College · Private nonprofit · Oakland, CA · City
Lincoln University
Oakland, CA
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr—
Undergrad size204
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $0k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. 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
204 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.
Net price not reported — check the college's financial aid office.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $13.2k
- Books & supplies
- $850
How students pay for it.
Pell grants0%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans0%
Share taking out federal student loans.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention96%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr100%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
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 nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 204
- Location
- Oakland, CA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career · Mixed
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- International40%
- White26%
- Black23%
- Hispanic7%
- Asian4%
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$11k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 2
What you can study.