Quad

Head-to-head

Long Island
Fairleigh Dickinson

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Fairleigh Dickinson costs about $8.6K less per year on average than Long Island ($25,197 vs. $33,825, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Fairleigh Dickinson's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Long Island

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Long Island has 2.1× as many undergrads as Fairleigh Dickinson

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Fairleigh Dickinson has 7 pts more first-gen students than Long Island (43% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Fairleigh Dickinson has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Long Island (22% vs. 17%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Fairleigh Dickinson's yield is 4 pts higher than Long Island's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Long Island admits 86%, Fairleigh Dickinson 91%; Fairleigh Dickinson's yield is higher, at 12%.

Acceptance rate
Long Island86%
Fairleigh Dickinson91%
Quad's selectivity
  • Long IslandAccessible
  • Fairleigh DickinsonOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Long Island
1110–1350
Fairleigh DickinsonNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Long IslandGPA and school record required
  • Fairleigh DickinsonGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Long Island has 2.1× as many undergrads as Fairleigh Dickinson; Fairleigh Dickinson has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Long Island5.5K
Fairleigh Dickinson2.6K
Pell Grant share
Long Island17%
Fairleigh Dickinson22%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Long Island, and General Studies at Fairleigh Dickinson.

Students per faculty member
Long Island15 to 1
Fairleigh Dickinson14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Long IslandRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse28%
  • Fairleigh DickinsonGeneral Studies29%

What each costs

Fairleigh Dickinson costs about $8.6K less a year than Long Island on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Long Island$33.8K
Fairleigh Dickinson$25.2K
Aid generosity
Long Island47%
Fairleigh Dickinson57%

What each pays off

Long Island's former students earn more, a median $60K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Long Island$60K
Fairleigh Dickinson$57.3K
Graduation rate
Long Island55%
Fairleigh Dickinson56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Long IslandGrowing+214%
  • Fairleigh DickinsonGrowing+37%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why