LIU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Long Island University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Long Island University students is 46.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 49.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 42.6%.

46.8%

asian 54.8% 80 students
African American 35.5% 81 students
white 61.6% 247 students
unknown 33.6% 72 students
hispanic 33.5% 63 students
International Students 60.0% 45 students
Mixed Race 44.7% 17 students

Drop Out

Long Island University has an overall drop-out rate of 13.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 17.9% and 11.4% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

13.7%

asian 4.1% 6 students
African American 18.4% 42 students
white 5.7% 23 students
unknown 18.2% 39 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 22.3% 42 students
International Students 21.3% 16 students
Mixed Race 18.4% 7 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Long Island University at a rate of 37.9% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 38.1%, and male students' 37.7%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

37.9%

asian 37.0% 54 students
African American 44.7% 102 students
white 31.7% 127 students
unknown 46.7% 100 students
hispanic 42.0% 79 students
International Students 18.7% 14 students
Mixed Race 36.8% 14 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.5%

asian 4.1% 6 students
African American 1.3% 3 students
white 1.0% 4 students
unknown 1.4% 3 students
hispanic 2.1% 4 students

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$105,028	$113,045	$123,365
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$113,710	$106,421	$115,516
Educational Administration and Supervision	$107,512	$98,403	$98,159
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$62,291	$62,260	$75,303
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$65,621	$68,918	$75,241
Accounting and Related Services	$65,601	$64,358	$71,952
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$56,494	$60,623	$70,712
Human Resources Management and Services	NA	$52,491	$67,773
Special Education and Teaching	$67,967	$65,450	$67,138
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$49,972	$57,125	$64,637
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$55,594	$62,085
Public Health	$46,771	$55,964	$59,557
Public Administration	$60,152	$55,512	$59,503
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$61,187	$52,941	$58,699
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$41,864	$48,935	$55,751
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$55,331	$51,273	$54,360
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$57,318	$54,041
Library Science and Administration	$55,989	$52,107	$51,330
Social Work	$47,971	$45,472	$49,444
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$45,183	$41,984	$49,321
Biology, General	$40,031	$41,937	$48,813
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$38,721	$46,015
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$40,098	$38,289	$41,421
Psychology, General	$42,820	NA	NA
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	NA	$22,192	NA
Taxation	NA	$71,015	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$70,751	$71,015	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$29,685	NA
Education, Other	NA	$77,401	NA
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	NA	$109,763	NA
Library Science, Other	$64,044	NA	NA
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	NA	$69,338	NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$78,462	NA	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$40,330	NA	NA

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$94,012	$94,508	$100,207
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$73,520	$81,158	$89,001
Accounting and Related Services	$49,755	$47,260	$56,704
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$54,842	$50,439	$55,109
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$44,383	$36,848	$53,104
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$35,935	$32,925	$51,802
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$21,535	$32,382	$49,818
Journalism	$23,702	$29,685	$46,498
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$37,691	$40,017	$46,099
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$35,324	$34,704	$45,750
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$27,028	$32,843	$42,726
Sociology	NA	$28,309	$42,068
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$31,352	$30,554	$41,813
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$39,797	$33,993	$40,913
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$30,497	$32,284	$40,516
Political Science and Government	$21,326	$36,848	$40,456
Biology, General	$20,417	$22,834	$40,451
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$22,337	$22,192	$40,330
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	$25,436	$25,194	$39,490
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$37,345	$37,208	$38,504
Psychology, General	$27,579	$23,538	$32,804
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$20,482	$29,375
Design and Applied Arts	NA	$23,649	$22,808
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	NA	$19,045	$22,222
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$17,282	$19,515
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$24,201	NA
Social Work	NA	$29,639	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$19,474	$26,353	NA
Dance	NA	$16,663	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$111,859	$109,986	$119,068
Library Science and Administration	$70,455	$67,660	$67,255
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	NA	$51,386	$47,083

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$93,840	$109,136	$116,296
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$72,968	$75,518	$80,006

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$60,097	$73,949	$79,939

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