Long Island University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
5,520 students
Larger than 80% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 18.3%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassR2 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Old Westbury0.9 mi
- Syosset4.1 mi
- Glen Cove5.2 mi
- Garden City6.3 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Long Island University, the largest reported group is White (37.4%), followed by Hispanic (18.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0% |
| Asian | 11.6% | 16.2% |
| Black | 14.7% | 9.4% |
| Hispanic | 18.5% | 6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 37.4% | 58.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Unknown | 10.1% | 5.1% |
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Did you know? Long Island University
- 86.2%Long Island University admitted 16,259 of 17,423 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 7.3%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,190 of 16,259.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $23,862average net price after grants for aided students, against $43,276 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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