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Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA)
Find key facts about Lincoln University of Missouri like retention and graduation rates, student enrollment, degrees conferred, and total credit hours generated.

University Headcount
  Fall 2022 Fall 2021 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Fall 2018
Undergraduate Headcount 1,730 1,689 1,892 2,323 2,377
Graduate Headcount 103 105 120 113 101
Total Headcount 1,833 1,794 2,012 2,436 2,478

 

 

 

Credit Hours Generated
  Fall 2022 Fall 2021 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Fall 2018
In-State Undergraduate 13,572 13,816 15,658 18,998 19,733
Out-State Undergraduate 6,301 6,575 6,951 7,735 7,905
Total Undergraduate 19,873 20,391 22,609 26,733 27,638
In-State Graduate 516 426 583 663 550
Out-State Graduate 242 241 231 128 128
Total Graduate 758 667 814 791 678
Total 20,631 21,058 23,423 27,524 28,316

 

 

Full-Time Equivalencies
  Fall 2022 Fall 2021 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Fall 2018
Undergraduate FTE 1,325 1,359 1,507 1,782 1,843
Gradaute FTE 63 56 68 66 57
Total FTE 1,388 1,415 1,575 1,848 1,899

 

 

 

Degrees Conferred
  AY 2022 AY 2021 AY 2020 AY 2019 AY 2018
Associate Degrees 30 20 33 47 72
Bachelor Degrees 241 241 305 375 289
Graduate Certificate 0 0 0 5 0
Master Degrees 37 47 24 32 48
Post-Master Degrees 0 4 0 0 0
Total Degrees Conferred 308 312 362 459 409

 

 

 

First-Year Retention Rates
  Fall 2021 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Fall 2018 Fall 2017
Number in Cohort 293 351 391 398 466
Number Retained 144 175 199 215 234
Retention Rate 49% 50% 51% 54% 50%

 

 

 

Graduation Rates - Bachelors Cohort
Fall Cohort Report Year 6 Year Rate 5 Year Rate 4 Year Rate
2016 2022 30% 25% 17%
2015 2021 27% 26% 18%
2014 2020 26% 24% 12%
2013 2019 26% 19% 8%
2012 2018 22% 18% 9%

 

 

Graduation Rates - Bachelor's Cohort - 6 Year Rate by Gender
Fall Cohort Report Year Men Women All
2016 2022 23% 34% 30%
2015 2021 19% 33% 27%
2014 2020 20% 32% 26%
2013 2019 25% 27% 26%
2012 2018 20% 24% 22%

 

 

Graduation Rates - Bachelor's Cohort - 6 Year Rate

PELL Recipients and Subsidized Direct Loan Recipients
Fall Cohort Report Year PELL Recipients Subsidized Direct Loan Recipients
2016 2022 24% 43%
2015 2021 25% 38%
2014 2020 21% 34%
2013 2019 20% 30%
2012 2018 15% 45%