Lincoln University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Lincoln University of Missouri is a land-grant university located in Jefferson City, Missouri, United States. It was established in 1866 as Lincoln Institute by members of the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Infantry. U.S. News and World Report's 2007 edition ranked Lincoln University third for economic diversity, fifth for campus ethnic diversity, and ninth for maximum international students among master's level universities in the Midwest. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. It is organized into the following schools and colleges:

• College of Business and Professional Studies
• College of Liberal Arts, Education and Journalism
• College of Natural Science, Mathematics and Technology, Cooperative Extension and Research
• School of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education

Lincoln University of Missouri has an active student life. There are several on-campus clubs and organizations as well as fraternities and sororities. Among them are the Community Connection of Lincoln University (CCLU), Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Fraternity (KKP), and Residence Hall Association (RHA).

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, media, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Lincoln is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 3,109 in 2009-2010 (2,322 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 95% of enrolled students and graduate students are 5%.

Students under 25 years old represent 76% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Lincoln provides on-campus housing for 1,048 of its 2,322 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (Great Lakes Valley Conference), basketball (Heartland Conference), baseball (Heartland Conference), and track (Division II Independents).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 104 male students received the aid (men were 73% of those receiving aid) and 38 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 27% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Lincoln offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agriculture

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (89 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• General Merchandising/Sales/Related Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (13 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (84 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (8 awarded)

• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Engineering Technology
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (7 awarded)

• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (7 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (66 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (18 awarded)

• Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (76 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (10 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (24 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (17 awarded)

• Psychology