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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Location Staten Island, NY
Population 8,500,000
Website https://wagner.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,652
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 57%
From Region 27%
Athletes 48.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Hispanic 16%
International 8%
Black 7%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 40.4% 40.4% 2012 Men: 35.0% 35.0% 2013 Men: 37.9% 37.9% 2014 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2015 Men: 37.8% 37.8% 2016 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2017 Men: 36.8% 36.8% 2018 Men: 40.9% 40.9% 2019 Men: 37.4% 37.4% 2020 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2021 Men: 40.3% 40.3% 2022 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2023 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2024 Men: 40.7% 40.7%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2013 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2016 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2018 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2020 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2021 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Asian: 5.8% 5.8% 2024 Asian: 4.6% 4.6% 2011 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2012 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2013 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2014 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2015 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2016 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2017 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2018 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2019 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2020 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2021 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2022 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2023 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2024 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2011 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2012 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2013 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2014 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9% 2015 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2016 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2017 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2018 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0% 2019 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2020 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2021 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3% 2022 Hispanic: 12.2% 12.2% 2023 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8% 2024 Hispanic: 13.7% 13.7% 2011 White: 81.2% 81.2% 2012 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2013 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2014 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2015 White: 71.2% 71.2% 2016 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2017 White: 67.7% 67.7% 2018 White: 67.6% 67.6% 2019 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2020 White: 71.2% 71.2% 2021 White: 63.3% 63.3% 2022 White: 65.1% 65.1% 2023 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2024 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2011 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2017 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2018 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2019 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2020 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2021 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2022 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 International: 3.6% 3.6%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 5.1% 5.1% 2021 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2022 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2024 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2025 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2020 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2021 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2022 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2023 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2024 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2025 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2020 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8% 2021 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2022 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8% 2023 Hispanic: 16.9% 16.9% 2024 Hispanic: 15.7% 15.7% 2025 Hispanic: 15.6% 15.6% 2020 White: 61.0% 61.0% 2021 White: 60.8% 60.8% 2022 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2023 White: 56.7% 56.7% 2024 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2025 White: 55.8% 55.8% 2020 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2021 International: 6.4% 6.4% 2022 International: 5.6% 5.6% 2023 International: 6.4% 6.4% 2024 International: 7.9% 7.9% 2025 International: 8.4% 8.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Wagner College 318 39% / 61% 8% $86,773 87 96%
Computer Science 10 — 100% / 0% 10% $93,922 92 —
Computer and Information Systems Security 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $90,956 90 —
Chemistry 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $65,742 58 —
Mathematics 3 — 33% / 67% 33% — — —
Physics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $72,621 72 —
Biology 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $66,564 60 —
Biopsychology 3 — 0% / 100% 33% $64,844 56 —
Microbiology 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $61,008 46 94%
Neuroscience — — — — $69,377 66 —
Environmental Studies — — — — $57,723 36 —
Health Sciences 19 — 21% / 79% 11% $99,206 95 —
Nursing 88 — 24% / 76% 1% $109,075 98 96%
Physician Assistant 29 — 28% / 72% 0% $139,355 100 98%
Business Administration 50 — 64% / 36% 14% $80,802 82 96%
Economics — — — — $78,383 80 —
Economics — — — — $79,366 81 —
Mathematical Economics 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $78,088 79 —
Sports Management 21 — 86% / 14% 0% $58,770 39 —
Anthropology — — — — $56,709 33 —
Behavioral Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 100% — — —
English 5 — 20% / 80% 20% $53,858 25 —
History 5 — 60% / 40% 20% $57,730 36 —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $59,070 40 —
International Affairs 4 — 25% / 75% 25% $67,382 62 —
