Lincoln University
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1570 Baltimore Pike
P.O. Box 179
Lincoln University, PA 19352
610-932-8300
Public
Non-sectarian
Undergraduate & Graduate
Coeducational
Undergraduate tuition and fees: $7,580 in-state, $11,384 out-of-state
Room/board: $7,032
Lincoln University was chartered in April 1854 as Ashmun Institute. This was the first institution found anywhere in the world to provide a higher education in the arts and sciences for male youth of African descent.
Since its inception, Lincoln has attracted an interracial and international enrollment from the surrounding community, region, and around the world. The University admitted women students in 1952, and formally associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1972 as a state-related, coeducational university.
Lincoln University is located in southern Chester County about an hour west of Philadelphia,
The University contains three schools: School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics; School of Humanities and Graduate Studies; School of Social Sciences & Behavioral Studies.
The University offers the following degrees: Bachelor's and Master's.
The most popular majors are: Business, management, marketing, and related support services; Security and protective services; Education; Social sciences; Parks, recreation, leisure and Fitness studies.
Lincoln currently enrolls approximately 1,652 full-time students and 48 part-time students.
Lincoln has 93 full-time and 90 part-time faculty members.
The student to teacher ratio is 16:1
Universities-Master's (North): fourth tier
Overall score: N/A
Average freshman retention rate: 64%
2006 graduation rate: (Predicted) 41%
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