Private (for-profit)
LIM College
6-yr Graduation
51%
-6.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
1,467
peer median 2,156
Avg net price
$37,514
+$14k vs peer
Use this data
About
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.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Applied
1,219
1,219 candidates competed
Admitted
1,169
95.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
226
19.3% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
51%-6.0pp vs peer
Overall completion
51%-6.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
41%
4-year graduation
41%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
Full-time retention
73%
Full-time retention
73%
Pell equity
17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
44%
Non-Pell
61%
Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 25 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 18 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
25
Passing
7
28.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
25programs
- Passing7 · 28.0%
- No Data18 · 72.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
5
No data
18
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Marketing
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$65,451
$60,112
National BA Median
+8.9%
+$5,339
Marketing
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+8.9%
$65,451 vs $60,112
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$70,900
$60,112
National BA Median
+17.9%
+$10,788
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+17.9%
$70,900 vs $60,112
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
$58,061
$34,808
National HS Median
+66.8%
+$23,253
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+66.8%
$58,061 vs $34,808
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$59,486
$34,808
National HS Median
+70.9%
+$24,678
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+70.9%
$59,486 vs $34,808
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$66,968
$34,808
National HS Median
+92.4%
+$32,160
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+92.4%
$66,968 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$68,476
$34,808
National HS Median
+96.7%
+$33,668
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+96.7%
$68,476 vs $34,808
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$70,466
$34,808
National HS Median
+102.4%
+$35,658
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+102.4%
$70,466 vs $34,808
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
$26,000
$58,061
45%
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
$26,000 debt · $58,061 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$30,617
$70,900
43%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$30,617 debt · $70,900 earn
Marketing
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$27,540
$65,451
42%
Marketing
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$27,540 debt · $65,451 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$27,000
$68,476
39%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$27,000 debt · $68,476 earn
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$25,495
$66,968
38%
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$25,495 debt · $66,968 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$25,312
$70,466
36%
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$25,312 debt · $70,466 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Accredited since 1977Next review Jan 2026
Action history · 2
- Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: OwnershipMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2017Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$37,514
+$13,793vs peer median $23,721
Federal loans
62.7%
In-state tuition
$31,950
Out-of-state
$31,950
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 666 students received $4.0M in Pell grants, alongside $16.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
666
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.0M
$3,988,366 total
Direct Loans
$16.9M
2,114 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
0k’21
0k’22
1k’23
1k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$3.6M
780 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.9M
915 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.9M
194 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.7M
176 loan awards
Grad PLUS$805K
49 loan awards
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 585 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
585
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
6.2%-3.1
2017
6.8%-2.4
2018
5.4%-1.6
2019
2.2%-0.1
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at LIM College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs13
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
433 total completions
01Business
39491.0%
01Business
39491.0%
02Visual/Performing Arts
204.6%
02Visual/Performing Arts
204.6%
03Communication
194.4%
03Communication
194.4%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
1,467
12-mo unduplicated
1,732
Undergraduate
1,355
Graduate
377
Gender split
Men
12%206
Women
88%1,526
Race / ethnicity composition
White
38.2%
Black
22.0%
Hispanic
21.4%
Non-resident
8.4%
Asian
8.1%
Unknown
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
Two or more
0.1%
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,310 students
3-year trend
0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
No criminal offenses reported.
By location
0total
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
16
LIM College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions LIM College selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLIM College | 51% | — | 1,467 | $37,514 | — |
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 57% | 52.7% | 908 | $26,027 | — |
Albright College | 51% | 76.3% | 1,380 | $21,664 | Baccalaureate |
Alvernia University | 56% | 58.1% | 2,796 | $28,329 | Doctoral/Professional |
Barnard College | 93% | 8.8% | 3,487 | $39,253 | Baccalaureate |
Berkeley College-New York | 44% | — | 2,156 | $25,133 | Baccalaureate |
Boricua College | 33% | — | 516 | $14,187 | Baccalaureate |
Canisius University | 66% | 72.4% | 2,451 | $18,322 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Caribbean University-Ponce | 33% | — | 591 | $6,680 | Baccalaureate |
Carlow University | 60% | 86.9% | 2,416 | $20,822 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Cedar Crest College | 60% | 84.1% | 1,290 | $22,909 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Chatham University | 63% | 62.0% | 2,309 | $25,717 | Doctoral/Professional |
