Rockville Centre, NY · Private · 3,162 undergraduates · suburban
Molloy College
Less selective
Molloy’s combination of health, nursing and education programs with Long Island and New York City placement options is its clearest undergraduate strength.
Institutional profile
Well established Solid in career outcomes, and solid in student experience.- Admission
- 75.6% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 72.8%
5,789 applicants in the reported year
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$77,789 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Molloy University apart
Academic design
Programs span arts and sciences, business, education and human services, nursing and health sciences, with substantial field and clinical preparation in professional majors. Teacher-education pathways include multiple certification combinations.
Campus pattern
The campus is in Rockville Centre, a Long Island community connected to Manhattan by commuter rail. Student life is quieter and more suburban than a city campus while still benefiting from metropolitan clinical and internship sites.
Defining feature
Molloy’s combination of health, nursing and education programs with Long Island and New York City placement options is its clearest undergraduate strength.
Can I get in?
75.6% admitted
Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.
Recent applicant pool
5,789About 76 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 12% submitted an SAT, and 5% submitted an ACT. Scores were rare in this class, so the SAT and ACT ranges say more about who volunteered one than about who was admitted.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Molloy University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Molloy University weighs when it reads a file
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- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Programs span arts and sciences, business, education and human services, nursing and health sciences, with substantial field and clinical preparation in professional majors. Teacher-education pathways include multiple certification combinations.
Make the fit specific
Molloy’s combination of health, nursing and education programs with Long Island and New York City placement options is its clearest undergraduate strength.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
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Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Health professionsAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
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College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
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Average annual cost by household income at Molloy University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Molloy’s combination of health, nursing and education programs with Long Island and New York City placement options is its clearest undergraduate strength.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Special Education and Teaching
Admits separately
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Psychology, General
Biology, General
What is campus life like?
Molloy University beyond the classroom
The campus is in Rockville Centre, a Long Island community connected to Manhattan by commuter rail. Student life is quieter and more suburban than a city campus while still benefiting from metropolitan clinical and internship sites.
A defining academic feature
Programs span arts and sciences, business, education and human services, nursing and health sciences, with substantial field and clinical preparation in professional majors. Teacher-education pathways include multiple certification combinations.
What shapes an ordinary week
The campus is in Rockville Centre, a Long Island community connected to Manhattan by commuter rail. Student life is quieter and more suburban than a city campus while still benefiting from metropolitan clinical and internship sites.
What changes the experience
Molloy’s combination of health, nursing and education programs with Long Island and New York City placement options is its clearest undergraduate strength.