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Webb Institute

Glen Cove, NYQuad's selectivityVery selective
Known forTop test scoresIntimate campusBig endowment per studentGenerous aidHigh graduation rate
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Admissions · Fall 2024

1 in 7 applicants admitted

Webb Institute admits about 1 in 7 applicants (14%). That puts it in the "Very selective" tier, more selective than 96% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

14%

14%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityVery selective

Applied

235

Admitted

33

Yield

76%

of admits enroll

SAT middle 50%

1430–1530

10001600
ACT middle 50%

32–34

1836
Applications 97 → 235 since fall 2014 · admit rate 33% → 14%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 106 undergrads, where 9% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

106

undergrads · larger than 7% of colleges

Diversity index

0.40

Pell Grant

9%

below the median

Large suburbFirst-years live on campusStudy abroadUndergrad research
Undergrads +18% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (100% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 67% of faculty are full-time. Spends $33,239 a year on instruction per student.

11 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 68% of colleges

Most popular major

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

100% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

$93K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

67%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$33.2K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $21,966 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $2.3K less than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $21,966 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $81,950.

73%

$22K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $2.3K below the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$81,950 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Little need-based aid above $110K
aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid
70% · avg $81K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Very generous

grants cover 73% of full price

Federal loans

21%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office
Cost falling · −9% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

83% graduate within six years.

83%

83%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Retention

93%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 91% → 88% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price held about steady after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 9%, because grants grew faster.

  • Cost

    Falling

    −9% after inflation

  • Applications

    97 → 235

  • Selectivity

    33% → 14%

  • Diversity

    Reported

Every series, year by year

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IPEDS unit ID 197221 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything