Lincoln University

Our Mission

Lincoln University, the nation’s first degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU), educates and empowers students to lead their communities and change the world.It does so by:• Providing a rigorous liberal arts education featuring active and collaborative learning;• Integrating academic and co-curricular programs with the University’s distinctive legacy of global engagement, social responsibility, and leadership development; and• Cultivating the character, values, and, standards of excellence needed to enable students to become responsible citizens of a global community.