Chestnut Hill College | 49% | 74.5% | 1,288 | $29,944 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Dickinson College | 80% | 42.1% | 2,314 | $32,191 | Baccalaureate |
Elmira College | 65% | 77.0% | 786 | $23,735 | Baccalaureate |
Franklin and Marshall College | 84% | 28.2% | 1,808 | $39,061 | Baccalaureate |
Gallaudet University | 47% | 58.1% | 1,335 | $14,085 | Doctoral/Professional |
Gannon University | 67% | 74.2% | 4,189 | $23,206 | Doctoral/Professional |
Georgian Court University | 54% | 78.8% | 2,013 | $20,218 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Gettysburg College | 83% | 38.9% | 2,812 | $30,086 | Baccalaureate |
Goucher College | 57% | 77.7% | 1,459 | $23,774 | Baccalaureate |
Holy Family University | 60% | 71.0% | 3,225 | $12,251 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Hood College | 57% | 77.8% | 2,101 | $23,707 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | 37% | 38.2% | 2,624 | $8,036 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama | 42% | 36.3% | 2,487 | $8,932 | Baccalaureate |
King's College | 60% | 93.1% | 1,939 | $23,281 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Le Moyne College | 73% | 83.0% | 3,091 | $21,547 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Lycoming College | 60% | 74.1% | 1,012 | $19,258 | Baccalaureate |
Maryland Institute College of Art | 72% | 76.8% | 1,687 | $38,429 | — |
Marymount Manhattan College | 49% | 82.6% | 1,601 | $37,037 | Baccalaureate |
Marywood University | 72% | 60.6% | 2,530 | $22,222 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Mercyhurst University | 64% | 81.0% | 2,632 | $27,263 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Metropolitan College of New York | 43% | 90.0% | 683 | $25,180 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Moravian University | 72% | 54.2% | 2,745 | $29,843 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Muhlenberg College | 82% | 72.0% | 1,788 | $30,314 | Baccalaureate |
Notre Dame of Maryland University | 50% | 82.2% | 1,788 | $24,536 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Peirce College | 50% | — | 929 | $12,905 | Baccalaureate |
Point Park University | 59% | 96.9% | 3,448 | $24,791 | Doctoral/Professional |
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 39% | 99.2% | 679 | $8,264 | Baccalaureate |
Pratt Institute-Main | 74% | 73.3% | 5,356 | $50,647 | — |
Russell Sage College | 56% | 53.3% | 2,790 | $23,027 | Doctoral/Professional |
Saint Peter's University | 58% | 90.3% | 3,572 | $12,973 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
School of Visual Arts | 76% | 92.6% | 3,812 | $58,628 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
St. Francis College | 52% | 84.3% | 4,567 | $21,614 | Baccalaureate |
Strayer University-District of Columbia | 0% | — | 188 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Strayer University-Global Region | 8% | — | 12,098 | $18,918 | — |
The College of Saint Rose | 51% | 73.4% | — | $23,819 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Trinity Washington University | 49% | 99.5% | 1,948 | $12,233 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Union College | 80% | 43.9% | 2,065 | $36,000 | Baccalaureate |
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico | 28% | — | 4,223 | $16,338 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
University of Mount Saint Vincent | 57% | 85.1% | 3,774 | $19,920 | Baccalaureate |
University of the Arts | 69% | 78.2% | — | $44,154 | — |
Utica University | 56% | 92.0% | 3,627 | $21,869 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Wagner College | 65% | 88.0% | 2,001 | $27,733 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Wilkes University | 63% | 90.6% | 5,381 | $27,700 | Doctoral/Professional |
| Peer group median | 57% | 76.8% | 2,156 | $23,721 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (19)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityLIM Grant-in-AidLIM Collegeinstitution_site$4,000
- opportunityAdrian G. Marcuse Presidential ScholarshipLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityFashion Educators GrantLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityFirst-Year Academic Achievement ScholarshipLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityInternational Excellence ScholarshipLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityLIM College Merit ScholarshipsLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityLIM College Sibling Tuition AwardLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityLIM College Transfer Scholarships (Junior Grant Scholarship)LIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityLIM Fashion Education Foundation (LIMFEF) ScholarshipsLIM Fashion Education Foundationinstitution_site
- opportunityLIM Graduate Excellence AwardLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityLIM/Community College ScholarshipLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityLIM/FIDM ScholarshipsLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityMaxwell F. Marcuse Founders ScholarshipLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityNew York State Presidential Transfer Scholarship with Suffolk County Community CollegeLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityPartner Scholarship with Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityPartner Scholarship with Brookdale Community CollegeLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityPhi Theta Kappa (PTK) ScholarshipLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityTransfer Academic Achievement ScholarshipLIM Collegeinstitution_site
- opportunityTransfer Pathway Scholarship with Westchester Community CollegeLIM Collegeinstitution_site
Frequently asked questions about LIM College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about LIM College.
What is the graduation rate at LIM College?
LIM College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 51% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend LIM College?
LIM College reports a total enrollment of 1,467 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at LIM College?
The average net price at LIM College is $37,514 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
What is the yield rate at LIM College?
LIM College's yield rate is 19.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.
Where is LIM College located?
LIM College is located in New York, New York 10017-0000.
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