Political Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $68,619 65 —
Psychology 14 — 29% / 71% 21% $57,538 35 96%
Sociology 6 — 33% / 67% 17% $59,067 40 90%
Elementary Education 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $70,337 68 100%
Art 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $43,578 7 —
Arts Management 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,484 18 89%
Dance — — — — $33,669 2 —
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Film Production 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $43,083 6 —
Fine Arts Management — — — — $51,484 18 —
Music — — — — $44,400 7 —
Music Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $71,670 70 —
Music Performance 4 — 25% / 75% 25% $44,460 7 —
Theater 16 — 25% / 75% 0% $26,334 1 92%
Voice and Opera 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $56,923
ROI Percentile 87th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 67.0% 67.0% 2012 Graduated: 65.8% 65.8% 2013 Graduated: 61.4% 61.4% 2014 Graduated: 66.0% 66.0% 2015 Graduated: 64.3% 64.3% 2016 Graduated: 67.3% 67.3% 2017 Graduated: 70.2% 70.2% 2018 Graduated: 69.0% 69.0% 2019 Graduated: 71.4% 71.4% 2020 Graduated: 72.6% 72.6% 2021 Graduated: 71.7% 71.7% 2022 Graduated: 61.7% 61.7% 2023 Graduated: 68.1% 68.1% 2024 Graduated: 65.1% 65.1%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 62.4% 62.4% 2012 Men: 67.2% 67.2% 2013 Men: 59.2% 59.2% 2014 Men: 51.8% 51.8% 2015 Men: 62.4% 62.4% 2016 Men: 58.3% 58.3% 2017 Men: 59.9% 59.9% 2018 Men: 62.8% 62.8% 2019 Men: 62.6% 62.6% 2020 Men: 65.7% 65.7% 2021 Men: 59.0% 59.0% 2022 Men: 47.5% 47.5% 2023 Men: 57.2% 57.2% 2024 Men: 50.3% 50.3% 2011 Women: 69.4% 69.4% 2012 Women: 64.9% 64.9% 2013 Women: 62.7% 62.7% 2014 Women: 75.3% 75.3% 2015 Women: 65.4% 65.4% 2016 Women: 72.4% 72.4% 2017 Women: 77.3% 77.3% 2018 Women: 72.3% 72.3% 2019 Women: 76.8% 76.8% 2020 Women: 78.2% 78.2% 2021 Women: 79.5% 79.5% 2022 Women: 71.2% 71.2% 2023 Women: 74.5% 74.5% 2024 Women: 74.9% 74.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 70.0% 70.0% 2012 Asian: 61.5% 61.5% 2013 Asian: 58.3% 58.3% 2014 Asian: 70.0% 70.0% 2015 Asian: 30.0% 30.0% 2016 Asian: 83.3% 83.3% 2017 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2019 Asian: 61.5% 61.5% 2020 Asian: 86.7% 86.7% 2021 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2022 Asian: 70.0% 70.0% 2023 Asian: 84.0% 84.0% 2024 Asian: 89.5% 89.5% 2011 Black: 73.9% 73.9% 2012 Black: 54.5% 54.5% 2013 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Black: 73.9% 73.9% 2015 Black: 37.5% 37.5% 2016 Black: 48.1% 48.1% 2017 Black: 54.1% 54.1% 2018 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2019 Black: 64.0% 64.0% 2020 Black: 61.8% 61.8% 2021 Black: 51.7% 51.7% 2022 Black: 38.6% 38.6% 2023 Black: 48.6% 48.6% 2024 Black: 39.0% 39.0% 2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2013 Hispanic: 54.3% 54.3% 2014 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2015 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2016 Hispanic: 70.2% 70.2% 2017 Hispanic: 62.8% 62.8% 2018 Hispanic: 66.0% 66.0% 2019 Hispanic: 62.2% 62.2% 2020 Hispanic: 70.8% 70.8% 2021 Hispanic: 60.8% 60.8% 2022 Hispanic: 59.3% 59.3% 2023 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2024 Hispanic: 49.1% 49.1% 2011 White: 67.9% 67.9% 2012 White: 68.4% 68.4% 2013 White: 66.1% 66.1% 2014 White: 66.9% 66.9% 2015 White: 66.8% 66.8% 2016 White: 69.0% 69.0% 2017 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2018 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2019 White: 76.7% 76.7% 2020 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2021 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2022 White: 66.9% 66.9% 2023 White: 72.3% 72.3% 2024 White: 69.3% 69.3% 2011 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2014 International: 83.3% 83.3% 2015 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2016 International: 62.5% 62.5% 2017 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2018 International: 53.8% 53.8% 2019 International: 61.1% 61.1% 2020 International: 35.3% 35.3% 2021 International: 65.0% 65.0% 2022 International: 58.8% 58.8% 2023 International: 60.9% 60.9% 2024 International: 86.7% 86.7%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 42.8% 136 24% / 76% 2% $114,153 98 97%
Business & Economics 23.0% 73 70% / 30% 11% $74,390 75 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 11.3% 36 31% / 69% 22% $58,743 39 94%
Arts 11.0% 35 23% / 77% 6% $38,879 4 92%
Computer Science 3.8% 12 100% / 0% 8% $93,428 92 —
Education 3.1% 10 10% / 90% 0% $70,337 68 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.5% 8 38% / 62% 12% $64,530 55 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.5% 8 50% / 50% 12% $68,494 64 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 71.1% 71.1% 2012 Acceptance: 71.9% 71.9% 2013 Acceptance: 69.9% 69.9% 2014 Acceptance: 72.2% 72.2% 2015 Acceptance: 68.5% 68.5% 2016 Acceptance: 72.9% 72.9% 2017 Acceptance: 69.7% 69.7% 2018 Acceptance: 69.8% 69.8% 2019 Acceptance: 70.7% 70.7% 2020 Acceptance: 70.4% 70.4% 2021 Acceptance: 81.7% 81.7% 2022 Acceptance: 68.5% 68.5% 2023 Acceptance: 83.5% 83.5% 2024 Acceptance: 88.0% 88.0% 2011 Yield: 22.6% 22.6% 2012 Yield: 22.3% 22.3% 2013 Yield: 20.9% 20.9% 2014 Yield: 22.2% 22.2% 2015 Yield: 21.9% 21.9% 2016 Yield: 21.7% 21.7% 2017 Yield: 21.9% 21.9% 2018 Yield: 20.7% 20.7% 2019 Yield: 20.7% 20.7% 2020 Yield: 20.4% 20.4% 2021 Yield: 15.7% 15.7% 2022 Yield: 22.4% 22.4% 2023 Yield: 20.5% 20.5% 2024 Yield: 20.1% 20.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,925 2,925 2012 Applicants: 2,652 2,652 2013 Applicants: 2,942 2,942 2014 Applicants: 2,764 2,764 2015 Applicants: 2,803 2,803 2016 Applicants: 2,790 2,790 2017 Applicants: 2,834 2,834 2018 Applicants: 2,898 2,898 2019 Applicants: 2,809 2,809 2020 Applicants: 2,604 2,604 2021 Applicants: 2,786 2,786 2022 Applicants: 2,645 2,645 2023 Applicants: 2,328 2,328 2024 Applicants: 2,566 2,566 2011 Admitted: 2,079 2,079 2012 Admitted: 1,907 1,907 2013 Admitted: 2,056 2,056 2014 Admitted: 1,995 1,995 2015 Admitted: 1,920 1,920 2016 Admitted: 2,035 2,035 2017 Admitted: 1,975 1,975 2018 Admitted: 2,023 2,023 2019 Admitted: 1,987 1,987 2020 Admitted: 1,834 1,834 2021 Admitted: 2,277 2,277 2022 Admitted: 1,813 1,813 2023 Admitted: 1,943 1,943 2024 Admitted: 2,258 2,258 2011 Enrolled: 470 470 2012 Enrolled: 426 426 2013 Enrolled: 430 430 2014 Enrolled: 442 442 2015 Enrolled: 421 421 2016 Enrolled: 442 442 2017 Enrolled: 433 433 2018 Enrolled: 418 418 2019 Enrolled: 412 412 2020 Enrolled: 374 374 2021 Enrolled: 357 357 2022 Enrolled: 407 407 2023 Enrolled: 398 398 2024 Enrolled: 454 454

