by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Lenoir-Rhyne University, covering the cost range, projected degree costs, net price, debt at graduation, default rates, and aid distribution patterns.
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Published attendance costs at Lenoir-Rhyne University comes to about $57,649.00 annually.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $31,900.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $25,749.00 |
| Total cost | $57,649.00 |
| That is 76% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $57,649.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$23,932.00 |
| Net price | $33,717.00 |
| That is 3% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $57,649.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$25,952.00 |
| Net price | $31,697.00 |
| That is 3% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into the tuition & fees page and living costs. |
The tables below project a full degree at the current published cost. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $31,697.00 | $33,717.00 | $57,649.00 |
| Senior year | $31,697.00 | $33,717.00 | $57,649.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $126,788.00 | $134,868.00 | $230,596.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $48,302.00 | $51,380.00 | $87,849.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,459.00 | $1,552.00 | $2,654.00 |
| Total amount paid | $175,090.00 | $186,248.00 | $318,445.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $31,697.00 | $33,717.00 | $57,649.00 |
| Senior year | $31,697.00 | $33,717.00 | $57,649.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $63,394.00 | $67,434.00 | $115,298.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $24,151.00 | $25,690.00 | $43,924.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $730.00 | $776.00 | $1,327.00 |
| Total amount paid | $87,545.00 | $93,124.00 | $159,222.00 |
| For the complete net-price picture, see the Net Price section. |
The net price figure shows the cost after grants and scholarships are deducted. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $20,689.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $23,393.00 |
Net price is not the same for every family — it falls as financial need rises and grant aid increases. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $22,289.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $22,427.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $20,065.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $25,754.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $29,067.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Lenoir-Rhyne University Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the financial aid page.
Typical debt at graduation from Lenoir-Rhyne University is $15,750.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,750.00 |
| 25th | $6,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $15,750.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $36,000.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt page.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $15,000.00 |
| Middle income | $18,750.00 |
| High income | $15,000.00 |
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $15,104.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $17,953.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Comparing Pell recipients vs non-recipients shows how debt is distributed by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Lenoir-Rhyne University is $1,750.00. Federal data flags this school for Pell-related debt inequity.
The default-rate classification at Lenoir-Rhyne University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 9.3% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Lenoir-Rhyne University total $212,657,559.00 distributed across 8,685 recipients.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 23 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $16,437.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the college veterans page.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Lenoir-Rhyne University, a few questions are worth asking:
Use the pages below to go deeper on a specific part of the cost story:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.