Wagner College
Staten Island, New York · Website
$74,360
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$74,360
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Wagner College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Staten Island, New York with 1,651 undergraduates and 335 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $28,241 a year (tuition and fees $53,200). It admits 88% of applicants and 65% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $74,360 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$28,241
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$53,200
US median $11,837
Admission rate
88%
US median 78%
Completion rate
65%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$74,360
Rank 282 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $28,241
- Tuition and fees
- $53,200
- Cost of attendance
- $65,574
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 53%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,993
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,944
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,930
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,217
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $32,604
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $42,480 in 2015-16 to $53,200 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1,243
- Undergraduates
- 1,651
- Graduate students
- 335
- Part-time students
- 2.5%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 55
- Endowment
- $118.0M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 282 of 5,094 US colleges and 43 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,241 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $53,200 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 88% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $63,439 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $74,360 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 76% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
55 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | $25,000 | $108,746 | $113,728 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $27,000 | $50,079 | $80,927 | $68,257 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $26,949 | $17,478 | $39,664 | $39,775 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 40 | $42,500 | $129,992 | $160,495 | $127,347 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 39 | $49,365 | $142,212 | $145,987 | $120,193 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $129,269 | $156,982 | $70,786 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | Withheld | $58,724 | $50,706 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $27,000 | $29,010 | $65,373 | $48,240 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | $61,515 | $75,353 | $59,916 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,685 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,061 | $52,657 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| BiopsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,825 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $110,694 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | $52,302 | $83,852 | $103,485 |
| Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $84,750 |
| Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,582 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| MarketingMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $79,106 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Wagner College cost?
$28,241 a year is the average net price at Wagner College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $53,200, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $65,574. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,993 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Wagner College?
88% of applicants are admitted to Wagner College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,243. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Wagner College graduates earn?
$74,360 a year is the median pay of former Wagner College students who work, 10 years after they started ($63,439 after 6 years). That ranks 282 of 5,094 US colleges and 43 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $142,212.
How much student debt do Wagner College graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Wagner College graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 53% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Wagner College?
65% of first-time, full-time students at Wagner College finish within 6 years. 83% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Wagner College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (115 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (50 bachelor's graduates), Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (42 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 55 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.