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 20%
SAT Range 1190 – 1290
SAT Math Range 590 – 630
SAT RW Range 600 – 660

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1050 1050 2012 25th: 1050 1050 2013 25th: 1050 1050 2022 25th: 1090 1090 2023 25th: 1150 1150 2024 25th: 1190 1190 2011 75th: 1280 1280 2012 75th: 1270 1270 2013 75th: 1270 1270 2022 75th: 1290 1290 2023 75th: 1320 1320 2024 75th: 1290 1290

SAT Math

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 520 520 2012 25th: 520 520 2013 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 540 540 2023 25th: 570 570 2024 25th: 590 590 2011 75th: 640 640 2012 75th: 640 640 2013 75th: 640 640 2022 75th: 650 650 2023 75th: 650 650 2024 75th: 630 630

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 530 530 2012 25th: 530 530 2013 25th: 530 530 2022 25th: 550 550 2023 25th: 580 580 2024 25th: 600 600 2011 75th: 640 640 2012 75th: 630 630 2013 75th: 630 630 2022 75th: 640 640 2023 75th: 670 670 2024 75th: 660 660

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2012 Submitted: 73.0% 73.0% 2013 Submitted: 78.0% 78.0% 2022 Submitted: 30.0% 30.0% 2023 Submitted: 24.0% 24.0% 2024 Submitted: 20.0% 20.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.