Colleges / Pace University
College · Private nonprofit · New York, NY · City
PU

Pace University

New York, NY

Address1 Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038-1598
Websitewww.pace.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate76%
6-yr median pay$53k
Net price / yr$31k
Undergrad size7,665
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $31k/yr for a shot at a $53k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 76% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1266 · ACT 26.

If you get in

7,665 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $70k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $31k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$278k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$124k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$155k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$53.3k
Room & board
$22.6k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans45%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr60%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$53k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$70k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
7,665
Location
New York, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Pace University
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic24%
  • Black12%
  • Asian8%
  • International6%
  • Two or more races5%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$55k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 59

What you can study.

Colleges / Pace University
College · Private nonprofit · New York, NY · City
PU

Pace University

New York, NY

Address1 Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038-1598
Websitewww.pace.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate76%
6-yr median pay$53k
Net price / yr$31k
Undergrad size7,665
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $31k/yr for a shot at a $53k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 76% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1266 · ACT 26.

If you get in

7,665 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $70k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $31k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$278k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$124k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$155k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$53.3k
Room & board
$22.6k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans45%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr60%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$53k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$70k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
7,665
Location
New York, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Pace University
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic24%
  • Black12%
  • Asian8%
  • International6%
  • Two or more races5%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$55k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 59

What you can study.