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Long Island University is a private national university located in Brookville, New York. Long Island University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Long Island University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,757 10 years after enrolling, 66th in New York, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Long Island University bachelor students earn 7% more than the national average. Long Island University is ranked 82nd in New York.
Long Island University’s median net annual cost of $26,069 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Long Island University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other, Biology, Psychology, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$26,069
Average years to graduate
4.6
Accounting
Rank: #395
Economic score: 3.55
Dietetics/Nutrition
Rank: #17
Economic score: 3.55
Criminal Justice
Rank: #220
Economic score: 5.15
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #215
Economic score: 6.55
Health & Fitness
Rank: #232
Economic score: 7.06
Education
Rank: #282
Economic score: 7.14
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #118
Economic score: 8.91
Social Work
Rank: #285
Economic score: 27.05
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Rank: #111
Economic score: 33.08
Communication disorder sciences
Rank: #98
Economic score: 1022.52
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 6 graduate programs at Long Island University - Special Education, Registered Nursing, Communication disorder sciences, Business Administration, Social Work, Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Educ. Administration
Rank: #34
Economic score: 0.24
Library Science
Rank: #38
Economic score: 0.87
Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment
Rank: #76
Economic score: 0.95
Clinical / Counseling Psych
Rank: #48
Economic score: 0.99
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Rank: #11
Economic score: 1
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #133
Economic score: 1.01
Student Counseling
Rank: #190
Economic score: 1.06
Physiology & Pathology
Rank: #15
Economic score: 1.58
Mental & Social Health Services
Rank: #165
Economic score: 1.95
Therapeutic professions
Rank: #171
Economic score: 2.53
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 53% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Long Island University is 14% lower than the state average, and 14% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Long Island University, Pell Grant recipients represent 20% of the measured graduating class, 15% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Long Island University graduates within 4.7 years.
Long Island University is in the bottom 10% 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.
Long Island University’s economic mobility score of 4.24 is calculated by adjusting the 7.05 economic score of lower-income students by the 20% pell grant recipients within the student body. Long Island University’s EMS of 4.24 ranks in the bottom 5% 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 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Long Island University pays $26,069 a year, $32,231 less than the $58,300 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 $26,069
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Long Island University, 97% 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 $26,069 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 40% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,255. This is 14% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,207
Pell grants
$4,986
State grants
$3,353
Institutional grants
$25,150
Long Island University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 93% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 17,423 applicants, of which 16,259 were admitted and 1,198 enrolled. Long Island University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
87%
83%
Female
68%
59%
First time
51%
59%
In-state
72%
68%
1st generation
36%
35%
White
40%
52%
Black
14%
14%
Hispanic
14%
15%
Asian
12%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
19%
12%