Lenoir-Rhyne University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Lenoir Rhyne College, now Lenoir Rhyne University, is located in Hickory, North Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1891. Jon Michael Cadle is responsible for the establishment of this university. It became a university in 2008. The students can obtain degrees in various areas of study including art education, elementary education, management, nursing, information technology, and religious studies. The degree-granting colleges of this university are:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Education and Human Services
• College of Health Sciences
• College of Professional and Mathematical Studies

The university is home to many Greek fraternities and sororities including Sigma Kappa, Pi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta sigma, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Delta Zeta. Lenoir Rhyne University students have access to a number of clubs and organizations including the Student Government Association, Campus Crusade for Christ, Film Appreciation Society, University Singers, and Pep Band.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,540 in 2009-2010 (1,870 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 85% of enrolled students and graduate students are 15%.

Students under 25 years old represent 80% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lenoir Rhyne provides on-campus housing for 829 of its 1,870 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the South Atlantic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 35 male students received the aid (men were 59% of those receiving aid) and 24 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 41% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Lenoir Rhyne offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (59 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Business/Management
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (0 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (57 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Psychology Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (16 awarded)

• Child Development
• Community Organization and Advocacy
• Human Services

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (0 awarded)

• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (34 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (7 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (30 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (56 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (9 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (17 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology