Lenoir-Rhyne University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Lenoir-Rhyne University is a private master's university in Hickory, NC (city setting), with 1,477 undergraduates (62% women), affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church. It admitted 81% of 6,299 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $48,410 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $24,042 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 51% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in kinesiology, parks & recreation, business, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 1.33 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Lenoir-Rhyne University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $30,900
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Lenoir-Rhyne University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Lenoir-Rhyne University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | South Atlantic Conference | 40 | — | 4 | $529k | $13,220 | — | |
| Baseball | South Atlantic Conference | 61 | — | 1 | $657k | $10,771 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | South Atlantic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $767k | $40,342 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | South Atlantic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $592k | $28,190 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | South Atlantic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | South Atlantic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Football | South Atlantic Conference | 164 | — | 1 | $2.5M | $15,231 | — | |
| Men's Golf | South Atlantic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $208k | $13,897 | — | |
| Women's Golf | South Atlantic Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $205k | $22,770 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | South Atlantic Conference | 62 | — | 3 | $673k | $10,859 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | South Atlantic Conference | 24 | — | 2 | $441k | $18,392 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | South Atlantic Conference | 42 | — | 1 | $519k | $12,366 | — | |
| Softball | South Atlantic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $500k | $20,831 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Conference Carolinas | 25 | — | 2 | $195k | $7,782 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Conference Carolinas | 19 | — | 2 | $155k | $8,182 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | South Atlantic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $247k | $17,658 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | South Atlantic Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $198k | $16,519 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | South Atlantic Conference | 133 | — | 1 | $492k | $3,702 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | South Atlantic Conference | 106 | — | 1 | $589k | $5,559 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | South Atlantic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $437k | $18,987 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.