Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)

Lincoln University
Lincoln University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
Former names
Ashmun Institute (1854–1866)
Motto"If the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed"
TypePublic state-related historically black university
EstablishedApril 29, 1854 (1854-04-29)
AccreditationMSCHE
Academic affiliations
Endowment$35.5 million[1]
PresidentBrenda A. Allen
ProvostPatricia A. Joseph
Students2,241 (2019)[2]
Location, ,
United States

39°48′30″N 75°55′40″W / 39.80833°N 75.92778°W / 39.80833; -75.92778
CampusLarge suburb[3], 422 acres (1.7 km2)
NewspaperThe Lincolnian
Other campusesPhiladelphia
ColorsOrange and blue
   
NicknameLions
Sporting affiliations
Websitewww.lincoln.edu
DesignatedJanuary 25, 1967[4]

Lincoln University (LU) is a public state-related historically black university (HBCU) near Oxford, Pennsylvania. Founded as the private Ashmun Institute in 1854, it has been a public institution since 1972 and is the second HBCU in the state, after Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.[5] Lincoln is also recognized as the first college-degree granting HBCU in the country.[6] Its main campus is located on 422 acres near the town of Oxford in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The university has a second location in the University City area of Philadelphia. Lincoln University provides undergraduate and graduate coursework to approximately 2,000 students. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

While a majority of its students are African Americans, the university has a long history of accepting students of other races and nationalities.[7] Women have received degrees since 1953,[7] and made up 66% of undergraduate enrollment in 2019.[8]

  1. ^ "What's new on campus". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fact Book Dashboard". www.lincoln.edu. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "College Navigator - Lincoln University". nces.ed.gov.
  4. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Ambush". eprewitt. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  6. ^ "Freedom at The Lincoln University: Its History and Legacy | Pennsylvania Center for the Book". pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Lincoln University History". Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "Lincoln University Facts". Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

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