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Webb Institute: cost, admission and results

Webb Institute is a private nonprofit college in Glen Cove, New York. It has about 106 undergraduate students. It admits 14% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $14,510 a year.

At a glance

  • 14%Admission rate
  • $14,510Net price a year
  • 88%Graduation rate
Location
Glen Cove, New York 11542
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
106
Students per teacher
11 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
webb.edu

Getting in

Webb Institute admits 14% of those who apply, which makes it among the most selective in the country. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1496 out of 1600 (midpoints: 705 in reading and writing, 745 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 33 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$65,160
Room and meals on campus$15,965
Books and supplies$5,220
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$84,439
Average net price after grants and scholarships$14,510

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 5% below 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$3,060
$30,001 to $48,000not reported
$48,001 to $75,000$10,852
$75,001 to $110,000$14,067
Above $110,000$24,335

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 year93%79%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)88%50%49%

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

15% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 19% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 25% women and 75% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 223 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 Webb Institute?

Webb Institute admits 14% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Webb Institute?

Published tuition and fees are $65,160 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Webb Institute?

88% 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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