Enrollment Trends at Long Island

The student population at Long Island University is 15,737 (11,319 undergraduate and 4,418 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 5,138 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Long Island is 71.93% which is increased by 3,336 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,802 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.89 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

280 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 35.27% since 2014.

School Home 2023 Student Population

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 12,258 where 15,737 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

71.93% of total students is undergraduate students and 28.07% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 3,336 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,802 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.89 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Long Island than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Long Island University since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	10,599	7,983	3,381	4,602	2,616	708	1,908
2014-15	9,486 -1,113	7,117 -866	3,000 -381	4,117 -485	2,369 -247	614 -94	1,755 -153
2015-16	8,623 -863	6,224 -893	2,594 -406	3,630 -487	2,399 30	614 0	1,785 30
2016-17	8,634 11	6,280 56	2,624 30	3,656 26	2,354 -45	602 -12	1,752 -33
2017-18	8,499 -135	6,316 36	2,574 -50	3,742 86	2,183 -171	533 -69	1,650 -102
2018-19	15,196 6,697	9,918 3,602	3,586 1,012	6,332 2,590	5,278 3,095	1,373 840	3,905 2,255
2019-20	15,546 350	10,707 789	4,036 450	6,671 339	4,839 -439	1,181 -192	3,658 -247
2020-21	15,066 -480	10,403 -304	3,825 -211	6,578 -93	4,663 -176	1,063 -118	3,600 -58
2021-22	15,191 125	10,707 304	4,025 200	6,682 104	4,484 -179	982 -81	3,502 -98
2022-23	15,737 546	11,319 612	4,452 427	6,867 185	4,418 -66	988 6	3,430 -72
Average	12,258	8,697	3,410	5,288	3,560	866	2,695

Long Island University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,697 where 11,319 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Long Island University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	7,983	3,661	1,457	2,204	4,322	1,924	2,398
2014-15	7,117	3,387	1,333	2,054	3,730	1,667	2,063
2015-16	6,224	3,090	1,230	1,860	3,134	1,364	1,770
2016-17	6,280	2,874	1,176	1,698	3,406	1,448	1,958
2017-18	6,316	2,845	1,151	1,694	3,471	1,423	2,048
2018-19	9,918	5,688	1,914	3,774	4,230	1,672	2,558
2019-20	10,707	5,630	1,887	3,743	5,077	2,149	2,928
2020-21	10,403	5,453	1,788	3,665	4,950	2,037	2,913
2021-22	10,707	5,400	1,791	3,609	5,307	2,234	3,073
2022-23	11,319	5,304	1,829	3,475	6,015	2,623	3,392
Average	8,697	8,697	1,556	2,778	8,697	1,854	2,510

Long Island University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,560 where 4,418 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Long Island University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	2,616	1,163	334	829	1,453	374	1,079
2014-15	2,369	1,096	297	799	1,273	317	956
2015-16	2,399	1,209	334	875	1,190	280	910
2016-17	2,354	1,150	304	846	1,204	298	906
2017-18	2,183	1,093	267	826	1,090	266	824
2018-19	5,278	2,809	777	2,032	2,469	596	1,873
2019-20	4,839	2,574	638	1,936	2,265	543	1,722
2020-21	4,663	2,541	610	1,931	2,122	453	1,669
2021-22	4,484	2,574	590	1,984	1,910	392	1,518
2022-23	4,418	2,605	650	1,955	1,813	338	1,475
Average	3,560	3,560	480	1,401	3,560	386	1,293

Long Island University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 44.37% and the percentage of black students is 10.14% at Long Island University. 11.62% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Long Island University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	18	574	810	1,199	2	5,955	125
2014-15	6	366	719	908	4	4,024	111
2015-16	13	466	664	925	5	4,307	107
2016-17	13	512	649	977	4	4,379	117
2017-18	12	464	584	992	5	4,371	124
2018-19	37	1,387	1,974	1,955	11	6,111	297
2019-20	36	1,554	1,778	2,002	17	6,713	300
2020-21	30	1,587	1,659	2,110	27	6,773	331
2021-22	31	1,673	1,637	2,101	26	6,919	346
2022-23	32	1,828	1,595	2,174	28	6,983	377
Average	23	1,041	1,207	1,534	13	5,654	224

Long Island University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

280 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has increased 35.27% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Long Island University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	9,486	207	335	8,944
2015-16	8,623	242	327	8,054
2016-17	8,634	177	433	8,024
2017-18	8,499	94	287	8,118
2018-19	15,196	137	396	14,663
2019-20	15,546	114	444	14,988
2020-21	15,066	224	134	14,708
2021-22	15,191	197	77	14,917
2022-23	15,737	280	206	15,251
Average	12,442	186	293	11,963

Most Searched New York Colleges (last 30 days)

4-Year Colleges

New York University Private, four-years | New York
Columbia University in the City of New York Private, four-years | New York
Cornell University Private, four-years | Ithaca
Syracuse University Private, four-years | Syracuse
Fordham University Private, four-years | Bronx
Stony Brook University Public, four-years | Stony Brook
University of Rochester Private, four-years | Rochester
United States Military Academy Public, four-years | West Point
Binghamton University Public, four-years | Vestal
State University of New York at Oswego Public, four-years | Oswego

compare schools

Graduate

University at Buffalo Public, four-years | Buffalo
University at Albany Public, four-years | Albany
Columbia University in the City of New York Private, four-years | New York
New York University Private, four-years | New York
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Public, four-years | New York
Stony Brook University Public, four-years | Stony Brook
School of Visual Arts Private, four-years | New York
CUNY Queens College Public, four-years | Queens
Cornell University Private, four-years | Ithaca
Ithaca College Private, four-years | Ithaca

compare schools

Online Schools

Fordham University Private, four-years | Bronx
CUNY Queens College Public, four-years | Queens
State University of New York at Oswego Public, four-years | Oswego
Excelsior University Private, four-years | Albany
Dominican University New York Private, four-years | Orangeburg
Mercy University Private, four-years | Dobbs Ferry
Hofstra University Private, four-years | Hempstead
College of Staten Island CUNY Public, four-years | Staten Island
CUNY Medgar Evers College Public, four-years | Brooklyn
Herkimer County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Herkimer

compare schools

Trade Schools

Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-New York Private, Less than 2-years | New York
Institute of Culinary Education Private, Less than 2-years | New York
Access Careers Private, Less than 2-years | Hempstead
Apex Technical School Private, Less than 2-years | Long Island City
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester Private, Less than 2-years | Rochester
New York Automotive and Diesel Institute Private, 2-4 years | Jamaica
Berk Trade and Business School Private, Less than 2-years | Long Island City
Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup Private, Less than 2-years | New York
Southern Westchester BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, Less than 2-years | Harrison
AMG School of Nursing Private, 2-4 years | Brooklyn

compare schools