University Facts

MISSION
Lincoln University, the nation’s first degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU), educates and empowers students to lead their communities and change the world.

It does so by:

  • Providing a rigorous liberal arts education featuring active and collaborative learning;
  • Integrating academic and co-curricular programs with the University’s distinctive legacy of global engagement, social responsibility and leadership development; and
  • Cultivating the character, values and standards of excellence needed to enable students to become responsible citizens of a global community.

VISION

Lincoln University will be a national model for both 21st century liberal arts undergraduate education and innovative graduate and professional programs.

  • Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  • Associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 1972 as a state-related, coeducational university
  • Athletics debut in NCAA Division II and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or CIAA, during the 2010-11 academic year. Baseball participates in the East Coast Conference.
  • Member institution of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund

STRATEGIC PLAN
The University's launched a strategic plan, Reimagining the Legacy: Learn. Liberate. Lead, in July 2018. 

SETTING
Located on 422 acres in southern Chester County, our main campus marries tradition and modern facilities, with sweeping pathways that encourage walking and contemplation within a safe and scenic landscape.

ESTABLISHED
The Ashmun Institute, 1854 

RENAMED
Lincoln University, 1866

LEADERSHIP
President Brenda  A. Allen, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Patricia Pierce Ramsey, Ph.D.
Learn more about administration

LOCATIONS

  • Main Campus (undergraduate programs) – 422 rural acres; 56 buildings – 1570 Baltimore Pike, Lincoln University, PA 19352
  • University City location (select undergraduate & graduate programs) – 3020 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

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STUDENT ENROLLMENT - Fall 2018

  • 2122 undergraduate: 34 percent male; 66 percent female
  • 254 graduate: 24 percent male; 76 percent female
  • 2017 First time, full-time retention rate: 78%
  • 92% of undergraduate students on main campus live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing
  • 17 % of students have cars on campus

DIVERSITY - Fall 2018

  • Students come from 27 states/territories and 18 foreign countries

FACULTY - Fall 2018

  • 101 full-time faculty members
  • 85% faculty with a terminal degree1

    1Terminal degree: The highest degree achievable in a given academic or professional discipline.

​CLASS SIZE - Fall 2018

  • 99% of undergraduate classes have 39 or fewer students
  • 15:1 Student-faculty ratio2

    2Student-faculty ratio: ratio of full-time equivalent undergraduate students (full-time plus 1/3 part time) to full-time equivalent instructional undergraduate faculty (full time plus 1/3 part time)

MOST POPULAR MAJORS (Undergraduate degrees conferred 2017-2018 academic year)

  • Human Services
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Health Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Management

TUITION AND FEES - 2018-19

  • In-state undergraduate tuition and fees – $11,036
  • Out-of-state undergraduate tuition and fees – $16,952
  • Room and board – $9,588
  • 97% of undergraduate students receive some type of financial assistance (2017-2018 academic year)

ENDOWMENT

  • $38.6 million (as of June 30, 2017)

 

This information was last updated November 2018. For more information, visit the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, & Planning webpage.