Lenoir–Rhyne University is a private Lutheran university in Hickory, North Carolina. It was founded in 1891 and is affiliated with the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Former name: Highland Academy (1891) · Lenoir College (1891–1928) · Lenoir–Rhyne College (1928–2008)
Motto: ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς (Greek)
Motto in English: The truth shall set you free
Type: Private university
Established: 1891
Religious affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America