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LIU Post Data & Information Overview

215 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
93% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is LIU Post Ranked?

#528 Best Colleges in Nation
#35 Best Colleges in NY
General Special Education Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In 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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Overall Quality

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.

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Is It Hard to Get Into LIU Post?

93% Acceptance Rate
73% Of Accepted Are Women
51% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

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.

Average Test Scores

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for LIU Post  ( 550 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for LIU Post  ( 550 to 660 )
200
800
LIU Post received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 31.

ACT Composite Scores for LIU Post  ( 24 to 31 )
1
36

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LIU Post Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
44% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  44 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at LIU Post

82% Freshmen Retention
27% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  82 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

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%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  27 out of 100
0
100

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LIU Post Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,453 Full-Time Undergraduates
42.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
67.2% Percent Women

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.

How Much Does LIU Post Cost?

$26,069 Net Price
40% Take Out Loans
$29,020 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of LIU Post is $26,069. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for LIU Post

$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.

Student Loan Debt

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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How Much Money Do LIU Post Graduates Make?

$52,757 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from LIU Post with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $52,757 in their early years. That's great news for LIU Post students since it is 24% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of LIU Post

New York State
5,453 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Located in Brookville, New York, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit institution. Brookville is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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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

LIU Post Majors

106 Majors With Completions
1,595 Undergraduate Degrees
1,910 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 106 majors graduated from LIU Post. Of these students, 1,595 received undergraduate degrees and 1,910 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

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

Learn more about the majors offered at LIU Post along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at LIU Post

2% Take At Least One Class Online
1% Take All Classes Online

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

Learn more about online learning at LIU Post.

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Notes and References

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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