Lincoln University
Jefferson City, MO · Public · Small city · Lincoln University of Missouri
Public institution in Jefferson City, MO · 1,357 undergraduates · $39,463 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 23%Cost of attendance
- Top 23%Pell Grant share
- Top 24%Average net price
- Top 25%In-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $12,484482nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,290514th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,882652nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,265452nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $28,8751,789th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,4631,629th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,1851,677th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 22.1%1,889th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 50.5%1,721st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,3571,182nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 46.3%482nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 322 mi (MDW)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $53,358 | — |
| Agriculture, GeneralAgriculture | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $35,274 | $26,121 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $34,348 | $29,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $30,409 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $29,322 | $30,650 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $26,121 | $30,409 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | $35,330 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Founded in 1866source
- Motto: "Laborare et studere"source
- Athletic nickname: "Blue Tigers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: Stripessource
- Campus size: about 167 acressource
- Formerly known as "Lincoln Institute"source
- Formerly known as "(1866–1921)"source
- Athletic conference: The MIAAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,878,621 (M $1,205,856 · W $672,765)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lincoln University’s 1,357 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO · 1,367 undergrads
- Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO · 1,339 undergrads
- College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO · 1,415 undergrads
- Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, MO · 1,274 undergrads
- Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, MO · 1,452 undergrads
- Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO · 1,205 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, IN · 1,361 undergrads
- University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · 1,361 undergrads
- Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC · 1,362 undergrads
- University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, ME · 1,362 undergrads
- East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, TX · 1,364 undergrads
- Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeAtlanta, GA · 1,348 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelincolnu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 177940)
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