The student population at Lincoln Memorial University is 6,081 (1,668 undergraduate and 4,413 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,098 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at LMU is 27.43% which is decreased by 7 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,105 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.27 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
567 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,106.38% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,998 where 6,081 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
27.43% of total students is undergraduate students and 72.57% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 7 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 2,105 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.27 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in LMU than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lincoln Memorial University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,983 | 1,675 | 474 | 1,201 | 2,308 | 992 | 1,316 |
| 2016-17 | 4,254 271 | 1,659 -16 | 484 10 | 1,175 -26 | 2,595 287 | 1,103 111 | 1,492 176 |
| 2017-18 | 4,770 516 | 1,919 260 | 570 86 | 1,349 174 | 2,851 256 | 1,193 90 | 1,658 166 |
| 2018-19 | 4,798 28 | 1,953 34 | 555 -15 | 1,398 49 | 2,845 -6 | 1,132 -61 | 1,713 55 |
| 2019-20 | 4,867 69 | 1,975 22 | 582 27 | 1,393 -5 | 2,892 47 | 1,143 11 | 1,749 36 |
| 2020-21 | 4,885 18 | 1,817 -158 | 515 -67 | 1,302 -91 | 3,068 176 | 1,198 55 | 1,870 121 |
| 2021-22 | 5,118 233 | 1,673 -144 | 481 -34 | 1,192 -110 | 3,445 377 | 1,268 70 | 2,177 307 |
| 2022-23 | 5,418 300 | 1,560 -113 | 464 -17 | 1,096 -96 | 3,858 413 | 1,326 58 | 2,532 355 |
| 2023-24 | 5,805 387 | 1,605 45 | 499 35 | 1,106 10 | 4,200 342 | 1,356 30 | 2,844 312 |
| 2024-25 | 6,081 276 | 1,668 63 | 493 -6 | 1,175 69 | 4,413 213 | 1,367 11 | 3,046 202 |
| Average | 4,998 | 1,750 | 512 | 1,239 | 3,248 | 1,208 | 2,040 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,750 where 1,668 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Lincoln Memorial University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,675 | 1,220 | 379 | 841 | 455 | 95 | 360 |
| 2016-17 | 1,659 | 1,189 | 411 | 778 | 470 | 73 | 397 |
| 2017-18 | 1,919 | 1,355 | 463 | 892 | 564 | 107 | 457 |
| 2018-19 | 1,953 | 1,395 | 449 | 946 | 558 | 106 | 452 |
| 2019-20 | 1,975 | 1,427 | 489 | 938 | 548 | 93 | 455 |
| 2020-21 | 1,817 | 1,305 | 431 | 874 | 512 | 84 | 428 |
| 2021-22 | 1,673 | 1,209 | 402 | 807 | 464 | 79 | 385 |
| 2022-23 | 1,560 | 1,206 | 401 | 805 | 354 | 63 | 291 |
| 2023-24 | 1,605 | 1,268 | 424 | 844 | 337 | 75 | 262 |
| 2024-25 | 1,668 | 1,335 | 434 | 901 | 333 | 59 | 274 |
| Average | 1,750 | 1,750 | 428 | 863 | 1,750 | 83 | 376 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,248 where 4,413 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Lincoln Memorial University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,308 | 1,930 | 846 | 1,084 | 378 | 146 | 232 |
| 2016-17 | 2,595 | 2,185 | 954 | 1,231 | 410 | 149 | 261 |
| 2017-18 | 2,851 | 2,459 | 1,058 | 1,401 | 392 | 135 | 257 |
| 2018-19 | 2,845 | 2,429 | 995 | 1,434 | 416 | 137 | 279 |
| 2019-20 | 2,892 | 2,456 | 997 | 1,459 | 436 | 146 | 290 |
| 2020-21 | 3,068 | 2,706 | 1,078 | 1,628 | 362 | 120 | 242 |
| 2021-22 | 3,445 | 3,075 | 1,146 | 1,929 | 370 | 122 | 248 |
| 2022-23 | 3,858 | 3,493 | 1,195 | 2,298 | 365 | 131 | 234 |
| 2023-24 | 4,200 | 3,799 | 1,236 | 2,563 | 401 | 120 | 281 |
| 2024-25 | 4,413 | 4,024 | 1,231 | 2,793 | 389 | 136 | 253 |
| Average | 3,248 | 3,248 | 1,074 | 1,782 | 3,248 | 134 | 258 |
The percentage of white students is 71.11%. The percentage was 74.82% 10 years ago and LMU still has a high percentage of white students. 6.84% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.02% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.00% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 74.82% to 71.11%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.95% to 6.84%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.85% to 5.02%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.73% to 6.00%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4835 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4344 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lincoln Memorial University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 11 | 197 | 193 | 29 | 4 | 2,980 | 125 |
| 2016-17 | 34 | 240 | 204 | 55 | 14 | 3,169 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 35 | 266 | 251 | 29 | 2 | 3,560 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 42 | 249 | 264 | 26 | 1 | 3,609 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 43 | 302 | 269 | 12 | 1 | 3,704 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 349 | 268 | 8 | 1 | 3,682 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 40 | 348 | 254 | 232 | 1 | 3,712 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 32 | 376 | 300 | 255 | 10 | 3,876 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 49 | 390 | 308 | 318 | 14 | 4,209 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 46 | 416 | 305 | 365 | 14 | 4,324 | 0 |
| Average | 38 | 313 | 262 | 133 | 6 | 3,683 | 13 |
567 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,106.38% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lincoln Memorial University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3,983 | 47 | 0 | 3,936 |
| 2016-17 | 4,254 | 58 | 0 | 4,196 |
| 2017-18 | 4,770 | 143 | 0 | 4,627 |
| 2018-19 | 4,798 | 197 | 0 | 4,601 |
| 2019-20 | 4,867 | 501 | 0 | 4,366 |
| 2020-21 | 4,885 | 489 | 0 | 4,396 |
| 2021-22 | 5,118 | 346 | 1,298 | 3,474 |
| 2022-23 | 5,418 | 407 | 1,195 | 3,816 |
| 2023-24 | 5,805 | 475 | 1,311 | 4,019 |
| 2024-25 | 6,081 | 567 | 1,287 | 4,227 |
| Average | 4,998 | 323 | 509 | 4,166 |
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