Student Population at Long Island
Total Enrollment
15,737
Undergraduate
11,319
Graduate
4,418
Online Enrollment
280
Men Students
5,440
Women Students
10,297
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 15,737 students have enrolled at Long Island University - 11,319 undergraduate and 4,418 graduate.
By gender, 5,440 male and 10,297 female students are attending Long Island University. By attendance status, there are 7,909 full-time students and 7,828 part-time students.
The number of students at Long Island University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Clarkson University and CUNY City College, its population is very large (average population is 9,711).
Long Island University offers online degree/certificate programs and 280 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Long Island University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 5,440 male and 10,297 female students attending Long Island. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.53 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Long Island.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 11,319 | 5,304 | 6,015 |
Men | 4,452 | 1,829 | 2,623 |
Women | 6,867 | 3,475 | 3,392 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,418 | 2,605 | 1,813 |
Men | 988 | 650 | 338 |
Women | 3,430 | 1,955 | 1,475 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 6,983 White students (44.37%) and 2,174 Hispanic students (13.81%) at Long Island University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Long Island University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 26 | 8 | 18 |
Asian | 1,297 | 520 | 777 |
Black or African American | 1,052 | 363 | 689 |
Hispanic | 1,638 | 582 | 1,056 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 25 | 8 | 17 |
White | 5,179 | 2,104 | 3,075 |
Two or More Races | 284 | 112 | 172 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 1,583 | 650 | 933 |
Total | 11,319 | 4,452 | 6,867 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Asian | 531 | 132 | 399 |
Black or African American | 543 | 96 | 447 |
Hispanic | 536 | 85 | 451 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 0 | 3 |
White | 1,804 | 389 | 1,415 |
Two or More Races | 93 | 19 | 74 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 441 | 101 | 340 |
Total | 4,418 | 988 | 3,430 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 11,868 students whose age under twenty five and 2,105 students whose age is over thirty years old at Long Island University.
Especially, 5,762 students are younger than eighteen and 12 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Long Island University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 11,319 | 4,452 | 6,867 |
Under 18 | 5,762 | 2,601 | 3,161 |
18-19 | 1,893 | 701 | 1,192 |
20-21 | 1,849 | 674 | 1,175 |
22-24 | 822 | 244 | 578 |
25-29 | 475 | 130 | 345 |
30-34 | 232 | 42 | 190 |
35-39 | 113 | 26 | 87 |
40-49 | 121 | 21 | 100 |
50-64 | 49 | 13 | 36 |
65 and over | 1 | 0 | 1 |
unknown | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 11,319 | 4,452 | 6,867 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,418 | 988 | 3,430 |
18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
20-21 | 117 | 32 | 85 |
22-24 | 1,424 | 328 | 1,096 |
25-29 | 1,286 | 294 | 992 |
30-34 | 573 | 142 | 431 |
35-39 | 335 | 64 | 271 |
40-49 | 465 | 89 | 376 |
50-64 | 205 | 36 | 169 |
65 and over | 11 | 3 | 8 |
unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 4,418 | 988 | 3,430 |
Online Student Population
At Long Island University, 486 students (3.09% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 280 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 221 students live in New York where Long Island University is located in and 46 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 15,737 | 11,319 | 4,418 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 280 | 0 | 280 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 206 | 0 | 206 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 15,251 | 11,319 | 3,932 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 280 | 0 | 280 |
New York Residents | 221 | 0 | 221 |
Other State in U.S. | 46 | 0 | 46 |
Outside of U.S. | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Unknown | 10 | 0 | 10 |