LIM College
LIM College is a private for-profit college in Midtown Manhattan focused on the business of fashion and lifestyle. LIM College offers master's, bachelor's, and associate degree programs in fashion-focused majors with an emphasis on the connection between real-world experience and academic study.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 96%
- Average net price: $38,667
- Undergraduate enrollment: 1,355
- Graduation rate (150%): 49%
- Graduation rate (200%): 55%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 58%
- Student to faculty ratio: 20:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $58,956
- Median earnings (8 years): $57,314
- Median earnings (6 years): $45,359
- Control: Private for-profit
- Locale: City, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: New York, NY
Majors and programs
The most common programs at LIM College include Fashion Merchandising, Marketing, Business.
- Fashion Merchandising (115 bachelor's) · median earnings $66,968 4 years after graduation · median debt $24,429
- Marketing (43 bachelor's) · median earnings $70,466 4 years after graduation · median debt $23,250
- Business (25 bachelor's) · median earnings $70,466 4 years after graduation · median debt $23,250
- Design and Visual Communications (20 bachelor's) · median earnings $58,061 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,915
- Mass Communication (19 bachelor's)
- Business Administration and Management (11 bachelor's) · median earnings $68,476 4 years after graduation
- International Business (1 bachelor's) · median earnings $70,466 4 years after graduation · median debt $23,250
Degree mix: Business 95%, Communication 5%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's.
Cost
LIM College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $34,976 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $34,976
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $34,711
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $36,462
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $38,508
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $40,413
- In-state tuition and fees: $33,504
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $33,504
- Books and supplies: $900
- On-campus room and board: $20,370
- Off-campus room and board: $20,370
- Off-campus with family: $5,750
- Typical cost of attendance: $54,774
- Sticker vs net gap: 29%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 38%
- Federal loan recipients: 62%
- Average institutional grant: $9,701
- Average federal loan: $7,102
- Median debt at graduation: $24,000
Admissions
LIM College admits 96% of applicants. Of students admitted, 19% enrolled.
- Applications: 1,219
- Admitted: 1,169
- Enrolled: 226
- Yield (first-choice signal): 19%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 1,355
- Women: 88%
- Commuter share (estimated): 69%
- Part-time undergraduates: 9%
- Age 25 and older: 10%
- Graduate students: 257
- Graduation rate: 49%
- Come back after freshman year: 73%
- First-generation: 33%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 8%
- Student to faculty: 20:1
- Professor salary: $86,744
- Associate professor salary: $70,181
- Assistant professor salary: $62,821
- On-campus housing capacity: 422
- Average SAT: 1,030
- Average ACT: 20
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the LIM College acceptance rate? LIM College admits 96% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does LIM College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $34,976 a year after aid. Average net price is $38,667.
What majors does LIM College offer? Popular programs include Fashion Merchandising, Marketing, Business, Design and Visual Communications, Mass Communication.
What is the average salary after LIM College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $58,956 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the LIM College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 58% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 49%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. LIM College official site: https://limcollege.edu.