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Lincoln College Data & Information Overview

22 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
74% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Lincoln College Ranked?

Business Administration & Management Highest Ranked Major
#1,046 Best for the Money in Nation

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Lincoln College was awarded 22 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.

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Overall Quality

Lincoln College was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Lincoln College?

74% Acceptance Rate
52% Of Accepted Are Women
41% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Lincoln College has an acceptance rate of 74%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 41% of students accepted to Lincoln College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 370 and 420. Math scores were between 340 and 380.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Lincoln College  ( 370 to 420 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Lincoln College  ( 340 to 380 )
200
800
Lincoln College received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 16 and 18.

ACT Composite Scores for Lincoln College  ( 16 to 18 )
1
36

Learn more about Lincoln College admissions.

Lincoln College Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
32% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Lincoln College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Lincoln College is 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  32 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Lincoln College

49% Freshmen Retention
3% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 49% rate at Lincoln College is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.

Freshmen Retention Rate  49 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 3% for first-time, full-time students at Lincoln College, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  3 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Lincoln College.

Lincoln College Undergraduate Student Diversity

688 Full-Time Undergraduates
66.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
50.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 967 undergraduates at Lincoln College with 688 being full-time and 279 being part-time.

How Much Does Lincoln College Cost?

$17,852 Net Price
98% Take Out Loans
$22,116 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Lincoln College is $17,852. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Lincoln College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$16,172 $16,900 $17,747 $19,068 $25,606

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Lincoln College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Lincoln College, approximately 98% of students took out student loans averaging $5,529 a year. That adds up to $22,116 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lincoln College is 6.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Lincoln College Graduates Make?

$33,540 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Lincoln College make around $33,540 per year during the early years of their employment. Unfortunately, this is 21% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Lincoln College make the most money.

Location of Lincoln College

Illinois State
688 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Lincoln College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Illinois. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Lincoln draws many to the area.

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Contact details for Lincoln College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 300 Keokuk St, Lincoln, IL 62656
Phone: 217-732-3155
Website: lincolncollege.edu/

Lincoln College Majors

12 Majors With Completions
212 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 80 $48,437
Criminal Justice & Corrections 22 NA
Health & Physical Education 13 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 11 NA
Health & Medical Administrative Services 7 NA
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 4 NA
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3 NA
Entrepreneurial Studies 3 NA
Drama & Theater Arts 3 NA
Human Services 1 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Lincoln College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Lincoln College

17% Take At Least One Class Online
5% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 154 students took at least one online class at Lincoln College. This is a decrease from the 261 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 154 45
2019-2020 261 0
2018-2019 62 0
2017-2018 2 0
2016-2017 3 0

Learn more about online learning at Lincoln College.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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