Lincoln Memorial University nursing

Harrogate, Tennessee · Private nonprofit. Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Nurse anesthesia · first-time NCLEX 96% / 98% · ACEN and COA accredited.

Associate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateNurse anesthesiaRN, associate degree NCLEX 96%RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 98%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	Approval	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, associate degree	Harrogate	Full	96% (2025, 51 first-time takers) Board source
RN, bachelor’s degree	Harrogate	Full	98% (2025, 66 first-time takers) Board source

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at Lincoln Memorial University by year, IPEDS. Down 32% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	327
2015	303
2016	315
2017	318
2018	367
2019	399
2020	424
2021	395
2022	332
2023	260
2024	221

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Bachelor's degree	98
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Associate's degree	65
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Master's degree	22
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810	Master's degree	15
Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804	Master's degree	12
Nursing Practice 51.3818	Doctor's degree, research/scholarship	6
Nursing Administration 51.3802	Master's degree	2
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810	Post-master's certificate	1
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Master's degree	None reported
Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804	Doctor's degree, research/scholarship	None reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
ACEN	Associate Accredited	Spring 2027
ACEN	Master's Accredited	Fall 2028
ACEN	Baccalaureate Accredited	Spring 2027
ACEN	Clinical Doctorate Accredited	Fall 2028
COA	Doctor of Nursing Practice (Entry Level) Continued Accreditation	May 2034

Federal funding

2 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $2.6m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

Amount	Program	Period	Agency
$1.7m	Advanced Nursing Education 93.247	2019-07-01 to 2023-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration
$887k	Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention 93.359	2020-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration

Faculty

5 people listed on the school’s nursing faculty page, with the titles the school gives.

Brittani BannertInstructor of Nursing
Josie BristolInstructor of Nursing, Cedar Bluff
Lynda BrowningAssistant Professor of Nursing & BSN Chair
Stephanie ConderAssociate Professor of Nursing
Elise CottamInstructor of Nursing

Source: school nursing faculty page

From Lincoln Memorial University’s nursing pages

NCLEX
“In a recent graduating class, over 96% of LMU's ASN graduates passed their NCLEX-RN examination.”
lmunet.edu

Admission
“DNP Nurse Anesthesia - Seated Program, application deadline September 15th”
lmunet.edu