Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, the Lincoln University was initially founded in 1866 for the special benefit of freed African Americans. It currently offers 50 learner-centered undergraduate degree programs in addition to masters degree programs in education, business and the social sciences. All the academic programs are offered via the College of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, College of Arts and Letters, College of Behavioral and Technological Sciences, College of Professional Studies and the Division of Continuing Education and Extended Studies.