by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Lincoln Memorial University was awarded 67 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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LMU is ranked #947 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
LMU is also ranked #14 out of 45 schools in Tennessee.
If you're applying to Lincoln Memorial University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 70%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 19% of students accepted to LMU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 493 and 598. Math scores were between 500 and 628.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at LMU it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lincoln Memorial University is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Lincoln Memorial University is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at LMU for first-time, full-time students is 45%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,817 undergraduates at LMU with 1,305 being full-time and 512 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,724 | $13,965 | $14,856 | $15,079 | $34,651 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of LMU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At LMU, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $6,684 a year. That adds up to $26,736 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at LMU is 3.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for LMU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway, Harrogate, TN 37752-8231 |
| Phone: | 423-869-3611 |
| Website: | www.lmunet.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/LincolnMemorialUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/LMUtweets |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 169 | $50,361 |
| Health & Physical Education | 29 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 26 | NA |
| General Biology | 25 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 21 | NA |
| General Psychology | 20 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 13 | $32,320 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 12 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 11 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 8 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,644 students took at least one online class at Lincoln Memorial University. This is an increase from the 489 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,644 | 346 |
| 2019-2020 | 489 | 489 |
| 2018-2019 | 501 | 501 |
| 2017-2018 | 197 | 197 |
| 2016-2017 | 143 | 143 |
Learn more about online learning at Lincoln Memorial University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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