Pace University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Pace University

Pace University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in New York, New York (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 7,665 students of which 9,209 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. Pace University is categorized as “17” 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 75.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,266 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $30,892, with published in-state tuition of $53,290 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 60.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.5%. Graduates earn a median of $70,378 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,767 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 358700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.2% 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.