Colleges / Lincoln University
College · Public · Jefferson City, MO · City
LU

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, MO

HBCU
Address820 Chestnut Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Websitewww.lincolnu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$32k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size1,392
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $32k 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

1,392 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 $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$76k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$18k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.7k
Room & board
$10.3k
Books & supplies
$2,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants49%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$29k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention55%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr21%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$32k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$39k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out36%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
1,392
Location
Jefferson City, MO
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Lincoln University of Missouri
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black50%
  • White29%
  • International8%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown4%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students38%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$25k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 31

What you can study.

Colleges / Lincoln University
College · Public · Jefferson City, MO · City
LU

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, MO

HBCU
Address820 Chestnut Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Websitewww.lincolnu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$32k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size1,392
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $32k 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

1,392 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 $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$76k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$18k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.7k
Room & board
$10.3k
Books & supplies
$2,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants49%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$29k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention55%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr21%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$32k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$39k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out36%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
1,392
Location
Jefferson City, MO
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Lincoln University of Missouri
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black50%
  • White29%
  • International8%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown4%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students38%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$25k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 31

What you can study.