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Lincoln University Overview

Lincoln University is a public institution situated in Jefferson City, Missouri. Jefferson City is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Lincoln University Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$23,214 Avg Cost After Aid
  • Students at LU Missouri have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 5%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at LU Missouri.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 76% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Lincoln University?

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Contact details for LU Missouri are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 820 Chestnut Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: 573-681-5000
Website: www.lincolnu.edu

How Do I Get Into LU Missouri?

You can apply to LU Missouri online at: https://lincolnu.elluciancrmrecruit.com/Apply/Account/Login

Lincoln University has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Lincoln University?

$23,214 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
4.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of LU Missouri is $23,214. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At LU Missouri, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $5,150 a year. That adds up to $20,600 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at LU Missouri is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Lincoln University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,174 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,689 undergraduate students at LU Missouri, with 1,174 being full-time and 515 being part-time.

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There are also 105 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,174 full-time undergraduates at LU Missouri, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lincoln University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 5
Black or African American 721
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 276
International Students 57
Other Races/Ethnicities 88

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Lincoln University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 16 countries are represented at LU Missouri. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Lincoln University

164 Took All Classes Online
872 Took At Least One Class Online
8.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 872 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at LU Missouri has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 39th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of LU Missouri

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lincoln University was 8.3%. This is the #1,452 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at LU Missouri regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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