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Wagner College: cost, admission and results

Wagner College is a private nonprofit college in Staten Island, New York. It has about 1,651 undergraduate students. It admits 88% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $30,038 a year.

At a glance

  • 88%Admission rate
  • $30,038Net price a year
  • 62%Graduation rate
  • $84,179Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Staten Island, New York 10301
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Large city
Undergraduate students
1,651
Graduate students
335
Students per teacher
11 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
wagner.edu

Getting in

Wagner College admits 88% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1243 out of 1600.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$54,796
Room and meals on campus$17,136
Books and supplies$1,095
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$66,385
Average net price after grants and scholarships$30,038

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 97% above the median net price of colleges in New York on this site ($15,275). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$24,171
$30,001 to $48,000$21,466
$48,001 to $75,000$25,370
$75,001 to $110,000$33,739
Above $110,000$33,369

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeNY medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year83%79%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)62%50%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$84,179$60,260$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$25,000$19,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in New York and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

27% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 77% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 61% women and 39% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 115 of the 254 colleges in New York on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,272.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Wagner College?

Wagner College admits 88% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Wagner College?

Published tuition and fees are $54,796 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Wagner College?

62% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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