Pace University

Private · Moderately Selective · NY

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationNY · Northeast

SettingUrban

Undergrads7,665

Student:faculty14:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate46.1%

6-yr grad rate60%

Drop-out rate24.5%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$53k

Out-of-state tuition$53k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity55.6%

Gender diversity65.4%

International5.9%

Identity—

Overview

Pace University splits its identity between two very different settings: a campus beside New York City Hall in lower Manhattan and a suburban campus in Westchester County. That dual footprint lets Pace offer both an urban, internship-driven experience and a quieter, more traditional residential option under one university.

Academics

The Lubin School of Business and a large, active internship network are Pace's calling card, leveraging the Manhattan campus's location at the center of the city's financial and corporate districts. Performing arts programs, particularly acting and musical theater, have become increasingly visible and well regarded, drawing on the same Manhattan access that benefits the business school. Career preparation is treated as a through-line across majors rather than a separate office's job.

Campus & student life

The Manhattan and Westchester campuses offer genuinely different experiences, and many students choose Pace specifically for one setting or the other — the energy and internship access of lower Manhattan, or the more traditional, green residential feel of the Westchester campus in Pleasantville and Briarcliff Manor. A large share of the student body is first-generation and commuter students, which shapes campus culture toward practicality over traditional collegiate ritual.

Getting in

Admission emphasizes career readiness and fit with Pace's professional programs, particularly business and performing arts, and the university has built its reputation around outcomes and access rather than exclusivity.

After graduation

The internship pipeline into New York City's finance, media, and corporate sectors is a genuine strength, and Lubin School of Business graduates are well represented in the city's professional workforce; performing arts graduates benefit from direct proximity to the city's audition and casting circuit.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate75.9%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 1180–1340 · ACT 24–29

Test policyoptional

Rec letters2

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

AdmissionRolling

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