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Acceptance Rate 86.16%
Yield 8.05%
SAT Score 1,220
ACT Score 26
Applicants 20,564

Long Island Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 86.16% at Long Island University. Total 20,564 students applied and 17,717 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,220 and the average ACT score is 26.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.liu.edu/post/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://apply.liu.edu/quickapp2/
Acceptance Rate86.16%
Average Test Scores1,220 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 86.16%. A total of 20,564 students (6,718 men and 11,863 women) have applied to and 17,717 (5,621 men and 10,229 women) students admitted to Long Island University.
Among them, 498 male and 871 female students have enrolled into Long Island and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 8.05%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Long Island
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants20,5646,71811,86301,983
Admitted17,7175,62110,22900
Enrolled1,42649887100
Acceptance Rate 86.16% 83.67% 86.23% - 0.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 8.05% 8.86% 8.52% - -
[Chart] Long Island University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Long Island, 343 applicants (24% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 57 applicants (4%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,220 at Long Island. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,350 and 25th percentile score is 1,110.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 30 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Long Island. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Long Island with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Long Island
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total111012201350
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing560620670
Math550600680
ACT Composite212630
Math182426
English202530
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Long Island University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Long Island
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Long Island

The calendar system at Long Island University is Semester. Long Island University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Long Island University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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