- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PASuburb: largeZIP 19352Founded 1854
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1854
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lincoln.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
PennsylvaniaHBCUPublic
Lincoln University
Lincoln University is a public university in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, with 1,539 undergraduates. It admits 66% of applicants, graduates 45% within six years and costs $13,517 a year after aid.
45%graduate
Admission rate66%
Retention73%
4-year graduation27%
Pell Grant share72%
Federal loans80%
$13,517net price / year
66%admission rate
920average SAT
45%graduate in 6 years
$53,919median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,074 of 1,704 for earnings#394 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,214 of 1,738 for graduation rate#469 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $29,069tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,144
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $20,358
- Average net price
- $13,517national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,603
$30,001–48,000$11,019
$48,001–75,000$12,178
$75,001–110,000$19,224
$110,001+$23,294
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 66%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 920
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 420–500
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 400–460
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college66%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college45%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college72%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 45%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 27%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 51%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,671
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,919middle 50%: $34,827–$74,143
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$74,143
Median, Lincoln University$53,919
Lower quarter$34,827
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,539
- Part-time
- 2.3%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 21.6
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 72%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,580 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,815
- Endowment, end of year
- $56,324,821
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.7%
Hispanic5.7%
Black84%
Asian0.1%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.6%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions19%
Public administration & social service14%
Business & management12%
Psychology10%
Communication & journalism9.5%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting9.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.9%
Social sciences5.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 213598. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4570781.