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University or college · For-profit

LIM College

New York City, NY442 online only

LIM College is a for-profit college in New York City, NY, with about 929 students on campus.

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Students on campus
929
plus 442 studying only online
Admission rate
96%
higher than at 88% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$38,667
higher than at 95% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
51%
lower than at 58% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$58,956
higher than at 83% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on LIM College

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $34,978 a year after grants. The average family on aid pays $38,667, more than at 95% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓

LIM College is mostly about business

82% of the degrees LIM College awards are in business; the next biggest field, communication, is 14%. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $53,064 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $33,504Room & board $20,370Books & supplies $900

After grants, the average family on aid pays $38,667.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$39,565

About $158,260 over 4 years · 25% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into LIM College?

96%

of applicants admitted

About 19 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
500–580
SAT math
460–558
ACT
19–25

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1035.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
51%
within 6 years · Pell students 44%
Come back for year two
73%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$58,956
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,000
about $254 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.7%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$254 a month against about $3,780 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

62%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 77% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$52k
Middle income$30–75k
$59k
Higher incomeover $75k
$61k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 82%Communication 14%Visual & performing arts 5%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations109 graduates a year · typical debt $24,429
$67k4 yrs out
Marketing51 graduates a year · typical debt $23,250
$70k4 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General33 graduates a year
—not reported
Communication and Media Studies22 graduates a year
—not reported
Design and Applied Arts14 graduates a year · typical debt $26,915
$58k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations8 graduates a year
$68k4 yrs out
International Business6 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,187 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 37%Hispanic 20%Black 24%Asian 9%International 8%

Women and men

Women 89%Men 11%
20 : 1
students per teacher
38%
get Pell grants (lower income)
62%
take federal loans
10%
undergrads 25 or older
9%
study part time
The town around it

Living in New York City

7% of New York City’s 8,584,629 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ New York City pages.

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Straight-line distances from LIM College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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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.