Lincoln University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Lincoln University

Lincoln University operates as a public institution located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,539 students of which 1,785 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Lincoln University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 65.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 920 and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,977, with published in-state tuition of $12,512 and a Pell grant recipient share of 68.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $28,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 48.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.4%. Graduates earn a median of $43,167 ten years after enrolling, compared with $32,865 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 121400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 44.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.