Monroe University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Monroe University

Monroe University operates as a private for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 5,701 students of which 8,175 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Monroe University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 67.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,522, with published in-state tuition of $18,464 and a Pell grant recipient share of 55.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,818, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 57.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 66.5%. Graduates earn a median of $41,236 ten years after enrolling, compared with $36,973 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 563300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 48.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.