Lincoln Memorial University

Lincoln Memorial University
Motto"We Wear His Name Proudly"
On seal: "With malice toward none, with charity for all"
TypePrivate university
EstablishedFebruary 12, 1897; 127 years ago (February 12, 1897)
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliation
Endowment$41.4 million (2019)
PresidentClayton Hess
Academic staff
310 full-time,[2] 273 part-time
Administrative staff
152
Students5,118
Undergraduates1,673[2]
Postgraduates3,445[2]
Location, ,
36°34′51″N 83°39′24″W / 36.5808°N 83.6566°W / 36.5808; -83.6566
CampusDistant town[3], 1,000 acres (4.0 km2)
ColorsDark blue and light gray
   
NicknameRailsplitters (Splitters)
Sporting affiliations
MascotAbe
Websitewww.lmunet.edu
Lincoln Library and Museum

Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) is a private university in Harrogate, Tennessee. LMU's 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) campus borders on Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. As of fall 2023, it had 1,605 undergraduate and 4,200 graduate and professional students.[4]

LMU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). In March 2019, the LMU Duncan School of Law received full accreditation by the American Bar Association.

The university's Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum displays and interprets a large collection of memorabilia relating to the school's namesake, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War.[5] The collection was initially formed from donations by the school's early benefactor, General Oliver O. Howard, and his friends.[6]

  1. ^ "NAICU-LMU".
  2. ^ a b c "Lincoln Memorial University". College Navigator. Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "IPEDS-Lincoln Memorial University".
  4. ^ "Quick Facts". Lincoln Memorial University. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum". Lincoln Memorial University. Archived from the original on December 2, 2006.
  6. ^ Vial, Rebecca A., "Lincoln Memorial University", Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, retrieved October 10, 2010