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Long Island University

Brookville, New York

https://www.liu.edu

#238 National Colleges

80.09% Admission Rate
Least Selective

6,164 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Doctoral/Professional Universities
  • Not classified (Exclusively Graduate)
  • Four-year, large, primarily residential
Long Island University (LIU) is a private university with two main campuses, LIU Post and LIU Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York. It offers more than 500 academic programs at its main campuses, online, and at multiple non-residential. LIU has NCAA Division I athletics and hosts the annual George Polk Awards in journalism.

"Long Island University." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_University.
Location

City
Brookville, New York

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Locale
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Health Professions And Related Programs 47.7%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 11.7%
Visual And Performing Arts 6.0%
Psychology 4.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 4.2%
Education 3.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 3.4%
Social Sciences 3.2%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 3.2%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 2.7%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.4%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.1%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 1.1%
Physical Sciences 1.0%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 0.8%
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services 0.7%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 0.6%
History 0.5%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.4%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.2%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 0.1%

Cost

Tuition
$38,368.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
34.95%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$25,767.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1192 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 650 595 540
Verbal 640 590 540

ACT Scores

25 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 23 20
English 28 25 21