Long Island University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 40% of the published cost, leaving an average net price of $33,062 after an aid offset of $22,362. This gap between sticker cost and net price is an average, not a promise for an individual family.

Pricing differs substantially by income band: average net price is $22,019 in the lowest band, $20,408 in the next band, $24,516 in the middle band, $27,001 in the upper-middle band, and $52,826 in the highest band. That pattern shows lower average prices for aid recipients in the lower-income bands and a much higher average for the highest band.

The published cost of attendance at Long Island University is $55,424, an average across living arrangements. Tuition and fees are $42,432, and room and board are $17,846.

Azimuth ranks the university #1,262 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $22,019, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $24,516, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $52,826.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $30,807. Aid covers about 40% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, an offset of $22,362.

The average net price for all aid recipients is $33,062, which is $5,691 above the median of $27,371 for comparable institutions (same type and size). Borrowers who finish carry a median of $23,577 in federal student loans, $622 below the median for comparable institutions (same type and size), which is $24,199.

79.1% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. Parents who borrow through the separate Parent PLUS program hold a median of $36,515.

If repaid over ten years, the median student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $268 a month.

Federal borrowing is common at Long Island University, so the range of debt matters alongside the median. Among federal-loan borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $23,577.

79.1% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. Comparable institutions (same type and size) have a peer median federal debt of $24,199, and Long Island University's median is below it by $622.

For Parent PLUS borrowers, a separate parent-borrower population, median borrowing is $36,515.

At Long Island University, the investment picture pairs a high earnings placement with median borrower debt below that of comparable institutions. Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $74,905 four years after completion; Azimuth places that figure in the 83rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $16,272 more than the model expects for similar students. Azimuth puts earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, in the 93rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The earnings scenarios range from $46,136 in the downside scenario to $127,572 in the upside scenario, with $74,905 in the typical scenario. Median federal student loan debt at completion is $23,577, below the $24,199 peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $622.

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $268 a month if repaid over ten years. Higher-than-expected earnings and debt below the peer median point in the same direction.

For parent borrowers, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $36,515, a separate federal borrowing population from student borrowers. The student debt figure corresponds to an estimated payment of $268 a month if repaid over ten years.

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

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