- The Inkwell
- New York
- Pace University
New York, NYCity: largeZIP 10038Founded 1906
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1906
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.pace.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Pace University
Pace University is a private nonprofit university in New York, New York, with 7,665 undergraduates. It admits 76% of applicants, graduates 56% within six years and costs $30,721 a year after aid.
56%graduate
Admission rate76%
Retention76%
4-year graduation43%
Pell Grant share33%
Federal loans48%
$30,721net price / year
76%admission rate
1266average SAT
56%graduate in 6 years
$77,411median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#243 of 1,704 for earnings#1,474 of 1,739 for lowest net price#823 of 1,738 for graduation rate#738 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $72,552tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $54,875
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $54,875
- Average net price
- $30,721national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,012
$30,001–48,000$26,470
$48,001–75,000$27,645
$75,001–110,000$30,846
$110,001+$37,189
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 76%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1266
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 580–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college76%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college56%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college33%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 56%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 43%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 65%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,766
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $77,411middle 50%: $47,328–$114,141
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$114,141
Median, Pace University$77,411
Lower quarter$47,328
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,665
- Part-time
- 3.7%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 20.7
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,908 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,687
- Endowment, end of year
- $262,098,164
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White44%
Hispanic24%
Black12%
Asian7.5%
Two or more races5.1%
U.S. nonresident5.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.4%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Visual & performing arts18%
Health professions14%
Communication & journalism12%
Computer & information sciences7.3%
Psychology6.9%
Social sciences5.4%
Education3.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 194310. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q556098.