LIM College
Add ComparisonLIM College is a higher education institution located in New York County, NY. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at LIM College were Fashion Merchandising (115 degrees awarded), General Marketing & Marketing Management (43 degrees), and General Business (25 degrees).
The median undergraduate tuition at LIM College is $32,644, which is $17,747 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).
In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at LIM College is $32,644, which is $17,747 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).
After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $40,305.
In 2024, 95% of undergraduate students attending LIM College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 62% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.
In 2024, the cost of tuition at LIM College was $32,644. The cost of tuition at LIM College is $17,747 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).
This chart compares the tuition costs of LIM College (in red) with those of other similar universities.
In 2024 LIM College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $40,305. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of LIM College grew by 2.33%.
This chart compares the average net price of LIM College (in red) with that of other similar universities.
Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.
95% of undergraduate students at LIM College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 3.26% with respect to 2023, when 92% of undergraduate students received financial aid.
This chart compares the average award discount at LIM College (in red) with that of other similar universities.
The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.
LIM College received 1,219 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 17.6% annual growth. Out of those 1,219 applicants, 1,169 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 95.9% acceptance rate.
There were 1,467 students enrolled at LIM College in 2024. 19% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.
LIM College has an overall enrollment yield of 19.3%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.
In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of LIM College was 95.9% (1,169 admissions from 1,219 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 98.7%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 17.6%, while admissions grew by 14.2%.
This chart compares the acceptance rate of LIM College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.
19% of enrolled first-time students at LIM College in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.
The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.
LIM College had a total enrollment of 1,467 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at LIM College is 1,266 students and the part-time enrollment is 201. This means that 86.3% of students enrolled at LIM College are enrolled full-time.
The enrolled student population at LIM College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 34.4% White, 25.3% Black or African American, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 0.545% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.341% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.
Students enrolled at LIM College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (34.1%), followed by Black or African American Female (19.9%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (18.3%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (18.6%), followed by Black or African American Female (17.4%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (8%).
The total enrollment at LIM College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,467 students. The full-time enrollment at LIM College is 1,266 and the part-time enrollment is 201. This means that 86.3% of students enrolled at LIM College are enrolled full-time compared with 74.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.
This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at LIM College (in red) compares to similar universities.
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at LIM College was 73%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (76%), LIM College had a retention rate lower than its peers.
This chart shows the retention rate over time at LIM College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.
The enrolled student population at LIM College is 34.4% White, 25.3% Black or African American, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 0.545% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.341% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 39.9% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 17% Black or African American.
Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 15 students (1.02%) did not report their race.
The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at LIM College is Fashion Merchandising (115 degrees awarded), followed by General Marketing & Marketing Management (43 degrees) and General Business (25 degrees).
In 2024, the most specialized majors across all degree types at LIM College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Business (394 degrees awarded), Communications (19 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (20 degrees).
The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at LIM College are N/A.
The most specialized majors at LIM College in 2024 are Business (394 degrees awarded), Communications (19 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (20 degrees) (as of 2024).
The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at LIM College are Surgeons, Physicians, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Chief executives & legislators, and Crossing guards
The most specialized majors at LIM College are Business (394 degrees awarded), Communications (19 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (20 degrees) (as of 2024).
The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at LIM College are Elementary & secondary schools (823,276 people), Computer Systems Design (727,269 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (584,897 people), Banking & related activities (492,578 people), and Construction (483,798 people).
The most specialized majors at LIM College are Business (394 degrees awarded), Communications (19 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (20 degrees) (as of 2024).
In 2024, the most common N/A concentration at LIM College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from N/A programs at LIM College according to their major.
In 2024, 40% of students graduating from LIM College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 51% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 52% within 200%.
The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification group.
Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.
The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at LIM College is white female (253 degrees awarded). There were 1.11 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (228 degrees).
In 2024, LIM College had a total salary expenditure of 40.3M. LIM College employs 8 Lecturers, 4 Assistant professors and 3 Associate professors. Most academics at LIM College are Male Lecturer (4), Female Lecturer (4), and Female Assistant professor (4).
The most common positions for non-instructional staff at LIM College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 46 employees, Management, with 34 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 10 employees.
In 2024, LIM College paid a median of $14.9M in salaries, which represents 37.1% of their overall expenditure ($40.3M) and a 2.23% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 14.6% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 12.4% decline between 2021 and 2022.
In 2024, LIM College paid a total of $1.24M to 16 employees working as instructors, which represents 8.29% of all salaries paid.
This is compared to a median of $213k (6.38%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.
In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at LIM College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 46 employees, Management with 34 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 10 employees.
