Pace University
New York, New York · Also known as Pace University · Website
$70,378
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$70,378
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Pace University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in New York, New York with 7,665 undergraduates and 5,596 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $30,892 a year (tuition and fees $53,290). It admits 76% of applicants and 60% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $70,378 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$30,892
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$53,290
US median $11,837
Admission rate
76%
US median 78%
Completion rate
60%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,250
About $246 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$70,378
Rank 369 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
- $30,892
- Tuition and fees
- $53,290
- Cost of attendance
- $69,550
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $26,473
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $26,362
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $28,467
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $31,219
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $36,430
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 $41,333 in 2015-16 to $53,290 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
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1,266
- SAT reading, middle
- 615
- SAT math, middle
- 600
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 7,665
- Graduate students
- 5,596
- Part-time students
- 3.7%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 60%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 140
- Endowment
- $262.1M
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 369 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $30,892 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $53,290 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 76% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 60% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,250 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $52,767 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $70,378 | $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. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 70% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
140 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawProfessional | Professional | 257 | $94,737 | $67,469 | Withheld | $107,773 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 218 | $21,500 | $107,433 | $115,695 | $88,910 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 186 | $37,830 | $79,259 | $91,867 | $64,397 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 145 | $47,444 | $136,021 | $140,738 | $120,193 |
| Information Science/StudiesMaster's | Master's | 139 | $36,734 | $77,771 | $101,275 | $112,705 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 117 | $151,164 | $139,278 | $159,314 | $127,347 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 104 | $38,240 | $95,004 | $109,851 | $145,571 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 97 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,807 |
| HistoryMaster's | Master's | 97 | Withheld | $63,996 | Withheld | $55,360 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 94 | $36,772 | $75,725 | $85,077 | $59,916 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 92 | $26,000 | $35,992 | $69,876 | $56,359 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 92 | $23,311 | $33,317 | $76,974 | $68,257 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $25,000 | $61,246 | $92,271 | $83,343 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $25,291 | $69,166 | $100,797 | $76,194 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | $25,313 | $20,775 | $52,368 | $43,765 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $24,525 | $44,485 | $79,376 | $63,560 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,695 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $25,167 | $35,948 | $62,064 | $48,240 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $24,098 | $36,734 | $63,514 | $55,378 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $20,500 | $60,551 | $117,835 | $107,009 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $26,950 | $16,659 | $37,213 | $39,775 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 57 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 54 | $20,500 | $76,620 | $115,804 | $95,833 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $27,000 | Withheld | $63,772 | $57,214 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $25,500 | $51,426 | $82,118 | $82,686 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Pace University cost?
$30,892 a year is the average net price at Pace University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $53,290, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $69,550. Families earning under $30,000 pay $26,473 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Pace University?
76% of applicants are admitted to Pace University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,266 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Pace University graduates earn?
$70,378 a year is the median pay of former Pace University students who work, 10 years after they started ($52,767 after 6 years). That ranks 369 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $167,781.
How much student debt do Pace University graduates have?
$23,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Pace University graduates, about $246 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 45% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Pace University?
60% of first-time, full-time students at Pace University finish within 6 years. 75% 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 Pace University?
Law (257 professional graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (218 bachelor's graduates), Special Education and Teaching (186 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 140 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.