Lincoln University, California

Overview of Lincoln University

Lincoln is in Oakland, California. Oakland is a large city. The school is a private, not-for-profit institution. Lincoln issues awards (degrees) up to the level of Master's degree.

Areas of Study

Fields of study in vogue at the school include business and management.

Lincoln Selectivity

The school's open admission policy attracts a range of prospective students.

Faculty

The most successful professors at the school are given tenure, encouraging them to stay with the school for a long time.

Student Body

Approximately 118 students study at Lincoln (in 2005). The school is particularly welcoming to minority students.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The mission of Lincoln University is to provide a functional synthesis of innovative and traditional educational programs leading to degrees in business administration and computer science for qualified post-secondary American and international students. Reaching out to individuals of diverse backgrounds, but unified in purpose, the education offered by the College of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies provides the intellectual tools which will be functionally relevant in a variety of settings. This translates, by design, into a formula for providing tested American concepts and their applications to all our students. In practice, it requires that the educational process works through a balance of American traditional training and innovative cross-cultural dialogue."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Lincoln

Lincoln University
401 15th Street
Oakland, CA 94612-2801
General Phone: (510) 628-8010
Admissions Phone: (510) 628-8010
Financial Aid Phone: (510) 628-8010
http://www.lincolnuca.edu

Lincoln Programs and Degrees (2005)

Lincoln awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors [see all]
Business And Management	33	business management
Computer Science And Engineering	2	computer science

Number of programs and degrees for Lincoln in 2005:

Degree Level	Total Awarded	Number of Programs
Master's degree	26	1
Bachelor's degree	9	2

Lincoln Student Body

In 2005, Lincoln had a total enrollment of 118 students (117 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

Group	Percent
Undergraduate	20%
Graduate	80%

Racial Diversity (2004):

Race	Percent
White	2%
Black	2%
Asian	2%
(Foreign Students)	94%

Students by Age (2004):

Age	Percent
18-19	2%
20-21	1%
22-24	12%
25-29	57%
30-34	15%
35-39	3%
40-49	2%
50-64	1%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

Residence	Percent
Foreign countries	100%

Lincoln Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

Group	Returning From Previous Year
Full-Time	71 %
Part-Time	100 %

Lincoln Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Oakland, California for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other California Colleges ).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Lincoln Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Admissions Phone Number: (510) 628-8010

Lincoln Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

Expense	Amount
In-state tuition and fees	$ 7,640
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 7,640
Books and supplies	$ 500

Financial Aid:
Lincoln participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 697500)

Financial Aid Phone Number: (510) 628-8010

Lincoln Faculty

Lincoln has a tenure system for faculty.

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty Level	Contract Length	Number Men	Avg Salary Men	Number Women	Avg Salary Women
Professor	academic year	5	$30,460	2	*
All faculty total	academic year	5	$30,460	2	*

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Lincoln Degree Programs (2005)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Business Administration and Management, General

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Science

Lincoln Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Lincoln Apart:

Category	Trophy
% of degrees in business and management (vs. all colleges)	Top 1%
Minority % of student body (vs. all colleges)	Top 6%
Faculty/student ratio (full-time) (for open-admission colleges)	Top 13%

Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Open admission
Grants credits for AP courses
Career counseling
Career placement services
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Tenure system for quality teaching

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