LCU may refer to:

A US Navy hull classification symbol: Landing craft utility (LCU) Largest coding unit, the basic processing unit of the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) video standard Last Chance U, a documentary series Lego City Undercover, a video game Limited Contact Unit, a class of fictional artificially intelligent starship in The Culture universe of late Scottish author Iain Banks Lokesh Cinematic Universe, a shared universe of action thriller films created by Lokesh Kanagaraj Local colleges and universities in the Philippines Local currency unit Lookahead Carry Unit Lubbock Christian University