The following is Lenoir-Rhyne College's entry in the 1998 edition. We learn to give our skills and talents back to society. The remaining students come from 33 different states, mostly in the South, and 9 foreign countries. A fifth are graduates of private or parochial schools. Students attracted to Lenoir-Rhyne tend to be conservative, although a wide range of political and social views as well as tolerance for them is present.
Many undergraduates also come seeking a sense of community.
Competition, though, is usually an internal struggle rather than a contest among groups of students. Lenoir-Rhyne, which was named for 2 early donors and celebrated its centennial year in 1991, awards the bachelor's degree in 44 undergraduate majors, plus a master's in education. Classes follow the semester schedule. The largest core course, Religion 100, enrolls just 40 students. Most freshman classes tend to have between 20 and 30 people, with upper-level courses rarely exceeding 20.