Long Island University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 7,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 245 (46%)

Honors College

Name Honors College

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,298
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 77%
From Region 6%
Athletes 857 (17.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 38%
Hispanic 18%
Black 15%
Asian 11%
International 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Long Island University 1,238 32% 43% 12% 14% 15% 3% $77,680 66 +0.08 78 94%
Artificial Intelligence 5 — 40% 20% 0% 0% 20% 60% $70,182 1 -2.36 67 100% — — — —
Computer Game Programming 12 — 75% 50% 8% 8% 25% 0% $62,001 20 -0.84 49 — — — — —
Computer Science 14 +1 71% 36% 29% 21% 0% 0% $70,182 1 -1.60 67 100% — — — —
Computer Science and Engineering 11 — 73% 36% 18% 9% 18% 9% $72,954 2 -1.52 72 — — — — —
Data Analytics 3 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,709 3 -1.75 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +2 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $68,849 28 -0.62 65 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 — 71% 29% 14% 14% 0% 0% $60,607 10 -0.97 46 — — — — —
Biology 52 +2 31% 46% 8% 8% 12% 6% $57,522 12 -1.04 37 94% — — — —
Clinical Nutrition 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $53,446 12 -1.00 26 89% — — — —
Veterinary Technology 17 — 18% 47% 0% 6% 41% 0% $47,870 17 -0.74 14 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 4 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% 25% $83,333 79 +0.50 84 — — — — —
Diagnostic Medical Sonography — — — — — — — — $101,953 95 +1.96 95 99% — — — —
Exercise Science 10 — 50% 30% 0% 10% 30% 20% $46,832 2 -1.74 12 91% — — — —
Health Sciences 51 +2 35% 29% 8% 14% 22% 2% $56,972 14 -0.79 36 94% — — — —
Nursing 352 +3 14% 36% 16% 21% 16% 0% $109,930 96 +1.76 97 97% — — — —
Occupational Therapy 32 — 0% 66% 6% 6% 12% 0% $46,813 4 -1.48 12 90% — — — —
Pharmaceutical Sciences 107 +2 34% 33% 37% 7% 7% 1% $127,121 52 +0.32 99 96% — — — —
Radiation Therapy 15 +1 40% 53% 0% 0% 33% 0% $101,953 95 +1.96 95 99% — — — —
Respiratory Care 20 +1 50% 5% 25% 55% 10% 5% $101,953 98 +1.99 95 99% — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 8 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,823 60 +0.23 54 94% — — — —
Accounting 17 — 59% 53% 12% 12% 12% 0% $71,558 16 -1.00 70 96% — — — —
Actuarial Science — — — — — — — — $76,657 7 -1.66 77 — — — — —
Business Administration 60 — 60% 37% 12% 7% 8% 17% $64,391 22 -0.69 55 88% — — — —
Economics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,588 12 -0.99 70 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship — — — — — — — — $65,536 32 -0.46 58 — — — — —
Finance 36 +1 86% 53% 14% 0% 8% 14% $74,451 10 -0.85 74 — — — — —
Health Administration 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,165 37 -0.37 42 97% — — — —
Marketing 17 — 41% 65% 0% 6% 6% 6% $65,618 15 -0.93 58 — — — — —
Sales 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,904 7 -1.30 46 80% — — — —
Sports Management 28 — 86% 36% 4% 32% 11% 14% $46,832 4 -1.52 12 91% — — — —
English 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $44,496 11 -0.97 9 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,176 4 -1.16 10 86% — — — —
Liberal Arts 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,259 16 -0.77 17 — — — — —
International Relations 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,697 19 -0.63 46 — — — — —
International/Global Studies 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $59,867 17 -0.67 44 — — — — —
Journalism 4 — 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 25% $42,702 0 -2.19 7 95% — — — —
Media Studies 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,617 34 -0.49 35 — — — — —
Political Science 15 — 33% 40% 13% 20% 13% 13% $53,836 5 -1.35 27 95% — — — —
Psychology 41 +2 24% 56% 2% 0% 20% 5% $50,968 29 -0.62 20 91% — — — —
Public Administration 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,498 35 -0.42 60 — — — — —
Social Sciences 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $49,112 17 -0.70 16 — — — — —
Social Work 13 +1 0% 46% 0% 31% 23% 0% $59,116 84 +0.69 42 96% — — — —
Sociology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,399 41 -0.32 26 90% — — — —
Sports Communication 6 — 67% 17% 0% 33% 33% 0% $72,170 83 +0.96 71 100% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $60,040 72 +0.22 44 96% — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $60,040 72 +0.22 44 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $47,423 20 -0.72 13 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 37 +1 0% 68% 3% 3% 19% 0% $47,423 20 -0.72 13 94% — — — —
English Education 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $60,040 77 +0.64 44 96% — — — —
Mathematics Education 3 — 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $60,040 72 +0.22 44 96% — — — —
Physical Education 13 — 62% 54% 0% 8% 31% 0% $60,040 64 +0.28 44 96% — — — —
Social Studies Education 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,040 80 +0.75 44 96% — — — —
Acting 10 — 10% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $39,645 30 -0.46 4 84% — — — —
Art Education — — — — — — — — $60,040 95 +1.42 44 96% — — — —
Art Therapy 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,813 53 -0.00 12 90% — — — —
Arts Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,529 7 -1.19 3 — — — — —
Broadcasting Technology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,640 10 -1.09 3 100% — — — —
