Webb Institute
Webb Institute is a private nonprofit college in Glen Cove, NY, with about 105 students on campus.
The short version on Webb Institute
A higher price after aid than almost any college
The average family on federal aid pays $73,043 a year after grants, more than at 99% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓
Every degree Webb Institute awards is in engineering
Webb Institute awards degrees in a single field, engineering. Majors ↓
Webb Institute admits a smaller share of applicants than almost any college
It admits 14% of applicants, about 1 in 7. The middle half of admitted students scored 1430–1530 on the SAT. Getting in ↓
Rent in Glen Cove is above the state median
Median rent in Glen Cove is $2,398 a month, 48% above the state median. Living in Glen Cove ↓
Webb Institute is very small
About 105 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $81,950 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $73,043.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $244,680 over 4 years · 25% off the sticker price
How hard is it to get into Webb Institute?
of applicants admitted
About 3 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1496.
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
The students
106 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Glen Cove
7% of Glen Cove’s 28,190 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Glen Cove pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Webb Institute; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.