Lincoln University
About
Lincoln University is a private non-profit educational institution located in Oakland, California, founded in 1919. It focuses on practical education with strengths in Business Administration and Diagnostic Imaging programs, offering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
Action history · 12
- Nov 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Mar 2021Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalAccrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
- Dec 2020Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show CauseAccrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
- Aug 2020Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show CauseAccrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2021–22, students received in Pell grants, alongside $423K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2021–22
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 34 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 9.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at Lincoln
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Public property8
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Lincoln vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Lincoln selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLincoln University | 100% | — | 436 | — | — |
| — | — | 5,514 | — | — | |
| 100% | 92.5% | 981 | — | — | |
| — | — | 191 | $26,254 | — | |
| — | — | 319 | — | — | |
| — | — | — | $32,348 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | — | $34,326 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | — | $33,884 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | — | $35,448 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | — | $33,485 | — | |
| — | — | — | $34,275 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | |
| — | — | — | $34,536 | — | |
| 90% | 20.7% | 1,792 | — | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 632 | — | — | |
| 89% | 3.0% | 669 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,077 | — | — | |
| 70% | — | 2,349 | — | — | |
| 66% | 83.9% | 413 | — | Baccalaureate | |
| 74% | 77.4% | 425 | — | Baccalaureate | |
| 74% | 44.4% | 339 | — | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,963 | — | — | |
| 0% | — | 741 | — | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | — | 796 | — | — | |
| 0% | — | 252 | $16,943 | — | |
| — | — | 974 | — | — | |
| 35% | 55.9% | 4,298 | — | — | |
| 21% | 57.7% | 2,850 | — | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 238 | — | — | |
| 29% | — | 41,961 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 68% | 57.7% | 769 | $33,884 |
Institutions like Lincoln
Explore the federal data for institutions in Lincoln's comparison group.
- Pennsylvania
American College of Financial Services
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,514Net price—View data - California
California Northstate University
Grad rate100%Admit rate92.5%Enrollment981Net price—View data - Virginia
Centura College-Chesapeake
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment191Net price$26,254View data - Texas
College of Biomedical Equipment Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment319Net price—View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsFlorida
Florida Career College-Boynton Beach
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$32,348View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsFlorida
Florida Career College-Hialeah
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$34,326View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTexas
Florida Career College-Houston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$33,884View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsFlorida
Florida Career College-Lauderdale Lakes
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$35,448View data - Florida
Florida Career College-Margate
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$33,485View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsFlorida
Florida Career College-Miami
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$34,275View data - Florida
Florida Career College-West Palm Beach
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$34,536View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Hillsdale College
Grad rate90%Admit rate20.7%Enrollment1,792Net price—View data - Idaho
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment632Net price—View data - California
Minerva University
Grad rate89%Admit rate3.0%Enrollment669Net price—View data - Louisiana
NationsUniversity
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,077Net price—View data - Louisiana
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Grad rate70%Admit rate—Enrollment2,349Net price—View data - BaccalaureateIdaho
New Saint Andrews College
Grad rate66%Admit rate83.9%Enrollment413Net price—View data - BaccalaureateVirginia
Patrick Henry College
Grad rate74%Admit rate77.4%Enrollment425Net price—View data - BaccalaureateIllinois
Principia College
Grad rate74%Admit rate44.4%Enrollment339Net price—View data - Maryland
SANS Technology Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,963Net price—View data - BaccalaureateArkansas
Strayer University-Arkansas
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment741Net price—View data - New Jersey
Strayer University-New Jersey
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment796Net price—View data - West Virginia
Strayer University-West Virginia
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment252Net price$16,943View data - California
Teachers College of San Joaquin
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment974Net price—View data - Kentucky
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Grad rate35%Admit rate55.9%Enrollment4,298Net price—View data - Texas
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Grad rate21%Admit rate57.7%Enrollment2,850Net price—View data - California
University of Silicon Andhra
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment238Net price—View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
University of the People
Grad rate29%Admit rate—Enrollment41,961Net price—View data
Lincoln Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The webpage provides information on Lincoln University's mission, objectives, and commitment to quality education through ongoing assessment efforts. It includes contact details and various institutional resources but lacks specific details about the Office of Institutional Research.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Igor HimelfarbInstitutional Research Coordinator
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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