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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.

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Institutional profile

Well established Solid in career outcomes, and solid in student experience.
Academic Solid Affordability Steady Career Solid Mobility Solid Experience Solid
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Solid
Student experience Solid
Admission
75.6% admitted

5,789 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

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Completion
72.8%

$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

5,789

About 76 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 75.6%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1080–1310
9401460
ACT middle 50%24–29
2132

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.

Academic benchmarkLess selective

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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  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

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.

02

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.

03

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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Early ActionDec 1
Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$45 application fee

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?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$64,780
Average annual cost after aid$24,000
Affordability profileSteady

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+ 
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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.

Complete within 8 years72.8%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one83.1%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$77,789

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.

Special Education and Teaching

Recent graduates41
Median earnings$71,781

Admits separately

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Recent graduates34
Median earnings$34,822

Psychology, General

Recent graduates31
Median earnings$53,334

Biology, General

Recent graduates29
Median earnings

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.

Academics

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.

Campus setting

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.

Distinctive edge

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.

3,162 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticsuburban settingCampus housing available