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Lincoln University Data & Information Overview

22 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
80% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Lincoln University Ranked?

#1,998 Best Colleges in Nation
#99 Best Colleges in PA
General Human Services Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Lincoln University was awarded 22 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general human services.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Lincoln as #1,998 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

Lincoln also holds the #99 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Lincoln?

80% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
29% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, Lincoln University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 80%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

Average Test Scores

About 29% of students accepted to Lincoln submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 545. Math scores were between 440 and 528.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Lincoln University  ( 450 to 545 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Lincoln University  ( 440 to 528 )
200
800
Lincoln received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 16 and 21.

ACT Composite Scores for Lincoln University  ( 16 to 21 )
1
36

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Lincoln University Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Lincoln University, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Lincoln University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Lincoln University

73% Freshmen Retention
31% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Lincoln University has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  73 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Lincoln this rate is 31%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  31 out of 100
0
100

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

Lincoln University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,680 Full-Time Undergraduates
93.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
69.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,895 undergraduates at Lincoln with 1,680 being full-time and 215 being part-time.

How Much Does Lincoln University Cost?

$17,741 Net Price
71% Take Out Loans
$27,612 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Lincoln is $17,741. 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

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$16,421 $17,084 $20,526 $20,276 $23,427

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, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Lincoln, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $6,903 a year. That adds up to $27,612 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lincoln is 11.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Lincoln Graduates Make?

$38,652 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Lincoln with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $38,652 in their early years. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Lincoln University make the most money.

Location of Lincoln University

Pennsylvania State
1,680 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Lincoln University is a public institution located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. The suburban atmosphere of Lincoln University makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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Contact details for Lincoln are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1570 Baltimore Pike, Lincoln University, PA 19352-0999
Phone: 484-365-8000
Website: www.lincoln.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lincoln-University-of-PA/282631355482
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLincolnU

Lincoln University Majors

38 Majors With Completions
470 Undergraduate Degrees
75 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 38 majors graduated from Lincoln University. Of these students, 470 received undergraduate degrees and 75 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Human Services 66 $27,051
Criminal Justice & Corrections 54 $39,334
Health Sciences & Services 51 $31,240
General Biology 42 NA
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 41 $25,325
General Psychology 28 NA
Computer Information Systems 24 NA
Business Administration & Management 23 $29,235
Sociology 20 NA
Political Science & Government 19 $29,876

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

This is a decrease from the 2,013 students who took online classes the previous year.

Learn more about online learning at Lincoln University.

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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.

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