Long Island University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Long Island University

Long Island University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Brookville, New York (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 5,520 students of which 12,861 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Long Island University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 86.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,224 and an ACT midpoint of 28. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $33,062, with published in-state tuition of $42,432 and a Pell grant recipient share of 17.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,577, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 56.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.2%. Graduates earn a median of $59,950 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,543 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 542100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.