Lincoln University Of Pennsylvania

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, also known as LU, is the first degree-granting, historically black university in the United States located in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The university was chartered in 1854 as Ashmun Institute.

The main campus of LU covers an area of more than 400 acres. The university presently enrolls approximately 2,000 students. LU is divided into the following academic schools and colleges:

• School of Humanities
• School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
• School of Social Sciences & Behavioral Studies
• School of Graduate Studies

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania is home to several clubs and organizations. Some of them are the Duece Deuce Drill Team, Lincoln University Gospel Choir, Lincoln University Jazz Ensemble, and Student Leader Network.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in family and social work and media.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Selective admissions.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Lincoln University Of Pennsylvania is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 2,524 in 2009-2010 (2,481 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 78% of enrolled students and graduate students are 22%.

Students under 25 years old represent 76% of the student body. About 13% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lincoln University Of Pennsylvania provides on-campus housing for 1,794 of its 2,481 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Division II Independents for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (54 awarded)

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Human Resources Management and Services

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (42 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Secondary School Administration/Principalship
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (184 awarded)

• Human Services

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (43 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (30 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (15 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (29 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (21 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (24 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Psychology