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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.

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
$27,7331,624th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$52,0001,841st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$52,0001,839th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$63,0071,730th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$74,360214th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$63,439176th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
68.1%494th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
81.7%578th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
83.5%1,012th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1234318th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,5791,079th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
22.7%1,561st highest of 2,122 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

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$98,847$95,910
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$48,725$49,019
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$39,729$39,585
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$25,967$30,984
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$22,192$23,538
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$20,140—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
BiopsychologyMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——

Campus facts

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)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Wagner College’s 1,579 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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