This page provides the latest information on Long Island University (Long Island)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. Long Island's acceptance rate is 86.16% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 20,564 students applied and 17,717 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into Long Island.
To apply to Long Island, recommendations is required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
For the academic year 2024-25, Long Island's acceptance rate is 86.16% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 8.05%. 6,718 men and 11,863 women applied to Long Island and 5,621 men and 10,229 women students were accepted.
Among them, 498 men and 871 women were enrolled in Long Island. You can explore the Long Island's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 20,564 | 6,718 | 11,863 | 0 | 1,983 |
| Admitted | 17,717 | 5,621 | 10,229 | 0 | 1,867 |
| Enrolled | 1,426 | 498 | 871 | 0 | 57 |
| Acceptance Rate | 86.16% | 83.67% | 86.23% | - | 94.15% |
| Yield | 8.05% | 8.86% | 8.52% | - | 3.05% |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
For the academic year 2025, 343 students (24% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores and 57 students (4% of enrolled students) submitted ACT scores as part of the admission process at Long Island.
The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,220, including 620 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 600 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 670 and the 25th percentile is 560. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 680 and the 25th percentile is 550.
The median ACT composite score is 26, with a 75th percentile score of 30 and a 25th percentile score of 21 at Long Island. The median ACT Math score is 24 and the median ACT English score is 25.
The SAT and ACT scores at Long Island University are low compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,314, ACT: 29 - private (not-for-profit) research university with high research activity).
| 25th Percentile | 50th Percentile (Median) | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Total | 1,110 | 1,220 | 1,350 |
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 560 | 620 | 670 |
| SAT Math | 550 | 600 | 680 |
| ACT Composite | 21 | 26 | 30 |
| ACT Math | 18 | 24 | 26 |
| ACT English | 20 | 25 | 30 |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
For the academic year 2024-25, total 1,426 first-year students enrolled in Long Island. The proportion of full-time students is 99.30% and part-time students is 0.70%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 34.92% and women students is 61.08%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Long Island.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,426 | 498 | 871 | 0 | 57 |
| Full-time | 1,416 | 494 | 865 | 0 | 57 |
| Part-time | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not required, but considered in admission process at Long Island. The english proficiency test is required .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Long Island University.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
| High School GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High School Rank | Considered, if submitted |
| High School Record (or Transcript) | Required |
| Completion of College Preparatory Program | Considered, if submitted |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | Not Considered |
| SAT / ACT | Considered, if submitted |
| English Proficiency Test | Required |
| Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc) | Not Considered |
| Work experience | Not Considered |
| Personal statement or essay | Not Considered |
| Legacy status | Not Considered |
The following provides general admission information for applying to Long Island:
The institutional SAT code for Long Island is 2369 and 4-digit ACT code is 2792.
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