Private (for-profit)

LIM College

New York, New York·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·limcollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
51%
-6.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
1,467
peer median 2,156
Avg net price
$38,667
+$16k vs peer
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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
4-year graduation
41%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

11.1pp gap
Pell recipients
44%49 of 111
Non-Pell (all)
55%98 of 178
Subsidized loan, no Pell
61%39 of 64
No Federal Aid
52%59 of 114

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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.

7
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
+17.9%
$70,900 vs $60,112
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
+70.9%
$59,486 vs $34,808
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
+96.7%
$68,476 vs $34,808
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.

6
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
45%
$26,000 debt · $58,061 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
43%
$30,617 debt · $70,900 earn
Marketing
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
42%
$27,540 debt · $65,451 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
39%
$27,000 debt · $68,476 earn
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
38%
$25,495 debt · $66,968 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
36%
$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

  1. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$34,978
$30–48k$36,686
$48–75k$39,565
$75–110k$40,971
$110k+$41,501

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$38,667
+$16,114vs peer median $22,553
Federal loans
61.9%
In-state tuition
$33,504
Out-of-state
$33,504

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 664 students received $3.8M in Pell grants, alongside $16.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
664
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,797,732 total
Direct Loans
$16.5M
2,117 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$3.4M
781 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.7M
916 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.9M
195 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.6M
176 loan awards
Grad PLUS$823K
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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%
2017
6.8%
2018
5.4%
2019
2.2%
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at LIM College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs14
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

415 total completions
01Business
37389.9%
02Communication
317.5%
03Visual/Performing Arts
112.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,467
12-mo unduplicated
1,972
Undergraduate
1,471
Graduate
501

Gender split

Men
12%228
Women
88%1,744

Race / ethnicity composition

White
36.8%
Black
24.3%
Hispanic
20.5%
Asian
8.6%
Non-resident
8.2%
Unknown
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

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 · 1,371 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
1
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.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    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.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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$38,667
    57%52.7%908$29,882
    51%76.3%1,380$20,024Baccalaureate
    56%58.1%2,796$28,138Doctoral/Professional
    93%8.8%3,487$28,800Baccalaureate
    44%2,156$34,124Baccalaureate
    33%516$15,245Baccalaureate
    66%72.4%2,451$17,940Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    33%591$4,964Baccalaureate
    60%86.9%2,416$20,786Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    60%84.1%1,290$18,659Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    63%62.0%2,309$29,954Doctoral/Professional
    49%74.5%1,288$27,970Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    80%42.1%2,314$37,607Baccalaureate
    65%77.0%786$22,386Baccalaureate
    84%28.2%1,808$36,425Baccalaureate
    47%58.1%1,335$15,845Doctoral/Professional
    67%74.2%4,189$22,553Doctoral/Professional
    54%78.8%2,013$19,285Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    83%38.9%2,812$31,490Baccalaureate
    57%77.7%1,459$22,470Baccalaureate
    60%71.0%3,225$13,143Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    57%77.8%2,101$20,873Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    37%38.2%2,624$9,217Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    42%36.3%2,487$9,316Baccalaureate
    60%93.1%1,939$23,093Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    73%83.0%3,091$22,277Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    60%74.1%1,012$19,140Baccalaureate
    72%76.8%1,687$42,729
    49%82.6%1,601$36,861Baccalaureate
    72%60.6%2,530$23,388Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    64%81.0%2,632$19,444Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    43%90.0%683$28,882Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    72%54.2%2,745$30,670Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    82%72.0%1,788$28,905Baccalaureate
    50%82.2%1,788$19,169Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    50%929$12,148Baccalaureate
    59%96.9%3,448$25,942Doctoral/Professional
    39%99.2%679$11,502Baccalaureate
    74%73.3%5,356$52,659
    56%53.3%2,790$22,917Doctoral/Professional
    58%90.3%3,572$12,199Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    76%92.6%3,812$57,914Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    52%84.3%4,567$18,129Baccalaureate
    0%188$26,625Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    8%12,098$17,833
    51%73.4%$23,819Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    49%99.5%1,948$9,302Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    80%43.9%2,065$34,561Baccalaureate
    28%4,223$17,540Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    57%85.1%3,774$21,696Baccalaureate
    University of the Arts
    69%78.2%$44,154
    56%92.0%3,627$19,108Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    65%88.0%2,001$28,241Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    63%90.6%5,381$27,743Doctoral/Professional
    Peer group median57%76.8%2,156$22,553

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    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.

    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 $38,667 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.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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