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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • LIM College
  • The College of Westchester

What stands out

The College of Westchester has the lower average net price, LIM College reports the higher graduation rate, LIM College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while LIM College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

LIM College compared with The College of Westchester
MetricLIM CollegeNew York, NYPrivate for-profit · 4-yearHighest graduation rateLowest median debtHighest median earningsThe College of WestchesterWhite Plains, NYPrivate for-profit · 4-yearLowest net priceHighest retention
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$38,667$16,296lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$53,064$31,660
In-state tuition$33,504$25,191
Out-of-state tuition$33,504$25,191
Admissions
Acceptance rate96%94%
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.52%highest35%
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.73%79%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$24,000lowest$26,967
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$58,956highest$42,215
Campus
Undergraduates1,187759

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.