
Long Island University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2023 is 89.8%, with 12,398 applicants and 11,130 accepted. This represents a decrease from 92.7% in 2022 and 93.3% in 2021, indicating a trend towards increasing selectivity over the last few years. Conversely, the acceptance rate was lower in 2020 at 85.0% and 80.1% in 2019, suggesting fluctuations in competitiveness. Overall, the historical data shows that acceptance rates have generally ranged between approximately 75.5% and 93.3% over the past several years, reflecting variability in applicant pools and admissions criteria.