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Lincoln Memorial University

Lincoln Memorial University is based in the town of Harrogate, TN — a private campus in a small-town setting. International students are a visible presence at Lincoln Memorial University — 7.2% of its 1,572 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$14,423

family income
under $30k

$12,970

$30–48k

$19,591

$48–75k

$22,243

$75–110k

$25,680

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$20,4062023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Lincoln Memorial University rose from $10,523 (2008) to $20,406 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,523
2009	$17,889
2010	$11,488
2011	$11,297
2012	$9,095
2013	$12,253
2014	$12,454
2015	$13,247
2016	$18,466
2017	$15,053
2018	$15,180
2019	$14,866
2020	$16,017
2021	$18,859
2022	$17,999
2023	$20,406

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$41,5302024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Lincoln Memorial University rose from $25,000 (2009) to $41,530 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$25,000
2010	$25,657
2011	$27,616
2012	$29,767
2013	$31,241
2014	$31,299
2015	$34,706
2016	$35,102
2017	$37,801
2018	$34,989
2019	$35,342
2020	$36,365
2021	$37,491
2022	$37,976
2023	$39,096
2024	$41,530

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$9,600
2001	$10,800
2002	$11,760
2003	$11,760
2004	$12,600
2005	$13,104
2006	$13,752
2007	$14,400
2008	$15,120
2013	$19,490
2014	$19,970
2015	$20,546
2016	$21,050
2017	$21,410
2018	$22,010
2019	$22,740
2020	$23,490
2021	$24,210
2022	$25,180
2023	$26,150

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $26,938 before grants and other attendance costs. At Lincoln Memorial University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,572 — Lincoln Memorial University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

49.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Lincoln Memorial University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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49.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Lincoln Memorial University rose from 44% (entered 1991) to 49.7% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	44%
1992 cohort	46%
1993 cohort	40.1%
1994 cohort	50.7%
1995 cohort	40.7%
1996 cohort	48.1%
1997 cohort	50%
1998 cohort	37.4%
1999 cohort	39.8%
2000 cohort	47.6%
2001 cohort	45.1%
2002 cohort	41.1%
2003 cohort	42.6%
2004 cohort	36.3%
2005 cohort	51.8%
2006 cohort	48.9%
2007 cohort	53%
2008 cohort	46.9%
2009 cohort	52.5%
2010 cohort	63.9%
2011 cohort	46.1%
2012 cohort	56.7%
2013 cohort	55.4%
2014 cohort	52.8%
2015 cohort	53%
2016 cohort	50.8%
2017 cohort	53.9%
2018 cohort	49.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$8,513	$3,192
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$8,690	$2,835
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$8,500	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$9,303	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$9,388	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$10,434	$3,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,433	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$12,487	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,562	$5,687
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,295	$6,123
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$13,772	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,500	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$16,100	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$16,938	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$17,300	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$17,010	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$16,770	$8,637
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$17,150	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$18,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$18,750	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,000	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$45,242

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$51,587

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$49,956

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Lincoln Memorial University admitted 2,255 of 3,603 applicants in Fall 2024. The 62.6% rate describes that application pool.

62.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $26,150 tuition · 2023–24 1,572 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1000–12101600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Lincoln Memorial University received 3,603 applications and admitted 2,255 (62.6%), with 357 enrolling.

Lincoln Memorial University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Lincoln Memorial University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 510–610 and Math was 490–600 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1000–1210 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	510	550	610
SAT Math	490	550	600
ACT Composite	18	21	24

