Long Island University
Brookville, NY
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,909
Graduate Enrollment: 4,484
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander institution
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, medium, primarily residential
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full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 93.32%
Male/Female: 32% / 68% (2017)
First generation college students: 35.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 9.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.7% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 60.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 42.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 35.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 29.9% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 39.6%
Black: 15.4%
Hispanic: 15.0%
Asian: 12.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 2.8%
Non-resident alien: 3.1%
Unknown race: 11.3%
Black: 15.4%
Hispanic: 15.0%
Asian: 12.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 2.8%
Non-resident alien: 3.1%
Unknown race: 11.3%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $51,591
In-State tuition: $39,290Out-of-State tuition: $39,290
Estimated books and supplies: $2,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $15,258 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,500 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $25,000 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,500 (2022)
Average Family Income: $63,692 (2017)
Median Family Income: $27,459 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 20.3%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 29.1%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $23,577 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $250 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $20,832 |
| $30k-48k | $27,059 |
| $48k-75k | $20,983 |
| $75k-110k | $22,548 |
| $110k+ | $28,108 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 33%6-year graduation rate: 47%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.4% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $23,577 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $19,944 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $20,500 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 57.8% (2015) |
| @3 year | 67.2% (2017) |
| @5 year | 74.7% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 34.8% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 41.2% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $54,254 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $63,669 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 22 | $109,096 ($9,091) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 16 | $1,515 | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 84 | $233 | $117,335 ($9,778) | $125,813 ($10,484) | |
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 32 | $355 | $73,445 ($6,120) | ||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 236 | $544 | $70,294 ($5,858) | $74,011 ($6,168) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Special Education and Teaching. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 65 | $729 | $47,339 ($3,945) | $69,191 ($5,766) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 37 | $27,000 | $265 | $32,849 ($2,737) | $45,529 ($3,794) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 86 | $658 | $60,369 ($5,031) | $55,227 ($4,602) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 22 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Library Science and Administration. | 55 | $67,183 ($5,599) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 28 | $26,500 | $260 | $37,248 ($3,104) | $50,750 ($4,229) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 24 | $466 | $50,072 ($4,173) | $64,324 ($5,360) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 33 | $644 | $53,659 ($4,472) | $64,880 ($5,407) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 19 | $23,500 | $204 | ||
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Library Science and Administration. | 33 | $56,061 ($4,672) | $59,290 ($4,941) | ||
| Master's Degree | Library Science, Other. | 15 | $418 | $63,454 ($5,288) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 72 | $26,000 | $251 | $28,774 ($2,398) | $55,904 ($4,659) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 47 | $580 | $37,916 ($3,160) | $66,210 ($5,518) | |
| Master's Degree | Genetics. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 32 | $585 | |||
| Master's Degree | Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 9 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Gerontology. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Museology/Museum Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 24 | $21,000 | $228 | $15,387 ($1,282) | $39,867 ($3,322) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 46 | $25,000 | $254 | $22,148 ($1,846) | $48,718 ($4,060) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 81 | $23,343 | $207 | $27,878 ($2,323) | $45,251 ($3,771) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 30 | $45,222 ($3,769) | |||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 62 | $1,082 | $66,279 ($5,523) | $77,965 ($6,497) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 38 | $68,362 ($5,697) | $87,552 ($7,296) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 55 | $27,531 | $246 | $35,097 ($2,925) | $51,807 ($4,317) |
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 33 | $62,383 ($5,199) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 3 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Homeland Security. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 34 | $700 | $62,941 ($5,245) | $71,108 ($5,926) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Administration. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 18 | $54,857 ($4,571) | |||
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 128 | $880 | $50,148 ($4,179) | $57,857 ($4,821) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Social Work. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 26 | $22,593 | $209 | $35,777 ($2,981) | |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 15 | $48,701 ($4,058) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 10 | $25,318 ($2,110) | $43,539 ($3,628) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 25 | $26,000 | $276 | $10,677 ($890) | $13,850 ($1,154) |
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 17 | $24,399 ($2,033) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Music. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 14 | $60,869 ($5,072) | |||
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 105 | $940 | $68,150 ($5,679) | $83,651 ($6,971) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 40 | $25,000 | $212 | $54,517 ($4,543) | |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 28 | $68,353 ($5,696) | $81,335 ($6,778) | ||
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 79 | $697 | $54,885 ($4,574) | $69,035 ($5,753) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 76 | $28,545 | $265 | $79,483 ($6,624) | $98,698 ($8,225) |
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 47 | $1,564 | $116,692 ($9,724) | $137,074 ($11,423) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 18 | $84,799 ($7,067) | |||
| Master's Degree | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 62 | $1,027 | $48,943 ($4,079) | $54,901 ($4,575) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 19 | $59,298 ($4,942) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 187 | $25,000 | $255 | ||
| Master's Degree | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 49 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 3 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 187 | $1,168 | $97,828 ($8,152) | $125,308 ($10,442) | |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 21 | $47,640 ($3,970) | $70,019 ($5,835) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 58 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 17 | $723 | $42,095 ($3,508) | $46,042 ($3,837) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 31 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 14 | $56,797 ($4,733) | |||
| Master's Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 20 | $233 | $59,938 ($4,995) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 317 | $31,000 | $265 | $100,463 ($8,372) | $108,509 ($9,042) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 87 | $687 | $119,832 ($9,986) | $126,550 ($10,546) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 134 | $25,000 | $254 | $32,169 ($2,681) | $49,589 ($4,132) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 118 | $22,570 | $214 | $33,300 ($2,775) | $59,259 ($4,938) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 126 | $708 | $62,381 ($5,198) | $80,326 ($6,694) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 35 | $23,000 | $244 | $43,529 ($3,627) | $68,123 ($5,677) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 5 | $72,264 ($6,022) | |||
| Master's Degree | Taxation. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 25 | $54,659 ($4,555) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | History. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 14 | $47,922 ($3,994) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 19 | $31,441 ($2,620) | |||
| Master's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 22 | $40,596 ($3,383) | $57,986 ($4,832) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 12 | $27,072 ($2,256) | $45,954 ($3,830) | ||
| Master's Degree | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 15 | $22,199 ($1,850) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 10 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $111,438Full time faculty: 42%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 13.0
School's endowment start of year: $242,211,453 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $366,781,600 (2022)