Dance 4 — 0% 25% 0% 50% 0% 25% $39,004 26 -0.54 4 — — — — —
Digital Arts 10 — 60% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $45,358 18 -0.70 10 90% — — — —
Digital Media 8 — 25% 25% 0% 50% 12% 0% $30,974 0 -1.67 2 100% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 6 — 17% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $58,120 34 -0.35 39 — — — — —
Film Production 10 — 90% 50% 10% 10% 30% 0% $27,438 0 -3.15 1 100% — — — —
Music 30 — 67% 27% 0% 43% 20% 0% $34,301 6 -1.34 2 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $60,040 97 +1.43 44 96% — — — —
Music Performance 3 — 67% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $33,764 5 -1.40 2 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $37,127 9 -1.04 3 — — — — —
Theater 57 — 18% 74% 4% 4% 7% 0% $39,645 30 -0.46 4 84% — — — —
Voice and Opera 8 +1 25% 25% 0% 38% 25% 0% $33,642 5 -1.41 2 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 26 — 54% 50% 8% 8% 23% 0% $57,868 41 -0.28 38 94% — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 6 — 17% 33% 17% 0% 0% 0% $59,609 53 -0.04 43 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $45,401
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 48.4% 599 21% 37% 18% 17% 15% 1% $102,807 98 +1.04 95 96% —
Business & Economics 13.2% 163 68% 45% 9% 10% 9% 12% $64,475 11 -0.93 56 90% —
Arts 12.4% 153 35% 58% 2% 19% 12% 1% $38,002 4 -0.97 4 88% —
Social Sciences 7.4% 91 23% 47% 3% 12% 19% 8% $54,489 32 -0.51 29 93% —
Education 5.2% 64 22% 61% 3% 5% 20% 0% $52,154 39 -0.30 23 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.8% 59 36% 44% 8% 8% 10% 5% $57,888 12 -1.03 38 94% —
Computer Science 3.6% 45 71% 36% 16% 11% 13% 9% $68,846 1 -1.47 65 100% —
Professional 2.6% 32 47% 47% 9% 6% 19% 0% $58,194 22 -0.23 39 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.6% 20 20% 45% 0% 5% 40% 5% $48,706 7 -0.78 15 89% —
Humanities 0.7% 9 22% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $45,554 5 -1.10 10 86% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.2% 3 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $68,849 22 -0.62 65 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $4.0M #98 15% $0.1M — — — —
Education $3.9M #121 25% $0 18 #235 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.4M #227 5% $0 36 #129 93 —
Health Sciences $2.9M #185 28% $0 41 #44 28 —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.4M #291 10% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $1.4M #189 0% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.1M #345 14% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.4M #287 11% $0 8 #109 51 —
Engineering $0.4M #331 0% $0 — — — —
Total $18.8M #262 15% $0.1M 103 #172 172 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 125 $7.2M $7.2M $0
Lacrosse 60 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 38 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Wrestling 35 $727K $727K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 34 $458K $458K $0
Soccer 33 $929K $929K $0
Ice Hockey 32 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 31 $458K $458K $0
Volleyball 19 $503K $503K $0
Water Polo 16 $276K $276K $0
Basketball 15 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Fencing 15 $335K $335K $0
Swimming 13 $574K $574K $0
Cross Country 11 $99K $99K $0
Golf 8 $489K $489K $0
Tennis 6 $256K $256K $0
Total 449 $20.5M $20.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Equestrian 52 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Other Sports 52 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Lacrosse 31 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Ice Hockey 27 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Soccer 27 $895K $895K $0
Volleyball 25 $885K $885K $0
Field Hockey 21 $917K $917K $0
Gymnastics 21 $904K $904K $0
Swimming 21 $752K $752K $0
Rowing 19 $463K $463K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 19 $280K $280K $0
Softball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 18 $280K $280K $0
Basketball 16 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Fencing 14 $391K $391K $0
Water Polo 14 $386K $386K $0
Bowling 10 $246K $246K $0
Golf 9 $482K $482K $0
Tennis 7 $478K $478K $0
Cross Country 5 $85K $85K $0
Total 408 $16.4M $16.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 125 $7.2M $7.2M $0
Lacrosse 91 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Soccer 60 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Ice Hockey 59 $4.3M $4.3M $0
Equestrian 52 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Other Sports 52 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 52 $738K $738K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 50 $738K $738K $0
Volleyball 44 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Baseball 38 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Wrestling 35 $727K $727K $0
Swimming 34 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 31 $5.5M $5.5M $0
Water Polo 30 $663K $663K $0
Fencing 29 $726K $726K $0
Field Hockey 21 $917K $917K $0
Gymnastics 21 $904K $904K $0
Rowing 19 $463K $463K $0
Softball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 17 $972K $972K $0
Cross Country 16 $184K $184K $0
Tennis 13 $735K $735K $0
Bowling 10 $246K $246K $0
Total 857 $45.9M $45.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 86%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 86% 86%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 28%
SAT Range 1110 – 1350
SAT Math Range 550 – 680
SAT RW Range 560 – 670