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LIM College is a for-profit located in New York, New York. LIM College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at LIM College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $56,202 10 years after enrolling, 52nd in New York, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, LIM College bachelor students earn 14% more than the national average.
LIM College’s median net annual cost of $36,081 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 4 programs at LIM College sorted by number of graduates - Specialized Marketing Ops, Marketing, Design & Applied Arts, Business Administration - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$36,081
Average years to graduate
4.4
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at LIM College - Marketing, Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 57% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at LIM College is 10% lower than the state average, and 5% below the average for all special focus four-year: business & management schools in the country.
At LIM College, Pell Grant recipients represent 36% of the measured graduating class, 1% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at LIM College graduates within 4.5 years.
LIM College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
LIM College’s economic mobility score of 7.65 is calculated by adjusting the 7.04 economic score of lower-income students by the 36% pell grant recipients within the student body. LIM College’s EMS of 7.65 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at LIM College pays $36,081 a year, $275 less than the $36,356 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $36,081
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At LIM College, 98% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $36,081 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 61% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,455. This is 7% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,680
Pell grants
$5,045
State grants
$3,162
Institutional grants
$7,745
LIM College offers 3 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level LIM College offers 3 programs, all of which are hybrid format. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
6
Hybrid programs
6
Percentage of programs online
50%
LIM College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 84% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,157 applicants, of which 975 were admitted and 214 enrolled. LIM College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
While LIM College has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
97%
83%
Female
91%
59%
First time
56%
59%
In-state
30%
68%
1st generation
33%
35%
White
40%
52%
Black
22%
14%
Hispanic
19%
15%
Asian
8%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%