Lincoln College has not appeared in the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS directory since 2023, which usually means it has closed or merged with another school. The data on this page is historical and kept for reference.
Lincoln College
Acceptance rate
74.3%
2022
Peer median 69.4%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Lincoln, Illinois
- Website
- lincolncollege.edu
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Distant town
- Nearest major city
- St. Louis, about 120 mi
- Nearest international airport
- St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL), about 110 mi
- President
- David M. Gerlach (President)
- Phone
- 2177323155
- Address
- 300 Keokuk St, Lincoln, IL 62656
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2022
In 2020: men 64.4%, women 69.0%.
Test Scores
2022 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 41% submitted SAT, 5% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Illinois State UniversityNormal · 31.3 mi
U.S. News #219
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Bradley UniversityPeoria · 39.7 mi
U.S. News #169
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University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign · 59.9 mi
U.S. News #34
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Knox CollegeGalesburg · 76.0 mi
Liberal Arts #85
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Principia CollegeElsah · 98.6 mi
Liberal Arts #74
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Augustana CollegeRock Island · 111.9 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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University of Missouri--St. LouisSaint Louis · 112.0 mi
U.S. News #276
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Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis · 114.8 mi
U.S. News #100
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Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis · 115.8 mi
U.S. News #16
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2017–2019
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Lincoln College include Matt Hughes (Two-time UFC Welterweight Champion), Brenda Chapman (Animator and director of The Prince of Egypt) and Corey Anderson (Mixed martial artist, PFL light heavyweight champion).
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Matt Hughes 1973–
Two-time UFC Welterweight Champion
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Brenda Chapman 1962–
Animator and director of The Prince of Egypt
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Corey Anderson 1989–
Mixed martial artist, PFL light heavyweight champion
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Edward Rell Madigan 1936–1994
US Secretary of Agriculture under George H. W. Bush
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Kevin Gamble 1965–
Former NBA player and Raptors scout
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Brian Snitker 1955–
Former Atlanta Braves manager in MLB
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Flora Loughead 1855–1943
Writer, farmer and miner
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Stephen Mandel 1945–
Canadian politician and former mayor of Edmonton
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Lawrence B. Stringer 1866–1942
U.S. Representative from Illinois
More alumni (3, by field)
Politics and law
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Robert W. McCarthy 1924–2015
Illinois politician and lawyer
Science and academia
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Alice Bellvadore Sams Turner 1859–1915
Physician and writer
Arts and media
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Bruce A. Block 1950–
Film producer and author of The Visual Story
From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.