NYS Financial Aid Award Information

In April 2015, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed Banking Law § 9-w, requiring that all New York institutions of higher education provide financial aid applicants a uniform financial aid award information sheet when responding to applications.

Long Island University is committed to controlling educational costs and ensuring that our prospective students are aware of the financial investment they are making from the beginning of their degree program.  The information below is intended to help provide students and families with the information they need to make an informed decision about where to attend school, and represents our commitment to providing quality information to our students.

Estimated Cost of Attendance

LIU Brooklyn offers various degree programs, including: undergraduate; graduate; and doctoral programs.  Estimated costs of attendance for these programs vary for commuter and resident students and may be subject to change.

Loan Default Rate

The percentage of borrowers entering repayment and defaulting on their loan at Long Island University is 6.8%, compared with the national average of 10.8%.

Median Borrowing

Students who borrow at Long Island University typically take out $25,000 in Federal loans for their entire undergraduate study.  Your borrowing may be different.

Graduation Rate

The percentage of full-time students who graduate within six years from Long Island University is 47%.

Repaying Your Loans

To learn about loan repayment choices and work out your Federal Loan monthly payment, go to: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/understand/plans

Glossary

Cost of Attendance (COA): The total amount (not including grants and scholarships) that it will cost you to go to school during the school year. COA includes tuition and fees; housing and meals; and allowances for books, supplies, transportation, loan fees, and dependent care. It also includes miscellaneous and personal expenses, such as an allowance for the rental or purchase of a personal computer; costs related to a disability; and reasonable costs for eligible study-abroad programs. For students attending less than half-time, the COA includes tuition and fees; an allowance for books, supplies, and transportation; and dependent care expenses.

Total Grants and Scholarships: Student aid funds that do not have to be repaid. Grants are often need-based, while scholarships are usually merit-based. Occasionally you might have to pay back part or all of a grant if, for example, you withdraw from school before finishing a semester.

Net Costs: An estimate of the actual costs that you or your family will need to pay during the school year to cover education expenses at a particular school. Net costs are determined by taking the institution's cost of attendance and subtracting your grants and scholarships.

Work-Study: A federal student aid program that provides part-time employment while you are enrolled in school to help pay your education expenses.

Loans: Borrowed money that must be repaid with interest. Loans from the federal government typically have a lower interest rate than loans from private lenders. Federal loans, listed from most advantageous to least advantageous, are called Federal Perkins Loans, Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Loans, and Direct PLUS Loans. You can find more information about federal loans at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/.

Family Contribution (also referred to as Expected Family Contribution): A number used by a school to calculate how much financial aid you are eligible to receive, if any. It’s based on the financial information you provided in your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). It’s not the amount of money your family will have to pay for college, nor is it the amount of federal student aid you will receive. The family contribution is reported to you on your Student Aid Report, also known as the SAR.

Graduation Rate: The percentage of students who graduate from an institution. This shows students who began their studies as first-time, full-time degree- or certificate-seeking students and completed their degree or certificate within 150 percent of "normal time." For example, for a four-year school, the graduation rate would be the percentage of students who completed that program within six years or less.

Loan Default Rate: The percentage of student borrowers – undergraduate and graduate – who have failed to repay their federal loans within three years of leaving a particular school. A low loan default rate could mean that the institution’s students are earning enough income after leaving school to successfully repay their loans.

Median Borrowing: The amount in federal loans the typical undergraduate student takes out at a particular institution. It also indicates the monthly payments that an average student would pay on that amount using a 10-year repayment plan.