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Since its founding in 1854, Lincoln University has been internationally recognized for its commitment to excellence in scholarship and service. Lincoln University graduates have distinguished themselves in many fields including medicine, science, technology, education, law, and the arts. Notable among Lincoln University graduates are Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall ’30, poet and playwright Langston Hughes ’29, the first president of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe ’30; the first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah ’39; the first African American female Navy Rear Admiral, Lillian Fishburne ’71; and the first female Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, Sheila Oliver ’74.

Lincoln University was initially chartered as the Ashmun Institute in honor of Jehudi Ashmun, the first governor of Liberia, and renamed Lincoln University in 1866 after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The University first admitted women in 1952 and formally associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1972 as a state-related, co-educational university. Lincoln University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.