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Monroe University

Bronx, New York·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·monroecollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
57%
+12.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
8,141
peer median 6,787
Avg net price
$10,376
-$1.3k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Monroe University is a private for-profit university in New York City. It was founded in 1933 and has campuses in the Bronx, New Rochelle and Saint Lucia, with degree programs also available through Monroe Online. It is named after James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
4,060
4,060 candidates competed
Admitted
2,741
67.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,183
43.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
57%+12.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
56%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
60%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
54%
Non-Pell
50%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 49 Title IV programs, 24 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 24 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
49
Passing
24
49.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.0%
+1.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

49programs
  • Passing24 · 49.0%
  • No Data24 · 49.0%
  • Failing1 · 2.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
5
Safe
18
No data
24

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.

25
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Associate Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
-7.3%
$31,845 vs $34,350
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+7.1%
$36,798 vs $34,350
Hospitality Administration/Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+11.1%
$38,163 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+15.9%
$39,809 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+16.8%
$78,148 vs $66,899
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+21.9%
$41,866 vs $34,350
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+22.7%
$42,139 vs $34,350
Hospitality Administration/Management
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+26.9%
$43,575 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

26
Hospitality Administration/Management
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
55%
$23,866 debt · $43,575 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
54%
$27,687 debt · $51,137 earn
Hospitality Administration/Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
53%
$20,149 debt · $38,163 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
53%
$26,386 debt · $50,142 earn
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
50%
$28,082 debt · $56,526 earn
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
49%
$27,646 debt · $56,245 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
49%
$33,755 debt · $68,809 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
48%
$38,461 debt · $79,573 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1990Next review Jan 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 7

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Sep 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  4. Sep 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Sep 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,047
$30–48k$9,427
$48–75k$10,123
$75–110k$13,523
$110k+$17,021

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$10,376
-$1,293vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $11,669
Federal loans
48.5%
In-state tuition
$17,922
Out-of-state
$17,922

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 4,949 students received $33.4M in Pell grants, alongside $33.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,949
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$33.4M
$33,421,794 total
Direct Loans
$33.0M
7,174 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k
’20
5k
’21
4k
’22
5k
’23
5k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$13.2M
3,424 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$11.7M
3,120 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.5M
437 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.7M
189 loan awards
Grad PLUS$19K
4 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 2,297 borrowers who entered repayment, 29 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,297
Defaulted
29
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.1%
2017
5.3%
2018
5.2%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.1%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Monroe

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs35
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,013 total completions
01Health Professions
71635.6%
02Business
50925.3%
03Security/Protective
21910.9%
04Computer Sciences
1718.5%
05Public Admin
1547.7%
06Parks/Recreation
1025.1%
07Personal/Culinary
854.2%
08Education
281.4%
09Psychology
231.1%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
60.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
8,141
12-mo unduplicated
10,507
Undergraduate
8,175
Graduate
2,332

Gender split

Men
34%3,530
Women
66%6,977

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
42.1%
Hispanic
39.1%
Non-resident
11.5%
White
2.6%
Two or more
2.3%
Asian
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
519
384 M · 135 W
Women athletes
26.0%
Athletic aid
$3.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$10.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.2M
$1.0M
Recruiting expense
$15K
$21K
Head-coach salaries
$36K
$33K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Soccer
104 M · 25 W
$1.6M
Football
107 M · —
$1.6M
Baseball
83 M · —
$907K
Basketball
43 M · 28 W
$1.1M
Volleyball
25 M · 29 W
$745K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
15 M · 16 W
$285K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 7,011 students

3-year trend

1.072 yrs ago0.551 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
11
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    1
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs04
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    17.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    245

    Monroe vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Monroe selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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
    SubjectMonroe University
    		57%—8,141$10,376Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Berkeley College-New York
    		44%—2,156$25,133Baccalaureate
    Berkeley College-Woodland Park
    		40%—1,996$20,549Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    CUNY Bronx Community College
    		——6,787$4,342Community College
    CUNY Hostos Community College
    		——5,478$5,001Community College
    CUNY Lehman College
    		51%56.6%13,324$3,482Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Iona University
    		56%86.9%3,958$27,951Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Mercy University
    		45%85.8%8,991$15,770Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Metropolitan College of New York
    		43%90.0%683$25,180Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Nassau Community College
    		——12,301$5,736Community College
    New York Institute of Technology
    		59%81.0%6,877$20,709Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Pace University
    		60%75.9%13,634$31,046Doctoral/Professional
    SUNY Old Westbury
    		45%83.6%4,709$9,900Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    SUNY Westchester Community College
    		——9,359$9,301Community College
    The College of Westchester
    		41%94.4%759$11,669Baccalaureate
    Peer group median45%84.7%6,787$11,669

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    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Monroe University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Monroe.

    What is the graduation rate at Monroe University?

    Monroe University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 57% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Monroe University?

    Monroe University reports a total enrollment of 8,141 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Monroe University?

    The average net price at Monroe University is $10,376 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Monroe University?

    Monroe University's yield rate is 43.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Monroe University located?

    Monroe University is located in Bronx, New York 10468.

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