Lincoln University
Lincoln University admitted 66% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 820–960 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $13,517 a year. Within six years, 45% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 66%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 820–960
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $29,069 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $13,517 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $13,603 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $13,144 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $20,358 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 45%
- Students who return for a second year
- 73%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $53,919 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,539
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 72%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 19%
- Public administration and social services
- 14%
- Business, management and marketing
- 12%
- Psychology
- 10%
- Communication and journalism
- 10%
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Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
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- Gallaudet University DC · 58% admitted
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More colleges in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA · 61% admitted
- Temple University PA · 80% admitted
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA · 58% admitted
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA · 78% admitted
- Drexel University PA · 79% admitted
- University of Pennsylvania PA · 5.4% admitted
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA · 93% admitted
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA · 91% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.