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Campus Address
1570 Old Baltimore Pike
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania 19352
Telephone: 610-932-8300
Toll-free: 800-790-0191
Admissions Address
Director of Admissions
200 Lincoln Hall
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania 19352
Telephone: 610-932-8300, ext. 3206 or 3207
Toll-free: 800-790-0191
Fax: 610-932-1209
E-mail: admiss@lu.lincoln.edu
http://www.lincoln.edu
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History
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania is a four-year, state-affiliated, coeducational liberal arts
university. It was founded in 1854 as the Ashmun Institute and renamed Lincoln University in 1866, in honor of
Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln claims to be the oldest college in the United States to have as its original
purpose the higher education of youth of African descent. From its inception, Lincoln has attracted an
interracial and international enrollment. The University graduated its first class of four black men and two white men in 1868. In 1873, 10 students from Liberia came to study at Lincoln, making the University
one of the first, if not the first, U.S. institutions of higher education to accept African students.
In 1945, Dr. Horace Mann Bond became the first black president and the first alumni president at Lincoln. Lincoln’s centennial
celebration in 1953 marked the acceptance of women applicants. Until 1959, Lincoln had a theological seminary
as well as a college of liberal arts. The University hopes to establish an
Institute for International Studies within the next five years.
Lincoln continues its mission to prepare students for the demands of the twenty-first century through study in
the liberal arts balanced with concentrated study in a specialized field. The
hallmark of the Lincoln experience is its
ability to develop in students the skills and attributes they need to excel in
an increasingly complex world.
During the 20s, 30s, and 40s, Lincoln graduated several
distinguished leaders, including Langston Hughes, Thurgood Marshall, and James
L. Usry. This tradition of graduating leaders continues, with Lincoln’s alumni having headed
36 colleges and universities. Of the country’s black physicians, 20 percent are
graduates of Lincoln; more than 10 percent
of black attorneys are also graduates. Lincoln University trustees control an art
collection worth $1 billion.
Lincoln is located on a 422-acre campus with 27 main buildings and 21 faculty residences, which include
historic buildings from the 1860s to modern structures. Modern facilities
include Rivero Hall with its Olympic-size swimming pool, Dickey Hall, a $5.4
million computer center, and a social science complex. Lincoln University is a traditionally
black university.
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Langston Hughes, 1929–poet and author
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General Information
Public institution
Year founded: 1854
Religious affiliation: None
Academic calendar: Semester
Undergraduate student body: 1,523
Setting: Rural
Endowment: $17,629,057
Fall 2005 Admissions
Application deadline: July 1
Application fee: $20
Selectivity: Less selective
2005-2006 Expenses
Tuition and fees: $7,042 in-state, $11,282 out-of-state
Room/board: $6,792
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