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

62.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	72%
Fall 2002	75.3%
Fall 2003	84.6%
Fall 2004	77%
Fall 2005	—
Fall 2006	69.3%
Fall 2007	63.7%
Fall 2008	78.1%
Fall 2009	69.2%
Fall 2010	93.3%
Fall 2011	65%
Fall 2012	65%
Fall 2013	70%
Fall 2014	74.4%
Fall 2015	74.4%
Fall 2016	50.2%
Fall 2017	65.3%
Fall 2018	59.7%
Fall 2019	49.6%
Fall 2020	68.5%
Fall 2021	69.9%
Fall 2022	78.5%
Fall 2023	59.3%
Fall 2024	62.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1000–1210Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	860	1050
Fall 2003	890	1110
Fall 2004	860	1050
Fall 2005	890	1130
Fall 2006	900	1100
Fall 2007	890	1090
Fall 2008	850	1100
Fall 2009	900	1150
Fall 2010	900	1180
Fall 2011	915	1100
Fall 2012	850	1110
Fall 2013	980	1040
Fall 2014	980	1040
Fall 2015	980	1040
Fall 2016	890	1110
Fall 2017	980	1150
Fall 2018	1003	1198
Fall 2019	990	1210
Fall 2020	1000	1220
Fall 2021	993	1226
Fall 2022	982	1190
Fall 2023	1006	1220
Fall 2024	1000	1210

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–24Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	18	22
Fall 2003	18	22
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	18	23
Fall 2006	19	23
Fall 2007	18	23
Fall 2008	18	23
Fall 2009	18	24
Fall 2010	21	26
Fall 2011	20	25
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	19	27
Fall 2014	19	27
Fall 2015	19	27
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	19	25
Fall 2018	19	25
Fall 2019	19	25
Fall 2020	19	25
Fall 2021	18	25
Fall 2022	18	24
Fall 2023	19	24
Fall 2024	18	24

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,572Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Lincoln Memorial University rose from 964 (Fall 2002) to 1,572 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	964
Fall 2003	1,048
Fall 2004	1,168
Fall 2005	1,225
Fall 2006	1,326
Fall 2007	1,309
Fall 2008	1,359
Fall 2009	1,464
Fall 2010	1,689
Fall 2011	1,754
Fall 2012	1,770
Fall 2013	1,632
Fall 2014	1,622
Fall 2015	1,457
Fall 2016	1,616
Fall 2017	1,821
Fall 2018	1,861
Fall 2019	1,911
Fall 2020	1,612
Fall 2021	1,575
Fall 2022	1,461
Fall 2023	1,487
Fall 2024	1,572

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

72%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Lincoln Memorial University rose from 56% (Fall 2002) to 72% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	56%
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	71%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	67%
Fall 2007 cohort	65%
Fall 2008 cohort	65%
Fall 2009 cohort	62%
Fall 2010 cohort	71%
Fall 2011 cohort	66%
Fall 2012 cohort	74%
Fall 2013 cohort	69%
Fall 2014 cohort	65%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	73%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	77%
Fall 2019 cohort	76%
Fall 2020 cohort	70%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	69%
Fall 2023 cohort	72%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Lincoln Memorial University

37.1% of Lincoln Memorial University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Lincoln Memorial University as a primarily residential campus of 1,572 undergraduates — and 71.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Lincoln Memorial University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1000–1210 — their midpoint is near the TN four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Lincoln Memorial University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Lincoln Memorial University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Lincoln Memorial University62.6%

Tennessee median69.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Lincoln Memorial University$26,938

Tennessee median$21,400

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Lincoln Memorial University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Lincoln Memorial University$49,956

Tennessee median$48,382

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Lincoln Memorial University, Tennessee and national reference values
Metric & basis	Lincoln Memorial University	Tennessee median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	62.6%	69.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$26,938	$21,400	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$49,956	$48,382	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Lincoln Memorial University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Lincoln Memorial University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 3 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$79,561
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$58,231
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,508

These 3 fields listed for Lincoln Memorial University measure earnings after completion. The $49,956 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 32 additional Lincoln Memorial University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Lincoln Memorial University report?

Lincoln Memorial University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1000–1210 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Lincoln Memorial University's acceptance rate?

62.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,255 admitted from 3,603 applicants.

How much does Lincoln Memorial University cost?

At Lincoln Memorial University, tuition is $26,938. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Lincoln Memorial University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $49,956. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Tennessee

Lee University — 70.5% admitted
Maryville College — 60.9% admitted
Johnson University — 65.1% admitted
University of Memphis — 72% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.