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Wagner College is a private regional university located in Staten Island, New York. Wagner College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Wagner College is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $69,383 10 years after enrolling, 18th in New York, and in the top 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Wagner College bachelor students earn 26% more than the national average. Wagner College is ranked 31st in New York.
Wagner College’s median net annual cost of $31,918 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 5 programs at Wagner College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Drama, Psychology, Arts, Entertainment & Media - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$31,918
Average years to graduate
4.3
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 Wagner College - Registered Nursing, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Education, Business Administration, Accounting, Microbiological Sciences - are shown below.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 75% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Wagner College is 8% higher than the state average, and 17% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Wagner College, Pell Grant recipients represent 20% of the measured graduating class, 15% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Wagner College graduates within 4.2 years.
Wagner College is in the bottom 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.
Wagner College’s economic mobility score of 15.83 is calculated by adjusting the 1.9 economic score of lower-income students by the 20% pell grant recipients within the student body. Wagner College’s EMS of 15.83 ranks in the top 50% 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).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Wagner College pays $31,918 a year, $36,230 less than the $68,148 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 $31,918
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Wagner College, 100% 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 $31,918 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 60% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,253. This is 6% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,568
Pell grants
$5,119
State grants
$2,697
Institutional grants
$29,717
Wagner College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 82% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,786 applicants, of which 2,277 were admitted and 357 enrolled. Wagner College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
While Wagner College has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
97%
83%
Female
62%
59%
First time
79%
59%
In-state
53%
68%
1st generation
28%
35%
White
61%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
12%
15%
Asian
5%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
14%
12%