Molloy University
About
Molloy University is a private Catholic university in Rockville Centre, New York, United States. Initially founded as a school for women, it is now co-educational. It provides more than 69 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs for over 5,000 students.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 75 Title IV programs, 26 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 48 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing26 · 34.7%
- No Data48 · 64.0%
- Failing1 · 1.3%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 9
Action history · 7
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Feb 2020Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- May 2019Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- May 2019Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
- May 2019Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,299 students received $7.3M in Pell grants, alongside $37.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,192 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (0.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Molloy
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 13
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Molloy vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Molloy selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMolloy University | 70% | — | 5,005 | $26,870 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Iona University | 56% | 86.9% | 3,958 | $27,951 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Monmouth University | 72% | 89.0% | 4,767 | $31,650 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Siena College | 75% | 69.0% | 3,720 | $32,697 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
St. John's University-New York | 66% | 83.4% | 19,389 | $26,985 | Doctoral/Professional |
St. Joseph's University-New York | 69% | 72.0% | 3,899 | $17,622 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| Peer group median | 70% | 83.4% | 4,363 | $27,468 |
Molloy Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Planning and Institutional Research partners with campus stakeholders to support strategic decision-making, enhance institutional effectiveness, and promote a culture of evidence across the university.
Visit IR office page- Kristie ConroyDirector, Institutional Research
- Elissa SharpDirector, Planning and Assessment
- Will OldhamAssistant Director, Institutional Research
- Emily CoyneAssistant Director, Planning and Assessment
- Christina CappellanoIR Specialist, Institutional Research
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic Plan 20282023Molloy University's Strategic Plan for 2023-2028 aims to uphold its mission of academic excellence and envision a unified future through the pillars of Uphold, Unite, Usher, Utilize, and Update. The plan focuses on delivering innovative programs, utilizing sustainable growth approaches, and updating infrastructure to prepare graduates for a diverse and complex world. Developed with collaborative input from the university community, the plan sets a comprehensive groundwork for future success.molloy.edu
Notable alumni of Molloy (5)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Nettie Birnbach
- Maureen Gannon
- Petra Gelbart
- Georgianna Glose
- Jim Paymar
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