Wagner College
Staten Island, NY · Private · Large city
Private institution in Staten Island, NY · 1,579 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $74,360 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 11%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 24%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $27,7331,634th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $52,0001,858th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $52,0001,856th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $63,0071,745th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,360215th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $63,439177th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 68.1%497th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.7%582nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 83.5%1,023rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1234318th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,5791,079th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.7%1,576th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (EWR)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 15
- RDFeb 15
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $60
- 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 32 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $98,847 | $95,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $48,725 | $49,019 |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $39,729 | $39,585 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $25,967 | $30,984 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $22,192 | $23,538 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| BiopsychologyMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Lutheran Church in Americasource
- Founded in 1883source
- Athletic nickname: "Seahawks"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Green and Whitesource
- Campus size: about 105 acressource
- Formerly known as "Lutheran Proseminary of Rochester" (1883–1886)source
- Athletic conference: NECsource
- Notable alum: Fran Dreschersource
- Notable alum: Robert Loggiasource
- Notable alum: Peter L. Bergersource
- Notable alum: Jim Carrollsource
- Notable alum: Carmine Giovinazzosource
Athletics — 15 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $12,294,052 (M $7,042,166 · W $5,251,886)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Fencing
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Water Polo
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitewagner.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 197197)
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- Sports directoryAll 15 EADA programs at this school
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