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Summary
Pace University is a private institution that was founded in 1906. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 8,126, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 257 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Pace University's ranking in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 170. Its tuition and fees are $35,032 (2011-12).
A school comprised of two main campuses, Pace University offers its students a variety of collegiate experiences. At the school’s New York City campus, students live and learn amidst the bustling Financial District of lower Manhattan. Conversely, students seeking a suburban lifestyle can opt to attend the school’s Westchester campus in Pleasantville, N.Y., about 30 miles outside of New York City. Undergraduates have on-campus housing options at both locations, though many students choose to commute. Each campus also has its own selection of student organizations, including fraternities and sororities.
The Pace University sports teams, known as the Setters, compete in the NCAA Division II Northeast-10 Conference. Since Inside the Actors Studio, a television show, is filmed at Pace’s Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at the New York City campus, students can attend tapings for free. Pace also has a law school, which is particularly well regarded for environmental law, and the Lubin Business School. Notable alumni of Pace University include James Quinn, president of Tiffany & Co., and Ivan Seidenberg, CEO of Verizon Communications Inc. Culinary whiz Rachel Ray attended Pace University, though she dropped out after two years.
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For 105 years Pace University has produced thinking professionals by providing high quality education for the professions on a firm base of liberal learning amid the advantages of the New York metropolitan area. A private university, Pace enrolls nearly 13,000 students in bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in its Lubin School of Business, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health Professions, School of Education, School of Law, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. At Pace, diverse students in graduate and undergraduate programs take advantage of more than 100 potential specializations in the liberal arts and sciences, business, law, health, education, and computer science. Pace enhances students' experiences with one of the metropolitan area's largest cooperative education and internship program. The University draws strength from campuses in three parts of the New York metropolitan area, all ideally located near world class centers of finance, accounting, media, healthcare, performing arts and information technology. This enables Pace to offer students choices of living and learning experiences especially focused on professional careers with opportunities for improving their lives and the lives of others. The quintessentially-urban campus in New York City is blocks from Wall Street and the South Street Seaport. The traditional suburban collegiate setting in Pleasantville, New York, is in the heart of beautiful Westchester County, and the White Plains campus contains a 13-acre Law School and a Graduate Center directly across the street from the train station. Pace combines the benefits and resources of a large university with the warmth and personal attention usually associated with a small college, with class sizes averaging only 28 students. Campus housing is available on each campus. www.pace.edu |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1906 |
| Religious affiliation | N/A |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | urban |
| 2010 Endowment | $102,527,976 |
Applying
When applying to Pace University, it's important to note the application deadline is March 1, and the early action deadline is November 30. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due February 28. The application fee at Pace University is $50. It is selective, with an acceptance rate of 78.7 percent and an early acceptance rate of 86.1 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | selective |
| Fall 2010 acceptance rate | 79% |
| Application deadline | March 1 |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | February 28 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Pace University is 14:1, and the school has 47.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Pace University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; and Psychology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 76.0 percent.
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Student Life
Pace University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 8,126, with a gender distribution of 41.1 percent male students and 58.9 percent female students. 51.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 49.0 percent of students live off campus. Pace University is part of the NCAA II athletic conference.
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| Collegiate athletic association | NCAA II |
Campus Info & Services
Pace University offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, and health insurance. Pace University also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Pace University, 30 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at Pace University.
| Students who have cars on campus | 30% - Low |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Pace University, 76.2 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $21,828.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $35,032 (2011-12) |
| Room and board | $12,310 (2011-12) - High |
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