Wagner at a Glance

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Wagner College, founded in 1883, seamlessly blends professional programs with a liberal arts grounding for a comprehensive, experiential-forward education that fosters well-rounded, adaptable graduates.

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The college’s verdant residential campus offers a traditional college experience on New York City’s Staten Island. Wagner prides itself on robust student support services, including personalized academic advising, comprehensive career counseling, and a wide array of wellness programs. Students are prepared not only for professional success but also for meaningful lives through the faculty’s dedication to promoting scholarship, achievement, leadership and citizenship. Wagner currently enrolls 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 44 states and 40 countries.

Wagner Statistics

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  • Enrollment — 1,600 undergraduates, 400 graduates
  • Faculty — 126 full-time
  • Student : Faculty Ratio — 14:1
  • Geographic diversity — 44 states and 40 foreign countries
  • Greek Life — 15%
  • Students who live on campus  — 67% (for first-year students, 71%)
  • One-year retention rate — 86%
  • Six-year graduation rate — 64%

Classes

  • Courses with less than 30 students — 92%
  • Most popular majors — business administration, nursing, theatre/speech, physician assistant, arts administration, psychology.

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  • Students who intern or do a practicum — 100%

 Tuition & Aid

  • Tuition — $51,200
  • Housing & meals  — $15,950 (on-campus)
  • Students awarded financial aid — 99%
  • Average need-based financial aid package — $32,001
  • Scholarships & grants awarded per year — $50,081,262

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High-Impact Education

The high-impact practices of the Wagner Plan encourage learning outside of the classroom, meaningful interactions with faculty and fellow students, collaboration with diverse people, and frequent and substantive feedback. Participation in these practices can be life-changing!

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Students take three learning communities (LCs) at Wagner — the First-Year Program, Intermediate Learning Community, and Senior Learning Community. These small classes combine two disciplines and a high level of experiential learning. Students take the knowledge of the classroom and apply it to real-world problems and sophisticated research.

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Internships provide important hands-on learning and career preparation. Many students have an internship every semester, and these can turn into full-time jobs. The Center for Academic and Career Engagement works closely with students to help them find dynamic internships in Manhattan and beyond. Placements include CBS Corporation, Clinton Foundation, Citigroup, Conde Nast, Georgetown University Hospital, Goldman Sachs, Greenpeace USA, Madison Square Garden, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and New York Yankees.
Research

Research with Faculty

Within our small classes, students build lasting relationships with faculty and often conduct research projects together. The senior learning community is a culminating experiential project, leading to a substantial written project and presentation.
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Service Learning

We are a national leader in community engagement, serving as a model for education that connects teaching and learning with public work in our broader community. Programs like the Bonner Leaders Program fosters community building, international perspectives, civic engagement, and social justice among participants.

Wagner College in 30 sec

Get the brief on what Wagner is all about from Kerri Alexander. Watch Wagner College in 30 sec

Food, History and Culture

This Intermediate Learning Community gives first-year students an opportunity to bridge two disciplines—anthropology and history—around a single topic, food. Part of The Wagner Plan, this interdisciplinary approach prepares students for careers where they need to bring disparate pieces of information together into a coherent whole. Watch Food, History and Culture

Chris DeFilippi profile

Chris DeFilippi stops on his commute to the Clinton Foundation to chat about his Wagner experience as a government & politics major. Watch Chris DeFilippi profile

Teaching Glocal: Prof. Abe Unger

Prof. Abe Unger teaches Wagner students about urban policy, economic development, and being glocal. Watch Teaching Glocal: Prof. Abe Unger

Leadership Through Ethics

One of the Freshman Learning Communities, "Leadership Through Ethics" spent time volunteering to revitalize Los Potrillos, a restaurant in Port Richmond. Watch Leadership Through Ethics
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