Colleges / Abraham Lincoln University
College · Private for-profit · Glendale, CA · City
ALU

Abraham Lincoln University

Glendale, CA

Online-only
Address100 West Broadway, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91210
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate
6-yr median pay
Net price / yr$29k
Undergrad size25
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $29k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

25 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $29k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$137k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$114k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$22k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.4k
Books & supplies
$1,062

How students pay for it.

Pell grants53%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans60%
Share taking out federal student loans.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention63%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr0%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private for-profit
Undergrad size
25
Location
Glendale, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical · High Traditional
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Distance Education Accrediting Commission
Identity
Online-only
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic32%
  • Asian8%
  • Two or more races8%
  • Black4%
  • Unknown4%
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
§ V · Majors offered here · 3

What you can study.

Colleges / Abraham Lincoln University
College · Private for-profit · Glendale, CA · City
ALU

Abraham Lincoln University

Glendale, CA

Online-only
Address100 West Broadway, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91210
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate
6-yr median pay
Net price / yr$29k
Undergrad size25
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $29k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

25 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $29k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$137k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$114k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$22k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.4k
Books & supplies
$1,062

How students pay for it.

Pell grants53%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans60%
Share taking out federal student loans.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention63%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr0%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private for-profit
Undergrad size
25
Location
Glendale, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical · High Traditional
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Distance Education Accrediting Commission
Identity
Online-only
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic32%
  • Asian8%
  • Two or more races8%
  • Black4%
  • Unknown4%
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
§ V · Majors offered here · 3

What you can study.