0% $72,216 12 -0.97 74 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $70,068 48 -0.25 71 — — — — —
Finance 19 — 47% 63% 5% 11% 5% 16% $76,521 13 -0.78 79 — — — — —
International Business 6 — 67% 0% 17% 17% 33% 33% $71,348 38 -0.54 73 — — — — —
Marketing 15 — 60% 27% 7% 13% 13% 33% $71,361 33 -0.48 73 — — — — —
Sports Management 24 — 79% 54% 0% 25% 4% 8% $55,687 30 -0.59 38 98% — — — —
English 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,821 22 -0.68 16 — — — — —
History 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,599 14 -0.81 20 — — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $52,552 25 -0.67 29 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $50,256 45 -0.07 23 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $49,262 19 -0.78 21 — — — — —
Youth Ministry — — — — — — — — $46,884 31 -0.49 16 — — — — —
American Politics 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $62,242 22 -0.73 55 — — — — —
Communication 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,644 21 -0.77 32 — — — — —
Human Services 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,652 31 -0.31 24 100% — — — —
International Affairs 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $61,712 22 -0.58 54 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 67% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $62,079 22 -0.75 55 — — — — —
Psychology 21 — 14% 67% 0% 14% 5% 0% $54,385 50 -0.10 34 100% — — — —
Public Relations 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,707 24 -0.82 56 — — — — —
Sociology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $50,364 24 -0.59 24 — — — — —
Elementary Education 10 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,700 17 -0.83 15 100% — — — —
Middle School Education 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $46,700 13 -0.98 15 100% — — — —
Teacher Education 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,700 13 -0.98 15 100% — — — —
Fine Arts 9 — 11% 56% 11% 11% 0% 11% $42,845 33 -0.43 9 — — — — —
Graphic Design — — — — — — — — $47,015 13 -1.02 16 — — — — —
Music 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,113 36 -0.39 10 — — — — —
Music Education 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,133 65 +0.36 23 — — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $43,123 36 -0.39 10 — — — — —
Sacred Music 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $46,148 46 -0.06 14 — — — — —
Studio Art — — — — — — — — $42,933 33 -0.42 9 — — — — —
Theater — — — — — — — — $42,019 41 -0.14 8 — — — — —
Applied Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,924 31 -0.32 87 — — — — —
Criminal Justice — — — — — — — — $59,882 54 -0.00 49 — — — — —
Criminal Justice Administration 10 — 60% 60% 0% 20% 10% 0% $59,118 48 -0.11 47 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $33,896
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 32.8% 114 60% 52% 6% 14% 10% 15% $69,095 22 -0.80 69 99% —
Health Sciences 28.4% 99 33% 74% 3% 5% 7% 5% $67,591 14 -0.75 66 99% 4.1%
Social Sciences 11.5% 40 15% 62% 0% 18% 5% 2% $55,819 39 -0.33 38 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.0% 21 38% 76% 0% 0% 5% 5% $66,921 45 -0.05 65 — —
Education 5.7% 20 15% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $46,700 12 -0.91 15 100% —
Arts 5.5% 19 37% 68% 5% 5% 11% 5% $44,944 19 -0.20 12 — —
Computer Science 3.7% 13 100% 62% 8% 8% 23% 0% $72,930 3 -1.46 75 — —
Professional 3.2% 11 64% 55% 0% 18% 9% 0% $61,464 33 -0.13 53 — —
Humanities 1.7% 6 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,710 11 -0.75 17 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 4 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $66,798 17 -0.59 65 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,299 38 -0.17 42 — —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 164 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Track & Field (combined) 133 $492K $492K $0
Lacrosse 62 $673K $673K $0
Baseball 61 $657K $657K $0
Soccer 42 $519K $519K $0
Swimming 25 $194K $194K $0
Basketball 19 $766K $766K $0
Golf 15 $208K $208K $0
Tennis 14 $247K $247K $0
Total 476 $6.3M $6.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 106 $589K $589K $0
Soccer 40 $528K $528K $0
Lacrosse 24 $441K $441K $0
Softball 24 $499K $499K $0
Volleyball 23 $436K $436K $0
Basketball 21 $592K $592K $0
Swimming 19 $155K $155K $0
Other Sports 12 $223K $223K $0
Tennis 12 $198K $198K $0
Golf 9 $204K $204K $0
Total 229 $3.9M $3.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 239 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Football 164 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Lacrosse 86 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 82 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Baseball 61 $657K $657K $0
Swimming 44 $350K $350K $0
Basketball 40 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Tennis 26 $445K $445K $0
Golf 24 $413K $413K $0
Softball 24 $499K $499K $0
Volleyball 23 $436K $436K $0
Other Sports 12 $223K $223K $0
Total 705 $12.9M $12.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional