Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, Tennessee · Private · 1,572 undergraduates · lmunet.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
63%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1000 to 1210
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$54,550Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Lincoln Memorial University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
63% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$54,550
a year in 2027-28, from a $54,550 sticker price
What to do with your 1110
Send your score
About 39% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 940, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- GED (average 45+, no component below 35) as alternative to the high school route
Source: Undergraduate Admissions Criteria · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
63%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1000 to 1210
Reading and Writing 510 to 610
Math 490 to 600
ACT composite 18 to 24
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$54,550
a year
- Tuition$28,890
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$23,748
- $30,001 to $48,000$15,671
- $48,001 to $75,000$19,467
- $75,001 to $110,000$23,435
- Over $110,000$25,359
Financial aidEstimate
56%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$20,081
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Tennessee programs for residents
Ned McWherter Scholars Program
$6,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.75+ GPA, 1430+ SAT or 32+ ACT, Competitive merit award; application with transcript through first semester of senior year and official ACT/SAT; competitive, limited funding
Aspire Award
State program · In-state students
Up to $750/semester (4-year) or up to $250/semester (2-year) in addition to HOPE
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Need-based HOPE supplement; meet HOPE requirements and parents' (or independent student's and spouse's) AGI of $36,000 or less
General Assembly Merit Scholarship (GAMS)
State program · In-state students
Up to $500/semester in addition to HOPE (including summer)
- 3.75+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, HOPE supplement (TN public or category 1-3 private HS graduates); must meet HOPE Scholarship requirements; FAFSA, from Tennessee
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
4-year (and 2-year with housing): up to $2,250/semester freshman & sophomore, up to $2,850/semester junior & senior; 2-year: up to $1,600/semester
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, HOPE Scholarship (entering freshmen); enroll within 16 months of HS graduation; FAFSA
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
28 of 28
Earn credit with a score of 3
15 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,890Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | ART elective | |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | ART 105 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | ART elective | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | ART 110 | |
| Art History | 4 | ART 381 | |
| Art History | 5 | ART 381, 382 | |
| Biology | 3 | BIOL 111 | |
| Biology | 4 | BIOL 111, 112 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | MATH 150 | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MATH 150 | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | MATH 150, 250 | |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHEM 111 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | CHEM 111, 112 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | POLS 320 | |
| Drawing | 3 | ART elective | |
| Drawing | 4 | ART 110 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | ENGL 101 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | ENGL 102 | |
| Environmental Science | 3 | ENVS 100 | |
| European History | 3 | HIST elective | |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | FREN 111 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | FREN 111, 112 | |
| Human Geography | 4 | GEOG 211 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | ECON 213 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | ECON 212 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | PHYS 211 | |
| Physics 2 | 4 | PHYS 212 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | PHYS 212 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | PHYS 211 | |
| Psychology | 4 | PYSC 100 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | SPAN 111 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | SPAN 111, 112 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | SPAN 111 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | SPAN 111, 112 | |
| Statistics | 4 | MATH 270 | |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | POLS 100 | |
| United States History | 3 | HIST 131 | |
| United States History | 4 | HIST 131, 132 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | HIST 122 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
49%
Come back for a second year
72%
Typical earnings
$59,630
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Lincoln Memorial University$77,194
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 4 majors here have earnings data.
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