“Private university with campuses in New York City and Westchester, founded as a business school in 1906.”
Pace University is a private, career-focused university with three campuses in the New York metropolitan area — its main campus in Lower Manhattan (One Pace Plaza, directly across from the Brooklyn Bridge), a suburban campus in Pleasantville/Westchester County, and its law school (Elisabeth Haub School of Law) in White Plains. Founded in 1906 as a business school for working professionals, Pace today enrolls roughly 13,000 students and is purposefully designed around NYC career access — more than 90% of undergraduates complete at least one internship, and Pace alumni have one of the highest early-career salary increases of any private university nationally (US News #1 for private, non-specialized universities for student upward mobility). Academics are organized across seven colleges and schools: the Lubin School of Business (AACSB-accredited in both business and accounting — one of only ~2% of business schools worldwide with the dual accreditation), the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, the College of Health Professions, the Sands College of Performing Arts (a top-tier BFA program with a major NYC-stage pipeline), the School of Education, and the Haub School of Law. Pace is perhaps best known for its finance and accounting pipeline into Wall Street — Lubin graduates feed into Big Four firms, investment banks, and the NY Fed — and for Sands College, whose Broadway-caliber BFA alumni regularly appear on NYC stages. Student life reflects the NYC-embedded identity: the 33 Beekman residence hall is the world's tallest student residential tower, students take the subway to class, and the campus feels more like an urban office complex than a traditional college quad. The Westchester campus offers a more conventional suburban college experience with a 200-acre green campus. Pace traditions include Weeks of Welcome (WOW), Greek Week, Pace Makes a Difference Day, and Broadway-night outings. Over 100 student organizations, 18 Division II athletic teams (NCAA, Northeast-10 Conference), and proximity to Wall Street, Broadway, Silicon Alley, and the NYC tech scene define the student experience.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
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Official SourceEarly Decision (binding)
Binding; decisions by November 24
Early Action I (non-binding)
Non-binding; decisions by January 2
Early Action II (non-binding)
Non-binding
Regular Decision
Nursing program deadline; rolling review thereafter
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Tuition & Fees (All Students)
$53,290
/yr
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4 years
AACSB dual-accredited accounting program with a direct pipeline into Big Four firms; 5-year BBA/MS CPA-track available.
4 years
Conservatory-style musical-theater program in the heart of Manhattan; audition required. Alumni regularly appear in Broadway and off-Broadway productions.
4 years
NSA/DHS-designated CAE in Cybersecurity; STEM-designated and STEM-OPT eligible. Direct pipelines into NYC financial-services cybersecurity roles.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $53,290
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
