Best HBCU in Pennsylvania
We were ranked the best Historically Black Colleges and Universities by state for 2024 UniversityHQ.org. Read more here
Lincoln University has a long tradition of excellence that we are proud to uphold, with a focus on being a leader in liberal arts education for our diverse population of students.
We take great pride in our status as an HBCU and in how we help to transform the lives and futures of our students. Our main concern every day is creating opportunities for and empowering students like you to achieve beyond what you thought possible. Your success is our recognition and reward.
Of course, when other folks notice what we do and celebrate it, it's pretty gratifying too. We're proud to share these rankings, awards, and recognition pieces with you. We work to deliver for our students, and these accolades are further proof that we're on the right track.
We were ranked in the Top 25 Best Historically Black Colleges and Universities for 2024 UniversityHQ.org. Read More Here
We were ranked in the Top 50 Best Historically Black Colleges and Universities for 2022 UniversityHQ.org.
We were ranked in the Top 50 for Socially Mobile Schools and in the Top 40 public institutions in our region.
We were honored to be included by Military Friendly® as an institution that provides for and supports veterans and their families.
BestValueSchools.org ranked us 6th in its list of the Most Affordable Colleges in Pennsylvania in 2021.
In 2019, Moody’s Investor Services announced that our outlook at Lincoln is positive, reflecting our “continued generally stable operating performance, gradual gains in liquidity, and consistent enrollment gains.”
The Philadelphia Business Journal recognized us on their list of the Largest Colleges and Universities in Greater Philadelphia, placing us at No. 23.
We were ranked amongst the Top 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) within the United States.
The Value Colleges organization ranked us as the No. 10 HBCU in the country.
BestValueSchools.org ranked us as the No. 23 Historically Black College and University in the country for 2021.
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named Lincoln University to its inaugural list of Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders, recognizing the noteworthy level of engagement of HBCUs with the Fulbright Program.
In their 2021 rankings, College Raptor placed us at No. 12 in its Top 25 Best HBCUs in the United States.
We ranked No. 48 in Study.com's 2021 rankings for the top schools for finance programs in the country.
Learn.org ranked us at No. 19 for the 50 Best Health Science Degrees for the 2020-2021 school year.
Psychology Degree Guide recognized our renowned psychology program, placing us as the No. 14 program among all HBCU undergraduate psychology programs in 2021.
Our Human Services Master's Program is ranked in the Top 25 Best Human Services Master’s Programs for 2021 by besthealthdegrees.com.
We were ranked in the Top 100 Most Affordable Criminal Justice Colleges for 2021 by UniversityHQ.org.