Southampton College of Long Island University (LIU)
239 Montauk Highway, Southampton, NY 11968
LIU Description
Long Island University was chartered by the New York State Education Department in 1926 in Brooklyn, NY, as a nonsectarian, coeducational, privately supported university established to provide “effective and moderately priced education” to people from “all walks of life.” From its beginning, admission to the University has been based solely on merit and promise. Large numbers of immigrants and children of immigrants have enrolled at Long Island University in their quest to achieve the American dream. Today, more than 11,300 students study, learn and grow at the original campus, located in the heart of thriving downtown Brooklyn.
Quick Facts
Location
Northeast
Setting
Large Town Setting
Type
Private
Size
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Mascot
Colonials
Nickname
School of Continuing Education
Website
On-Campus Housing Available
No
Enrollment
127
LIU Students
- Full-Time Undergrad Students
- 2,921
- Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
- 127
Undergraduate vs. Graduate
- Undergraduate
- 2300%
- Graduate
- -2200%
Full-Time vs. Part-time Students
- Full-Time
- 52%
- Part-Time
- 48%
Ethnic Diversity
- African-American
- 1%
- Caucasian
- 29%
- Latino
- 2%
- Other
- 68%
International Students
- International
- 1%
- Domestic
- 99%
