Colleges / Long Island University
College · Private nonprofit · Brookville, NY · Suburb
LIU

Long Island University

Brookville, NY

Address720 Northern Blvd, Brookville, NY 11548-1327
Websitewww.liu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$48k
Net price / yr$33k
Undergrad size5,520
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $33k/yr for a shot at a $48k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1224 · ACT 28.

If you get in

5,520 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $33k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$222k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$132k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$89k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$42.4k
Room & board
$17.8k
Books & supplies
$2,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants17%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans29%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention77%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$48k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out30%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
5,520
Location
Brookville, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
LIU Post
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White37%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Black15%
  • Asian12%
  • Unknown10%
  • International4%
  • Two or more races3%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$27k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 88

What you can study.

Colleges / Long Island University
College · Private nonprofit · Brookville, NY · Suburb
LIU

Long Island University

Brookville, NY

Address720 Northern Blvd, Brookville, NY 11548-1327
Websitewww.liu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$48k
Net price / yr$33k
Undergrad size5,520
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $33k/yr for a shot at a $48k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1224 · ACT 28.

If you get in

5,520 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $55k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $33k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$222k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$132k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$89k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$42.4k
Room & board
$17.8k
Books & supplies
$2,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants17%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans29%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention77%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$48k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out30%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
5,520
Location
Brookville, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
LIU Post
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White37%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Black15%
  • Asian12%
  • Unknown10%
  • International4%
  • Two or more races3%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$27k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 88

What you can study.