• University Storm Recovery Updates

    UPDATE: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 8:30 a.m.
    We are pleased to announce that Wi-Fi service has been restored to the Asheville Center. Current students, faculty, and staff may now access the building for study, work or other necessary activities. Please note there may be occasional short outages as our service provider continues the recovery process.

    Drinking water is not available in the building. Some bottled water is available on site, but we encourage anyone using the building to bring their own drinking water if possible. The bathrooms on site now have working toilets.

    We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate the challenges posed by Hurricane Helene. Please stay tuned for further updates.

    University Storm Recovery Updates

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Founded in 1891, Lenoir-Rhyne University is a co-educational, private liberal arts institution with 45+ undergraduate degree programs and 20+ graduate degree programs.

LR enrolls more than 2,300 undergraduate and graduate students. LR’s main campus is in Hickory, North Carolina, where both undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered.

The university also offers graduate degree programs online and at locations in Asheville, North Carolina, and Columbia, South Carolina.

LR is affiliated with the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and welcomes students from all religious backgrounds.

One University, Multiple Locations

Discover our campuses, visit or connect with us and see for yourself all that LR has to offer.

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2,300+
Student enrollment across locations
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$30M
Financial aid awarded to students annually
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News & Events

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LR board of trustees welcomes new members

Beginning their terms of service on the board this year are three enthusiastic alumni who have already gone far to improve campus life and student opportunities.

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Breaking out of the echo chamber

Raj Donepudi '26 loves thinking and talking about The Big Questions of religion and philosophy. The best part of transferring to LR has been all the new voices joining the discussion.

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October 29 / Rudisill Library
Yalidy Matos, Ph.D.: “Race, Ethnicity and Politics” 
November 07 / Grace Chapel
Visiting Writers Series: Andrew Aydin
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