Lincoln Memorial University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Lincoln Memorial University, popularly referred to as LMU, is located in Harrogate, Tennessee, United Staes. It was established in 1897. This private, four-year, liberal arts institute has a 1,000 acre campus and offers enrollment to more than 3,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. LMU offers various undergraduate majors, graduate and professional programs, and doctoral degrees in subjects such as business administration, education, nursing, medical sciences, osteopathic medicine, art, music, and wildlife and fisheries management.

Lincoln Memorial University supports a large number of student organizations on campus. Among the Greek organizations are fraternities such as Alpha Lambda Zeta, Gamma Lambda Sigmon, and Sigma Pi Beta, and sororities including Delta Theta Sigma, Kappa Pi Omega, and Zeta Tau Kappa. There are also several honor societies including Alpha Chi, Alpha Gamma Sigma Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta-English Honorary Society, Phi Alpha-Social Work Honorary Society, and Psi Chi-Psychology National Honor Society. LMU also sponsors sports teams in basketball, golf, soccer, cross country, softball, tennis, volleyball, and baseball. The teams are nicknamed the Railsplitters and the Lady Railsplitters.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• 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 3,365 in 2009-2010 (3,706 full-time equivalent).

About 30% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 70% of the class.

Undergrads are 42% of enrolled students and graduate students are 58%.

Students under 25 years old represent 38% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lincoln Memorial provides on-campus housing for 818 of its 3,706 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the South Atlantic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 67 male students received the aid (men were 46% of those receiving aid) and 80 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 54% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Lincoln Memorial offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

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 (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (67 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1,207 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (11 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (11 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• English Language and Literature
• History

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (5 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (15 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

MEDICINE (4 awarded)

• Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (132 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (11 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (7 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (5 awarded)

• Psychology