Lincoln Memorial University

Private · Moderately Selective · TN

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationTN · South

SettingRural

Undergrads1,572

Student:faculty10:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate36.6%

6-yr grad rate49.7%

Drop-out rate28.3%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$27k

Out-of-state tuition$27k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity22.8%

Gender diversity70.5%

International7.2%

Identity—

Overview

Lincoln Memorial University sits in Harrogate, Tennessee, at the Cumberland Gap where Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia converge. Founded in the early twentieth century as a living memorial to Abraham Lincoln, it has grown from a small Appalachian college into a university with a full complement of graduate health-professions programs layered atop a traditional undergraduate core.

Academics

Undergraduate strengths run toward pre-health tracks that feed the university's own osteopathic medical school and veterinary college, giving students an unusually direct on-campus pipeline into medicine and veterinary training. Education and business are also established programs, and the undergraduate classroom experience remains relatively small and personal even as the graduate health schools have expanded the institution's footprint.

Campus & student life

The rural mountain setting shapes daily life through outdoor recreation, close community, and real distance from any large city. The campus houses a substantial Abraham Lincoln museum and manuscript collection, a genuine curiosity that ties the school's history to its namesake in a way few colleges can match.

Getting in

Admission is accessible relative to many peer regional universities, with LMU positioning itself as an access point for Appalachian students and others drawn to its health-professions pipeline; pre-health applicants benefit from demonstrating clear intent given the university's own downstream medical and veterinary schools.

After graduation

The presence of the osteopathic medical college and the veterinary college on the same campus gives motivated undergraduates a real, if competitive, in-house pathway to further training, and many graduates go on to serve rural and underserved communities across Appalachia.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate62.6%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 1000–1210 · ACT 18–24

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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