Lincoln Memorial University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 50,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,526 (37%)
Days Without Precipitation 237 (32%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,403
Men / Women 32% / 68%
From State 49%
From Region 24%
Athletes 443 (33.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
International 8%
Hispanic 6%
Black 5%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
Mixed 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Carter and Moyers School of Education 13 15% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $48,214 1 -0.86 23 96%
Elementary Education 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,426 15 -0.87 19 96% — — — —
Special Education 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $50,300 22 -0.85 28 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Caylor School of Nursing 100 9% 85% 3% 6% 4% 1% $81,730 77 -1.05 86 98% 4.9%
Nursing 100 — 9% 85% 3% 6% 4% 1% $81,730 8 -1.05 86 98% 4.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Allied Health Sciences 38 18% 84% 5% 0% 5% 0% $48,119 1 -1.14 23 99%
Pre-Veterinary Studies 29 — 17% 90% 3% 0% 7% 0% $43,840 6 -1.18 13 — — — — —
Veterinary Technology 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,006 4 -1.38 11 96% — — — —
Veterinary Technology — — — — — — — — $42,006 4 -1.38 11 96% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 7 — 29% 57% 14% 0% 0% 0% $67,596 15 -0.90 70 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 108 37% 78% 2% 4% 4% 8% $57,076 4 -0.65 46 92%
Computer Science 4 — 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% 25% $94,056 15 -0.90 93 — — — — —
Chemical Physics — — — — — — — — $68,013 10 -1.12 70 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,469 18 -0.69 64 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $67,459 25 -0.67 69 — — — — —
Biology 27 — 37% 85% 4% 0% 4% 4% $65,440 45 -0.12 66 95% — — — —
Conservation Biology 9 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,218 15 -0.90 23 — — — — —
Exercise Science 26 — 35% 81% 4% 4% 4% 8% $56,935 33 -0.57 46 94% — — — —
English 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,672 16 -0.82 17 — — — — —
History 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $48,133 13 -0.86 23 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,583 9 -0.93 21 — — — — —
Communication and Media Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,843 10 -1.12 27 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,438 20 -0.79 57 — — — — —
Psychology 14 — 21% 57% 0% 14% 0% 29% $49,120 17 -0.90 25 — — — — —
Social Work 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,342 24 -0.46 26 — — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,187 9 -0.98 7 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 10 — 30% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $49,950 5 -1.37 27 76% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 50 72% 50% 0% 4% 2% 44% $67,117 35 -0.55 69
Accounting and Business Management — — — — — — — — $73,524 21 -0.87 78 — — — — —
Business Administration 50 — 72% 50% 0% 4% 2% 44% $67,117 30 -0.55 69 — — — — —
Business Analytics — — — — — — — — $69,095 5 -1.34 72 — — — — —
Business Management — — — — — — — — $67,835 31 -0.51 70 — — — — —
Finance — — — — — — — — $74,124 10 -0.86 79 — — — — —
General Business — — — — — — — — $67,239 30 -0.54 69 — — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $73,017 9 -1.11 77 — — — — —
Marketing — — — — — — — — $65,874 16 -0.91 66 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $28,823
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 43.0% 133 15% 83% 4% 5% 4% 2% $76,139 46 -0.94 81 97% 4.9%
Business & Economics 16.2% 50 72% 50% 0% 4% 2% 44% $67,117 18 -0.55 69 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.7% 36 44% 89% 3% 0% 3% 3% $61,135 22 -0.31 57 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 10.0% 31 16% 90% 3% 0% 6% 0% $43,722 1 -1.19 13 96% —
Social Sciences 6.5% 20 25% 70% 0% 10% 0% 20% $51,026 14 -0.85 30 — —
Education 4.2% 13 15% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $48,214 16 -0.86 23 96% —
Professional 3.2% 10 30% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $49,950 2 -1.37 27 76% —
Humanities 2.6% 8 62% 75% 0% 0% 0% 12% $47,449 9 -0.86 21 — —
Computer Science 1.3% 4 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% 25% $94,056 21 -0.90 93 — —
Arts 0.6% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,187 5 -0.98 7 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 2 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,469 12 -0.69 64 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $1.3M #144 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #448 0% $0 1 #231 7 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.0M #533 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #423 0% $0 35 #56 — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 35 #112 — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 2 #225 — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.6M #518 0% $0 73 #216 7 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 68 $436K $436K -$875
Lacrosse 42 $663K $664K -$1K
Soccer 41 $533K $527K $5K
Baseball 38 $668K $680K -$12K
Volleyball 19 $406K $412K -$6K
Golf 18 $305K $302K $2K
Tennis 17 $187K $188K -$664
Wrestling 15 $148K $143K $4K
Basketball 14 $1.1M $1.1M $600
Total 231 $4.5M $4.5M -$8K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 76 $539K $539K $102
Lacrosse 35 $551K $546K $4K
Soccer 33 $526K $522K $3K
Softball 22 $591K $589K $2K
Volleyball 20 $490K $491K -$921
Tennis 19 $174K $174K -$456
Basketball 18 $789K $788K $1K
Field Hockey 18 $265K $265K $405
Golf 11 $334K $334K -$204
Wrestling 7 $79K $78K $583
Total 212 $4.3M $4.3M $10K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 144 $975K $976K -$773
Lacrosse 77 $1.2M $1.2M $3K
Soccer 74 $1.1M $1.1M $8K
Volleyball 39 $896K $903K -$6K
Baseball 38 $668K $680K -$12K
Tennis 36 $361K $363K -$1K
Basketball 32 $1.9M $1.9M $1K
Golf 29 $640K $637K $2K
Softball 22 $591K $589K $2K
Wrestling 22 $227K $222K $5K
Field Hockey 18 $265K $265K $405
Total 443 $11.0M $10.9M $70K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 63%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 63% 63% 63%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 75%
SAT Range 1000 – 1210
SAT Math Range 490 – 600
SAT RW Range 510 – 610