unitid 177940 · Jefferson City, MO · public 4-year · city (small)
Lincoln University
- enrollment 2023
- 2,446
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,392
17th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
49%
undergrads on Pell grants
85th pctl among public 4-years
completion
21%
finish within 150% time
7th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$23,704
56th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$19,092
after aid, aided students
88th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$39,463
after entry, Title IV students
15th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$28,875
98th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $20,070 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k51%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $24,957
- First-generation students
- 38%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,796
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 30 | $49,972 | $36,636 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 22 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 22 | — | $28,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 20 | $37,632 | $37,171 |
| Psychology, General. | 16 | — | $31,000 |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 14 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 13 | $36,205 | $43,382 |
| Agriculture, General. | 11 | — | — |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 10 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 9 | — | $30,259 |
| Biology, General. | 8 | — | $28,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 8 | $76,451 | $32,500 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.