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Molloy College is a private regional university located in Rockville Centre, New York. Molloy College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Molloy College is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $71,986 10 years after enrolling, 13th in New York, and in the top 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Molloy College bachelor students earn 14% more than the national average. Molloy College is ranked 28th in New York.
Molloy College’s median net annual cost of $27,037 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Molloy College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Special Education, Business Administration, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Education, Psychology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$27,037
Average years to graduate
4.6
Accounting
Rank: #119
Economic score: 1.9
Criminal Justice
Rank: #299
Economic score: 7.19
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #332
Economic score: 7.4
Communication disorder sciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 10.35
Biology
Rank: #536
Economic score: 15.92
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Molloy College - Registered Nursing, Special Education, Business Administration, Communication disorder sciences, Education, Accounting - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Finance
Rank: #22
Economic score: 0.41
ESL
Rank: #10
Economic score: 0.41
Marketing
Rank: #20
Economic score: 0.54
Criminal Justice
Rank: #43
Economic score: 0.63
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 74% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Molloy College is 7% higher than the state average, and 16% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Molloy College, Pell Grant recipients represent 28% of the measured graduating class, 7% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Molloy College graduates within 4.8 years.
Molloy College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Molloy College’s economic mobility score of 23.22 is calculated by adjusting the 1.64 economic score of lower-income students by the 28% pell grant recipients within the student body. Molloy College’s EMS of 23.22 ranks in the top 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Molloy College pays $27,037 a year, $23,267 less than the $50,304 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $27,037
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Molloy College, 96% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $27,037 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 62% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,366. This is 8% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,337
Pell grants
$4,478
State grants
$3,028
Institutional grants
$16,661
Molloy College offers 3 online bachelor programs, all of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Molloy College offers 4 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
7
Percentage of programs online
10%
Molloy College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 79% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 5,108 applicants, of which 4,052 were admitted and 541 enrolled. Molloy College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
84%
83%
Female
75%
59%
First time
44%
59%
In-state
90%
68%
1st generation
35%
35%
White
58%
52%
Black
9%
14%
Hispanic
20%
15%
Asian
8%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%