Molloy University
Rockville Centre, New York · Website
$77,789
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$77,789
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Molloy University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Rockville Centre, New York with 3,162 undergraduates and 1,765 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,347 a year (tuition and fees $39,790). It admits 82% of applicants and 70% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $77,789 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,347
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$39,790
US median $11,837
Admission rate
82%
US median 78%
Completion rate
70%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$77,789
Rank 225 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $24,347
- Tuition and fees
- $39,790
- Cost of attendance
- $50,720
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,548
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,241
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,739
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,254
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,144
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $28,030 in 2015-16 to $39,790 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1,187
- SAT reading, middle
- 585
- SAT math, middle
- 630
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 3,162
- Graduate students
- 1,765
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Women
- 73%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 70%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 64
- Endowment
- $56.2M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 225 of 5,094 US colleges and 37 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,347 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $39,790 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 82% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 70% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $78,372 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $77,789 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 82% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
64 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 366 | $28,500 | $105,747 | $117,011 | $88,910 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 124 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 96 | $45,750 | $133,952 | $148,040 | $120,193 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 54 | $26,300 | $53,653 | $73,479 | $64,397 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | $71,781 | $50,499 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 38 | $41,000 | $61,129 | $79,818 | $67,030 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 36 | $41,000 | $64,032 | $79,134 | $59,916 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 36 | $35,715 | $79,942 | $102,238 | $103,485 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $27,000 | $17,050 | $34,822 | $39,775 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $26,428 | $26,431 | $53,334 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $27,000 | $26,561 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $25,500 | $35,291 | $52,820 | $55,378 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $29,337 | $74,868 | $71,097 | $53,072 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $25,250 | Withheld | $74,070 | $58,928 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,245 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,571 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $24,500 | $43,381 | $62,286 | $69,303 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $24,195 | $31,517 | $55,878 | $56,359 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 18 | Withheld | $171,892 | $140,435 | $126,911 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $23,000 | Withheld | $59,130 | $51,790 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,000 | $35,339 | $66,051 | $68,257 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $26,546 | $70,344 | $92,683 | $76,194 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 16 | $20,500 | $72,038 | $95,984 | $95,833 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $25,528 | $31,764 | $62,479 | $47,382 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Molloy University cost?
$24,347 a year is the average net price at Molloy University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $39,790, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,720. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,548 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Molloy University?
82% of applicants are admitted to Molloy University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,187 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Molloy University graduates earn?
$77,789 a year is the median pay of former Molloy University students who work, 10 years after they started ($78,372 after 6 years). That ranks 225 of 5,094 US colleges and 37 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate certificate) at $171,892.
How much student debt do Molloy University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Molloy University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 65% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Molloy University?
70% of first-time, full-time students at Molloy University finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Molloy University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (366 bachelor's graduates), Educational Administration and Supervision (124 graduate certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (96 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 64 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.