Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Lincoln University requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 477 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Lincoln University. Among these students, 138 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 12 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
982
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 2820 admitted students 138 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
29%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 890-1073. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 450 and 545, while 25% scored below 450 and another 25% scored above 545.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 440 and 528, while 25% scored below 440 and 25% achieved a score of 528. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 982 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Lincoln University.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 22% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
450-545 -
Math
440-528
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
19
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 2820 admitted students 12 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
3%
Similar to the SAT, Lincoln University requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 3% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 16 and 21, with 25% scoring above 21 and another 25% scoring below 16.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 49% of test takers nationally.
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English
15-23 -
Math
16-18 -
Composite
16-21
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$50
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Lincoln University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Lincoln University received a total of 3,536 applications. These applications included 1,430 male applicants and 2,106 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 3,536 applicants, Lincoln University admitted 2,820 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,026 males and 1,794 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 477 students chose to enroll at Lincoln University. This means that 477 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 150 were male and 327 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Lincoln University had an overall acceptance rate of 80% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 72% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 85%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Lincoln University had an overall yield rate of 17% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 15%, and for female admitted students, it was 18%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Lincoln University over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Lincoln University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Secondary school rank
Neither required nor recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Lincoln University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Not Accepted
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