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Nazareth College is a private regional university located in Rochester, New York. Nazareth College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Nazareth College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $51,952 10 years after enrolling, 74th in New York, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Nazareth College bachelor students earn 11% less than the national average. Nazareth College is ranked 95th in New York.
Nazareth College’s median net annual cost of $31,108 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Nazareth College sorted by number of graduates - Psychology, Registered Nursing, Communication disorder sciences, Business Administration, Education (subject specific), Drama - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$31,108
Average years to graduate
4.3
Social Work
Rank: #105
Economic score: 5.21
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #167
Economic score: 7.78
Finance
Rank: #356
Economic score: 10.29
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #441
Economic score: 14.16
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Rank: -
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Economic score: 20.82
English Language & Lit
Rank: #401
Economic score: 24.66
History
Rank: #363
Economic score: 28.49
Romance Language & Linguistics
Rank: -
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Economic score: 29.1
Marketing
Rank: -
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Economic score: 39.06
Community Org & Advocacy
Rank: -
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Economic score: 45.14
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 Nazareth College - Social Work, Communication disorder sciences, Education, Therapeutic professions, ESL, Education (subject specific) - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
HR Management
Rank: #54
Economic score: 0.5
Student Counseling
Rank: #223
Economic score: 1.19
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 1.27
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 72% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Nazareth College is 6% higher than the state average, and 15% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Nazareth College, Pell Grant recipients represent 25% of the measured graduating class, 10% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Nazareth College graduates within 4.4 years.
Nazareth College is in the bottom 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.
Nazareth College’s economic mobility score of 14.16 is calculated by adjusting the 3.22 economic score of lower-income students by the 25% pell grant recipients within the student body. Nazareth College’s EMS of 14.16 ranks in the bottom 50% 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).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Nazareth College pays $31,108 a year, $22,587 less than the $53,695 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 $31,108
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Nazareth College, 98% 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 $31,108 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 75% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,070. This is 21% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,052
Pell grants
$4,516
State grants
$2,681
Institutional grants
$19,441
Nazareth College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 86% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,050 applicants, of which 3,468 were admitted and 503 enrolled. Nazareth College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Nazareth College does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
97%
83%
Female
74%
59%
First time
65%
59%
In-state
83%
68%
1st generation
18%
35%
White
78%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%