Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at LIU is largely skewed towards women students, with 62.4% of undergraduate students being women and 37.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 10,707, with 6,682 women and 4,025 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at LIU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 78.1% of undergraduate students being women and 21.9% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 4,484, with 3,502 women and 982 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 37.6% 4,025 students
- women 62.4% 6,682 students
Graduate Students
- men 21.9% 982 students
- women 78.1% 3,502 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 47.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 5,064 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 13.9% of the student body, with 1,487 students. Asian students represent 11.1% of the population, with 1,184 students, while African American students account for 9.5%, with 1,020 students. Mixed race students account for 2.4% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 258 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 22 students.
International students make up 1.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 183 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 13.7% of the population, totaling 1,467 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within LIU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 47.4% 5,064 students
- Hispanic 13.9% 1,487 students
- Unknown race 13.7% 1,467 students
- Asian 11.1% 1,184 students
- African American 9.5% 1,020 students
- Mixed race 2.4% 258 students
- International students 1.7% 183 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 22 students
Graduate Students
- White 41.5% 1,855 students
- African American 13.8% 617 students
- Hispanic 13.7% 614 students
- Unknown race 11.4% 512 students
- Asian 10.9% 489 students
- International students 6.6% 296 students
- Mixed race 2.0% 88 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 4 students
Transfer Students
- White 33.1% 248 students
- African American 25.3% 190 students
- Hispanic 16.8% 126 students
- Asian 12.9% 97 students
- Unknown race 6.7% 50 students
- Mixed race 2.7% 20 students
- International students 1.9% 14 students
- Hawaiian 0.7% 5 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 19% 2,062 students
- 20-21 16% 1,671 students
- 22-24 8% 898 students
- 25-29 5% 515 students
- 30-34 2% 261 students
- 35-39 1% 138 students
- 40-49 1% 136 students
- 50-64 0% 49 students
- 25-29 31% 1,380 students
- 22-24 30% 1,366 students
- 30-34 14% 615 students
- 40-49 9% 422 students
- 35-39 7% 326 students
- 50-64 5% 213 students
- 20-21 3% 144 students
- 18-19 0% 3 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Long Island University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 771 | 67.40% | |
| Texas | 52 | 4.55% | |
| New Jersey | 37 | 3.23% | |
| California | 26 | 2.27% | |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | 1.84% | |
| Florida | 18 | 1.57% | |
| Virginia | 18 | 1.57% | |
| Connecticut | 16 | 1.40% | |
| Colorado | 14 | 1.22% | |
| Illinois | 13 | 1.14% | |
| Maryland | 13 | 1.14% | |
| Ohio | 13 | 1.14% | |
| Michigan | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 7 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 5 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 5 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% |
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