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Long Island University

Brookville, NY · Private · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · LIU · LIU Post

Private institution in Brookville, NY · 5,478 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $59,950 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,9011,411th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$41,6421,675th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$41,6421,652nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,4191,534th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,5771,095th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,950545th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,543692nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
55.4%944th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
77.4%815th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
89.8%1,217th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1259258th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,478460th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.9%1,765th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 15 mi (LGA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 82 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$94,508$94,508
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$76,695$81,158
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$51,482$50,439
Security Science and TechnologyHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$51,106—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,856$47,260
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBusinessbachelors$48,432$33,993
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$44,830$36,848
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$43,426$36,848
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$42,185$40,017
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$41,565$32,925
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$39,927—
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$37,568$37,208

Campus facts

Athletics — 23 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $18,214,675 (M $10,169,698 · W $8,044,977)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Long Island University’s 5,478 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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