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Is LIM College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for LIM, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
LIM lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $38,667 in yearly net price and $24,000 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $58,956. For context, LIM's net price runs about 54% above the typical 4-year, private for-profit school. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 186 similar 4-year, private for-profit schools
This school
$39,389
/yrAverage school like this
$25,582
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $13,808 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $55,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$38,667
Median earnings 10 years out
$58,956
Median debt at graduation
$24,000
Graduation rate
52%
At LIM, a typical graduate carries about $24,000 in student debt and earns roughly $58,956 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $273 per month, or 6% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
LIM is a private for-profit school in New York, NY. In this category, families usually need to look especially hard at debt, repayment room, and whether the long-run earnings picture justifies the price.
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Worth-It Score: 19/100
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Worth-It Score: 36/100
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Worth-It Score: 20/100
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Worth-It Score: 15/100
Median net price: $40,613
Common questions about LIM
The median net price at LIM is $38,667 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →