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LIU Post at a Glance

Enrollment

Fall 2011 Student Enrollment1 — Credit and Non-Credit


Undergraduate
Graduate
Undergraduate/
Graduate Total
Early College
Programs
Continuing2

Education
Grand
Total
LIU Post 4,485 2,820 7,305 4,191 6,500 17,996

1 Figures are as of the end of the eighth week of classes.
2 Continuing Education counts are estimated.

Degrees Offered

Degree and Certificate Programs Registered by the New York State Education Department


Assoc.
Bach.		 Under.
Cert.
Dual
Master		 Adv.
Cert.
Doctoral
Total
LIU Post 1 103 2 63 73 18 3 263
LIU Post at NYU — — — — 2 — — 2

Degrees Awarded1

September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011


Associate's
Degrees
Bachelor's
Degrees
Master's
Degrees

Certificates
Doctoral
Degrees		 First-
Professional
Degrees

Total
LIU Post
 2 847 997 203 26 — 2,075

1Dual degrees awarded are counted as separate bachelor's and master's degrees.

Average Class Size1 & Student/Faculty Ratio

Average
Undergraduate
Class Size1		 Average
Graduate
Class Size1		 Overall
Student/Faculty
Ratio
LIU Post 19.5 12.0 12:1

1Excludes independent studies, music lessons, internships and student-teaching classes.

Full-Time Faculty by Rank

Senior
Prof.
Prof.		 Assoc.
Prof.		 Assist.
Prof.
Instr.		 Visiting
Prof.
Total
LIU Post 10 98 130 60 — 3 301

Note: Includes faculty members on sabbatical.

Housing

8 residence halls for 1,550 students

Accreditation

Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. All academic programs are registered with the New York State Department of Education.

Affiliation

Private, nonsectarian, coeducational, independent, liberal arts based.

Specialized and Professional Accreditation

The academic programs of LIU Post are registered with the New York State Education Department and accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In addition to the entire University, various other academic programs are specially accredited by professional organizations, signifying they meet the highest standards of educational quality as determined by leaders in the field. Organizations that professionally accredit LIU Post programs are:

  • AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
  • American Art Therapy Association
  • Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education, American Dietetic Association
  • Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
  • American Library Association
  • American Psychological Association
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  • Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (in cooperation with the Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association)
  • Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education
  • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  • Council on Social Work Education
  • Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
  • National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
  • National Association of Schools of Public Affairs & Administration
  • Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)

Program with Special Approval

Chemistry – Program Approved by American Chemical Society