
For 2025-26, reported full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees totaled $9,796 for Missouri residents and $17,920 for nonresidents. Those amounts combine tuition with mandatory fees; they are not complete cost-of-attendance estimates.
Students must also budget for books and course materials, transportation, and personal expenses. Graduate tuition follows a different schedule, and part-time students are charged differently from full-time students. Before comparing offers, applicants should use the cost-of-attendance estimate for their own residency, enrollment level, and housing plans rather than adding unrelated published figures into a single annual total.
Financial aid changes what a student may ultimately pay. Institutional reporting indicates that 87% of students received financial aid and 44% had student loans; the reported average undergraduate grant amount was $7,810. Grants need not generally be repaid, while loans do. Eligible students may be considered for federal grants and loans, Missouri aid, institutional scholarships, and applicable veterans' education benefits. Completing the FAFSA and reviewing Lincoln's scholarship and aid deadlines are practical first steps. An average net price describes a group after grant aid, not an individual price quote.
Lincoln University students may be able to combine coursework with part-time employment, including Federal Work-Study positions for eligible aid recipients. A Work-Study award establishes potential eligibility; it does not guarantee a job, and students generally earn the money through paid work rather than receiving the full award upfront.
Students seeking a campus job should check the university's current student-employment listings and ask financial aid how Work-Study eligibility is determined. Ordinary part-time jobs may have different eligibility rules, and an internship may be paid, unpaid, or taken for academic credit depending on the employer and program.
For longer-term career planning, Lincoln reports individual and group career counseling, résumé and interview assistance, employer recruitment, job fairs, and alumni networking opportunities. Those services can support a job search, but their availability should not be confused with a verified job-placement rate or a job offer.
87% of undergraduates receive aid, $7,810 on average
Yearly living expenses by where students live
Average yearly cost after grants, students awarded federal aid
Total dormitory capacity
717Institution provide on-campus housing
YesUndergraduate average amount
$7,810All
$9,595Undergraduate average amount
$5,098Data last updated on November 2, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.