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Find key facts about Lincoln University of Missouri like retention and graduation rates, student enrollment, degrees conferred, and total credit hours generated.
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University Headcount
Credit Hours Generated
Full-Time Equivalencies
Degrees Conferred
Retention Rates
Graduation Rates
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%