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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (19% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,815 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

347 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 62% of graduates; 27 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 51.000019% 66
    Graduates in this field earn $51,056 4 years out
  2. Human Services, General 44.000014% 49
    Graduates in this field earn $50,390 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.010110% 36
  4. Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 09.07029.5% 33
    Graduates in this field earn $36,544 4 years out
  5. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.01049.2% 32
    Graduates in this field earn $54,632 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 8.3% → 19% of graduates since 2014–15 (66 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,652 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,662

    4 years after completion$74,652
    National median: $88,910Below typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 27 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Biology, General$55,431 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$55,431
    National median: $57,214About typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 41 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,632 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $28,847

    4 years after completion$54,632
    National median: $55,378About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $45,281 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $32,500 · 84 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$51,056 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $32,664

    4 years after completion$51,056
    National median: $61,296Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $35,486 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $32,687 · 96 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Human Services, General$50,390 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $34,374

    4 years after completion$50,390
    National median: $48,597About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $41,521 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $29,000 · 96 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college12 to 1
12 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 59% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 11 to 1 in its Common Data Set (1,394 students, 122 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Double major
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Weekend college
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in computer literacy, English composition, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty100%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$86,216

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$9,815
$9,815
← Lessmore than 44% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$30,779
$30,779
← Lessmore than 46% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Lincoln University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Lincoln University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)