Lenoir-Rhyne University Tuition-Free Guarantee Covers Full Tuition for New Students From Families Earning $100,000 or Less
Hickory, North Carolina, United States. Lenoir-Rhyne University has published details of its tuition guarantee, which began in fall 2026 and covers 100 percent of undergraduate tuition for new first-year and transfer students who enroll full time in a degree program.
The guarantee is available to incoming undergraduate students from North Carolina or South Carolina whose family adjusted gross income is $100,000 or less, according to the FAFSA.
The Lenoir-Rhyne Guarantee is a last-dollar program: federal, state and institutional grants and scholarships are applied first, including Pell Grants and state aid, and the university covers the remaining tuition cost. The guarantee is fulfilled through scholarships and grants only, and student and parent loans are not packaged as part of the program.
The guarantee applies for up to four years, eight semesters, of full-time study, and covers full tuition and mandatory student fees. For students applying for fall 2027, the FAFSA will use the tax return from 2025.
The program applies only to new incoming students beginning in fall 2026. Current and returning students continue to pay approximately the same net tuition costs as before. The university also announced new merit scholarships for all students, including a new $30,000 Presidential Scholarship as the top merit award, with all students eligible for merit scholarships of up to $30,000 per year.
Online students, who already receive discounted tuition, are not covered. The university states the program depends on current levels of commitment of federal and state aid, and is subject to change if those programs change.
Source: Lenoir-Rhyne University
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