Lincoln University (MO)

Lincoln University publishes a cost of attendance of $23,704 for the standard budget. That figure combines $9,796 in tuition and fees for Missouri residents with $10,256 in room and board.

Nonresidents pay $17,692 in tuition and fees. The average net price is what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships.

Grants and scholarships reduce the sticker price by $4,612 on average, producing an average net price of $19,092 for aid recipients. Aid covers about 19% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.

That figure is $6,270 above the $12,822 median at comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth ranks Lincoln University #749 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. That places the affordability pillar in the 47th percentile.

Lincoln University’s published cost of attendance is $23,704, and prices after aid differ little across its family-income bands. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $20,070 for the lowest-income band, $19,313 for the lower-middle band, $18,287 for the middle band, $14,466 for the upper-middle band, and $19,984 for the highest-income band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $86. Azimuth ranks Lincoln University #749 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Aid covers about 19% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, an average rather than a promise for any family. Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $19,092, with average aid savings of $4,612 against the sticker price.

That price is $6,270 above the $12,822 peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Published in-state tuition is $9,796, while out-of-state tuition is $17,692.

Borrowing is common here, and typical federal debt sits above the comparable-school median. Federal student loan borrowers who completed have median debt of $28,875, compared with $19,500 at comparable institutions (same type and size), a difference of $9,375 above.

Among federal aid recipients, 89.0% of federal aid recipients take federal loans, and that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $328 a month if repaid over ten years. For Parent PLUS parent borrowers, median borrowing is $14,000.

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Graduates of Lincoln University earn about $9,740 more than the model expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 83rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $308. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $9,432.

Four years after completion, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $50,859, at the 20th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That is $2,257 below the $53,116 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth places the university at the 39th percentile for return.

Lincoln University’s graduate earnings picture is modest in raw terms, with median earnings of $50,859 four years after completion for federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. Azimuth places that median in the 20th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, using an earnings cohort of 420 completers.

The typical scenario matches that median, with a downside scenario of $41,229 and an upside scenario of $71,943; these scenarios reflect the program mix rather than observed groups. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, add a different lens.

Graduates earn about $9,740 more than the model expects for similar students. An estimated 25.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

The low earnings percentile and higher-than-expected earnings point in different directions.

At Lincoln University, federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $50,859 four years after completion. That places the measure in the 20th percentile of nonprofit four-year institutions.

This is $2,257 below the peer median of $53,116, the middle value for comparable institutions of the same type and size. Graduates earn about $9,740 more than the model expects for similar students.

Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, is in the 83rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $308.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $9,432. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $630.

The downside and upside scenarios, grounded in the program mix, are $41,229 and $71,943. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 39th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Above-expected earnings and a below-peer median make the return picture mixed. Nursing is the largest higher-earning listed field, with 38 degrees awarded and median earnings of $79,520 four years after completion.

Information Science/Studies had 6 degrees awarded and median earnings of $52,071. These program figures give the school-level median a varied program context.

Lincoln’s modeled earnings spread extends to $71,943 in the upside scenario. The downside scenario is $41,229, and the typical scenario is $50,859; all are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed graduate groups.

Published program medians also differ: Nursing reports $79,520 four years after completion, compared with $52,071 in Information Science/Studies and $48,315 in Criminal Justice. Those program figures give the modeled range a concrete academic-field context.

Lincoln University pairs higher-than-expected earnings with borrowing and prices above peer benchmarks, leaving a mixed financial picture. Graduates earn about $9,740 more than the model expects for similar students.

Here, earnings beyond expectations means the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students. Borrowers who completed had median federal student loan debt of $28,875.

At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median is $19,500, placing the university above that figure by $9,375. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $328 a month if repaid over ten years.

Average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $19,092. It stands above the $12,822 peer median by $6,270, and aid covers about 19% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. The favorable model result sits alongside higher debt and price.

Lincoln University serves a campus where Pell Grant recipients are a visible part of the undergraduate population: 48.7% of 1,392 undergraduates receive Pell Grants. An estimated 30.9% share of entrants outside the first-time, full-time group also points to attendance by people continuing coursework begun elsewhere.

The enrollment mix suggests more than one route into the university, with federal grant aid and transfer study both part of its undergraduate composition. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should use the cost calculator to estimate grant-adjusted costs and review how their intended field fits their prior coursework.

These figures describe who attends, rather than admission priorities or any individual applicant’s chances.

At Lincoln University, Nursing sits well above the other large fields in median earnings four years after completion. It recorded $79,520 across 38 degrees awarded, making it the highest-earning program listed here.

Information Science/Studies followed with median earnings of $52,071 and 6 degrees awarded. The more moderate-earning fields include Criminal Justice, at $48,315 with 15 degrees awarded, and Business Administration and Management, at $48,276 with 38 degrees awarded.

These award counts describe degrees awarded in one academic year, while the earnings figures are medians for completers four years after completion. The contrast between the nursing figure and the other listed fields makes program choice especially consequential in reading the university’s overall earnings picture.

Published outcomes cover 7 bachelor’s fields, and Business accounts for 22.8% of bachelor’s degrees awarded. The largest fields therefore show a broad range of reported earnings, with Nursing at the high end.

The program mix at Lincoln University is led by Business, which accounts for 22.8% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 17.0% and Family & Consumer Sciences at 10.3%. The university has 7 programs with published four-year earnings data.

The largest single programs are Business Administration and Management and Nursing, each at 38 degrees awarded, with Liberal Arts and General Studies next at 20. The highest-earning program is Nursing, where graduates earn a median of $79,520 four years after completion.

Its benchmark ratio is 0.89x against the national median for its field. The program is also one of the largest.

The next-highest earnings are in Information Science/Studies, at $52,071, though it is a much smaller program with 6 degrees awarded. Criminal Justice and Business Administration and Management follow, with medians of $48,315 and $48,276 respectively, each below the national median for their fields.

The pattern is one of concentrated strength: the best-paid program is also one of the largest, and the earnings drop-off after it is steep. Across all fields, 13.8% of degrees are in STEM.