Long Island vs Thomas Jefferson
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Long Island UniversityBrookville, NYCompass Score: Good · Top 44%A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PACompass Score: Excellent · Top 20%
At a glance
- Thomas Jefferson has the higher graduation rate: 69% against 57% at Long Island.
- Thomas Jefferson has the lower average price after aid: $28,928 a year, against $33,062 at Long Island.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at Thomas Jefferson: $77,449, against $59,950 at Long Island.
Scores
Compass Score
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 44%
A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 20%
Academic Excellence
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 37%
A-Academic Excellence: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 13%
Value
C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 25%
The college
Category
National universities
National universities
Location
Brookville, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Setting
Suburb
City
Students
16,322
8,315
Sports
NCAA Division I · Northeast Conference
NCAA Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
Admission
Admission rate
86%
81%
Average SAT
1224
1243
ACT middle 50%
21–30
25–30
Outcomes
Graduation rate
57%
69%
First-year retention
77%
82%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$59,950
$77,449
Median debt
$23,577
$14,744
Cost
Average price after aid
$33,062
$28,928
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$22,019
$22,537
$30,001–$48,000
$20,408
$24,407
$48,001–$75,000
$24,516
$24,680
$75,001–$110,000
$27,001
$29,734
Over $110,000
$52,826
$34,889
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration $136,840
- Nursing $118,331
- Allied health $107,539
- Computing and information science $77,461
- Speech-language pathology $75,502
- Allied health $106,225
- Nursing $99,839
- Clinical laboratory science $83,402
- Business administration $74,992
- Accounting $72,558
Compare with another college
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.