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At Lincoln University, students like you come first because you are first. You will enter our campus gates with dreams, goals, and aspirations along with your fellow diverse students from around the country and world.
You're becoming part of a campus community that is tight like a family and filled with people who look out for each other. You're becoming part of the latest chapter in a long and proud history of learning at the nation's first degree-granting historically black college and university (HBCU).
Discover academic programs that will empower you to Learn, Liberate, and Lead! Since our founding as the nation's first degree-granting historically black college or university (HBCU), Lincoln University has evolved into a premier liberal arts institution.
Lincoln University (PA) is a public institution that was founded in 1854. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,712 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 422 acres.
Originally established as The Ashmun Institute, Lincoln University received its charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 29, 1854, making it the nation's first degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU).
At Lincoln University, you will find liberal arts and science-based undergraduate degree programs designed to prepare students for careers in today’s fast-paced, technology-based, and global society.
Office of Undergraduate Admissions. When you enter the gates of Lincoln University as a student, you will feel immediately accepted into a community that supports you and is devoted to helping you find a path that will lead to your graduation and success.
