LIM College Overview

LIM College is a private for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is LIM College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at LIM.
• In 2019-2020, 6% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from LIM makes roughly $56,202 a year. This is 38% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

LIM College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at LIM.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Most Popular Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Most Popular Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards LIM has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Retail Management Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Retail Management	College Factual
#1	Best Retail Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#10	Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#10	Best Fashion Merchandising Schools	College Factual
#92	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual

Where Is LIM College?

Contact details for LIM are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	12 E 53Rd St, New York, NY 10022-5268
Phone:	212-752-1530
Website:	www.limcollege.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/LIMCollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/LIMCollege

How Do I Get Into LIM?

You can apply to LIM online at: https://www.limcollege.edu/admissions

Admission Requirements for LIM

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into LIM?

With an acceptance rate of 84%, LIM may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 13% of accepted students are men and 87% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Can I Afford LIM College?

The overall average net price of LIM is $29,999. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At LIM, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $11,717 a year. That adds up to $46,868 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at LIM is 5.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

LIM College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,349 undergraduate students at LIM, with 1,164 being full-time and 185 being part-time.

There are also 332 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,164 full-time undergraduates at LIM, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of LIM College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	88
Black or African American	246
Hispanic or Latino	218
White	487
International Students	81
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at LIM College. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at LIM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at LIM College

In 2019-2020, 1,668 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at LIM has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of LIM

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at LIM College was $28,756 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how LIM is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	#13	#13
Marketing	#58	#58
General Business/Commerce	#71	#62

Online Affordability Rankings of LIM Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at LIM College was $28,756 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how LIM is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	#13	#13
General Business/Commerce	#19	#19
Marketing	#46	#46

Online Growth Rankings of LIM

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at LIM College was 91.1%. This is the #450 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at LIM regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at LIM ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at LIM.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	#6
Marketing	#35
General Business/Commerce	#85
Business Administration & Management	#313
Business, Management & Marketing	#439

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

LIM College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	22	161	0	183
Marketing	0	64	107	171
Business Administration & Management	0	12	105	117
Communication & Media Studies	0	44	0	44
General Business/Commerce	0	0	32	32
Design & Applied Arts	0	21	0	21
International Business	0	12	0	12
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	22	314	244	580

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.