Webb Institute
Private College in Glen Cove, NY. Six-year graduation rate 88%.
- ✓ Graduation rate 88% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Admit rate 14% — heavily selective, limited transfer slots
Admissions
Webb Institute admits just 14% of applicants, placing it among the most selective undergraduate institutions in the country. Only 235 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. Yield is high — 76% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate. Read the score bands below as the middle 50% of submitted scores, not a threshold to clear.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 710–750 | 20 (80%) |
| SAT Math | 720–780 | |
| ACT Composite | 32–34 | 5 (20%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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88% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. Retention is strong at 93%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Transfer-out runs to 12% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. The 11:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 105 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $21,966 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $30–48k band pay $61,170 while those at $110k+ pay $76,350. Most students get help: 100% receive grants worth $60,146 on average. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 21% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 27 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | — |
| $30–48k | $61,170 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | $70,713 |
| $110k+ | $76,350 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 22 of these 105 students, totalling $125,274 — an average of $5,694 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Nassau County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)