Enrollment Trends at LMU

2,098

Total Enrollment

394

Men

1,704

Women

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.

Student Population Changes

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.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,9831,6754741,2012,3089921,316
2016-174,254
271
1,659
-16
484
10
1,175
-26
2,595
287
1,103
111
1,492
176
2017-184,770
516
1,919
260
570
86
1,349
174
2,851
256
1,193
90
1,658
166
2018-194,798
28
1,953
34
555
-15
1,398
49
2,845
-6
1,132
-61
1,713
55
2019-204,867
69
1,975
22
582
27
1,393
-5
2,892
47
1,143
11
1,749
36
2020-214,885
18
1,817
-158
515
-67
1,302
-91
3,068
176
1,198
55
1,870
121
2021-225,118
233
1,673
-144
481
-34
1,192
-110
3,445
377
1,268
70
2,177
307
2022-235,418
300
1,560
-113
464
-17
1,096
-96
3,858
413
1,326
58
2,532
355
2023-245,805
387
1,605
45
499
35
1,106
10
4,200
342
1,356
30
2,844
312
2024-256,081
276
1,668
63
493
-6
1,175
69
4,413
213
1,367
11
3,046
202
Average4,9981,7505121,2393,2481,2082,040
Lincoln Memorial University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,6751,22037984145595360
2016-171,6591,18941177847073397
2017-181,9191,355463892564107457
2018-191,9531,395449946558106452
2019-201,9751,42748993854893455
2020-211,8171,30543187451284428
2021-221,6731,20940280746479385
2022-231,5601,20640180535463291
2023-241,6051,26842484433775262
2024-251,6681,33543490133359274
Average1,7501,7504288631,75083376
Lincoln Memorial University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,3081,9308461,084378146232
2016-172,5952,1859541,231410149261
2017-182,8512,4591,0581,401392135257
2018-192,8452,4299951,434416137279
2019-202,8922,4569971,459436146290
2020-213,0682,7061,0781,628362120242
2021-223,4453,0751,1461,929370122248
2022-233,8583,4931,1952,298365131234
2023-244,2003,7991,2362,563401120281
2024-254,4134,0241,2312,793389136253
Average3,2483,2481,0741,7823,248134258
Lincoln Memorial University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16111971932942,980125
2016-173424020455143,1690
2017-18352662512923,5600
2018-19422492642613,6090
2019-20433022691213,7040
2020-2144349268813,6820
2021-224034825423213,7120
2022-2332376300255103,8760
2023-2449390308318144,2090
2024-2546416305365144,3240
Average3831326213363,68313
Lincoln Memorial University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-163,9834703,936
2016-174,2545804,196
2017-184,77014304,627
2018-194,79819704,601
2019-204,86750104,366
2020-214,88548904,396
2021-225,1183461,2983,474
2022-235,4184071,1953,816
2023-245,8054751,3114,019
2024-256,0815671,2874,227
Average4,9983235094,166

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