unitid 213598 · Lincoln University, PA · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Lincoln University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,946
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
66%
23rd pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
1,539
19th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
69%
undergrads on Pell grants
97th pctl among public 4-years
completion
44%
finish within 150% time
47th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$28,505
83rd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$14,977
after aid, aided students
65th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$43,167
after entry, Title IV students
27th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$28,250
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 $14,011 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
- 0-30k43%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $30,819
- First-generation students
- 39%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,512
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.5× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services, General. | 50 | $49,213 | $37,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 39 | $52,095 | $35,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 36 | — | $34,375 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 27 | — | $31,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 25 | $53,423 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | 19 | $59,570 | $25,219 |
| Psychology, General. | 19 | — | $30,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 19 | $51,615 | $33,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 16 | $59,488 | $28,000 |
| Human Services, General. | 16 | $56,003 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 10 | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 9 | — | — |
— 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
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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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.