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Lincoln University

Jefferson City, Missouri Public 4-year Small city

Overview

Lincoln University is a public four-year institution based in Jefferson City, Missouri. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 2,054 students in fall 2024, including 1,926 undergraduates and 128 graduate students. It is a historically Black college or university and a land-grant institution.

Lincoln University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 53 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Agriculture, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 248 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,054
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
248
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
53
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 53

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 2
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Education 21
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Psychology 1
Social Sciences 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Engineering Technologies 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
English Language and Literature 2
History 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Physical Sciences 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
51%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
195
Associate degrees
22
Master's degrees
30
Post-master's certificates
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,054
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,926
Graduate students, fall 2024
128
Full-time, fall 2024
70%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,634
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,464
Graduate students, 2024-25
170
Full-time, 2024-25
63%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
35%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
48%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference
President
Dr. John Moseley, Ed.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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