Wagner at a Glance
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.
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 39 states and 39 countries.
Wagner Statistics
People
- Enrollment — 1,679 undergraduates, 318 graduates
- Faculty — 126 full-time
- Student: Faculty Ratio — 14:1
- Geographic diversity — 39 states and 39 foreign countries
- Greek Life — 15%
- Students who live on campus — for first-year students, 60%
- 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.
- Students who intern or do a practicum — 100%
Tuition & Aid
- Tuition — $52,736
- Housing & meals — $16,580 (on-campus)
- Students awarded financial aid — 99%
- Average need-based financial aid package — $32,001
- Scholarships & grants awarded per year — $50,081,262
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
Wagner College in 30 sec
Food, History and Culture
Chris DeFilippi profile
Teaching Glocal: Prof. Abe Unger
Leadership Through Ethics