Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, Tennessee · Also known as LMU · Website
$49,956
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$49,956
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Lincoln Memorial University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Harrogate, Tennessee with 1,572 undergraduates and 4,413 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,406 a year (tuition and fees $26,938). It admits 63% of applicants and 50% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $49,956 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,406
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$26,938
US median $11,837
Admission rate
63%
US median 78%
Completion rate
50%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,000
About $212 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,956
Rank 1,473 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,406
- Tuition and fees
- $26,938
- Cost of attendance
- $41,530
- Students with a need-based grant
- 37%
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,644
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,799
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,993
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,403
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,464
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $20,546 in 2015-16 to $26,938 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1,092
- SAT reading, middle
- 546
- SAT math, middle
- 564
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 1,572
- Graduate students
- 4,413
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Women
- 70%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 89
- Endowment
- $55.1M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,473 of 5,094 US colleges and 21 of 120 in Tennessee (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,406 | $15,261 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $26,938 | $15,120 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 63% | 70% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 60% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,000 | $15,784 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,242 | $34,684 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,956 | $38,610 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
89 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 316 | $315,197 | $61,666 | $170,521 | $112,460 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 139 | $156,921 | $113,899 | $126,852 | $127,347 |
| Veterinary MedicineProfessional | Professional | 115 | $263,513 | $98,489 | $131,865 | $131,316 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 104 | $22,960 | $59,588 | $79,561 | $88,910 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 97 | $19,226 | $54,468 | $68,337 | $80,813 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 96 | $108,228 | $46,511 | $73,596 | $107,773 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 78 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 57 | $57,040 | $97,154 | $116,481 | $120,193 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 45 | $34,145 | $58,900 | $81,224 | $103,485 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherMaster's | Master's | 24 | $51,690 | $12,257 | $81,681 | $77,545 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $17,723 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 22 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $23,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,115 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $18,500 | $26,830 | $58,231 | $54,562 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | $23,184 | $46,160 | $52,404 | $63,399 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | $20,500 | $53,976 | $64,351 | $71,685 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Curriculum and InstructionDoctoral | Doctoral | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical SciencesMaster's | Master's | 13 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,070 | $59,571 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Harrogate and Tennessee on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Tennessee
- Homes: Homes for sale in Tennessee
Questions and answers
How much does Lincoln Memorial University cost?
$20,406 a year is the average net price at Lincoln Memorial University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $26,938, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $41,530. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,644 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Lincoln Memorial University?
63% of applicants are admitted to Lincoln Memorial University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,092 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Tennessee is 70%.
How much do Lincoln Memorial University graduates earn?
$49,956 a year is the median pay of former Lincoln Memorial University students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,242 after 6 years). That ranks 1,473 of 5,094 US colleges and 21 of 120 in Tennessee. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Professional) at $133,193.
How much student debt do Lincoln Memorial University graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Lincoln Memorial University graduates, about $212 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 50% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Lincoln Memorial University?
50% of first-time, full-time students at Lincoln Memorial University finish within 6 years. 72% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Lincoln Memorial University?
Medicine (316 professional graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (139 master's graduates), Veterinary Medicine (115 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 89 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.