by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
LIU Post was awarded 215 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general special education.
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LIU Post landed the #528 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
LIU Post is also ranked #35 out of 142 schools in New York.
LIU Post has an acceptance rate of 93%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for LIU Post.
About 51% of students accepted to LIU Post submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 550 and 660.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At LIU Post, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at LIU Post is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
LIU Post has a freshmen retention rate of 82%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 27% for first-time, full-time students at LIU Post, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,403 undergraduates at LIU Post with 5,453 being full-time and 4,950 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $27,466 | $25,841 | $24,775 | $24,699 | $25,965 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of LIU Post, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At LIU Post, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $7,255 a year. That adds up to $29,020 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at LIU Post is 5.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for LIU Post are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 720 Northern Blvd, Brookville, NY 11548-1327 |
| Phone: | 516-299-2900 |
| Website: | www.liu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/LIU-Brentwood/358255020949662 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/LIURiverhead |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 440 | $94,012 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 183 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 102 | $37,691 |
| Other Health Professions | 80 | $27,028 |
| General Biology | 61 | $20,417 |
| General Psychology | 56 | $27,579 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 53 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 44 | $73,520 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 42 | $30,497 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 41 | $35,324 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 274 students took at least one online class at LIU Post. This is a decrease from the 358 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 274 | 197 |
| 2019-2020 | 358 | 224 |
| 2018-2019 | 558 | 114 |
| 2017-2018 | 533 | 137 |
| 2016-2017 | 381 | 94 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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