- The Inkwell
- New York
- Long Island University
Brookville, NYSuburb: largeZIP 11548Founded 1926
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1926
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.liu.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Long Island University
Long Island University is a private nonprofit university in Brookville, New York, with 5,520 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, graduates 60% within six years and costs $23,862 a year after aid.
60%graduate
Admission rate86%
Retention77%
4-year graduation49%
Pell Grant share18%
Federal loans29%
$23,862net price / year
86%admission rate
1224average SAT
60%graduate in 6 years
$65,934median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,000median debt
#527 of 1,704 for earnings#1,150 of 1,739 for lowest net price#697 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,048 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $55,604tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,276
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,276
- Average net price
- $23,862national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,387
$30,001–48,000$19,216
$48,001–75,000$22,498
$75,001–110,000$27,237
$110,001+$28,799
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 86%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1224
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 560–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–680
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college86%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college60%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college18%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 60%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 49%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,032
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,934middle 50%: $37,697–$101,033
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$101,033
Median, Long Island University$65,934
Lower quarter$37,697
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,520
- Part-time
- 8.5%
- Women / men
- 66% / 34%
- Average age at entry
- 23.5
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 18%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 40%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,296 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,497
- Endowment, end of year
- $481,988,736
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White37%
Hispanic18%
Black15%
Asian12%
Two or more races2.9%
U.S. nonresident4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown10%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions47%
Business & management11%
Visual & performing arts11%
Education5.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.7%
Computer & information sciences3.3%
Psychology3.3%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 192448. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1783603.