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Monroe College

NY · Private for-profit · Large city · 4,989 applicants 2023

66% admit rate $28,285/yr full price

🧭 A parent's read

  • The major moves the money more than the admit letter. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing grads from here earn about $109,427 four years out; hospitality administration grads about $43,575 — a 2.5× spread on the same diploma. Have the major conversation before you deposit, not after.
  • Ask the submit question deliberately. This college is test-optional — but at many such colleges, applicants who submit strong scores are admitted at meaningfully higher rates. “Optional” is a strategy decision, not a pass.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

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🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants.

✅ Best for

  • Students drawn to Health Professions or Business, Management, & Marketing (the two biggest majors)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
M1: Master's - Larger Programs
Total enrollment
5,701
5,000 - 9,999
TuitionThe published full price before any aid. Families who don't qualify for need-based aid — common above ~$110K income — pay this, minus any merit scholarships.
$18,464
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)

⚠️ Sticker price isn't every family's price. Lower- and middle-income families often pay materially less after grants; higher-income families frequently pay close to sticker unless the college offers merit scholarships. Check the school's own net-price calculator for your number.

Admit rateThe share of applicants a college accepts. Useful context, but your student's odds depend on their own grades and scores, not the average.
65.9%
Accessible
Test policyApplicants choose whether to send SAT/ACT scores. At many such colleges, students who submit strong scores are still admitted at higher rates.
Test-optional
2023
10-yr earningsMedian yearly pay of former students ten years after they STARTED here — not ten years after graduating — all majors combined. The broadest single outcome number a college reports.
$41,236
median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$36,973
Earnings, 10 yrs after entryMedian yearly pay of former students ten years after they STARTED here — not ten years after graduating — all majors combined. The broadest single outcome number a college reports.
$41,236
4-year completionThe share of students who finish a bachelor's in four years. Nationally barely half do — and a fifth year quietly adds a full extra year of cost to the real price.
57%
Median debt (completers)The federal-loan balance of the typical graduating borrower. Families who pay cash aren't counted, so read it as "among those who borrowed."
$18,818

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Monroe College

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Monroe College actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Health Professions
295 degrees · 35.9%
Highest-paying group on this list, but most careers require additional training beyond a 4-year degree.
2. Business, Management, & Marketing
253 degrees · 30.8%
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
3. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, & Firefighting
119 degrees · 14.5%
Public-sector careers in law enforcement, corrections, security. Strong pensions, modest base.
4. Public Administration & Social Services
78 degrees · 9.5%
Government, nonprofit, social work. Mission-driven; lower wages than private sector but stable.
5. Computer & Information Sciences
76 degrees · 9.3%
High-paying tech roles dominate. Median software roles cluster in the $90k-$130k range.

💼 What those majors earn here

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major — Monroe College's own graduates, not national averages.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's Degree 92 $105,209 $109,427
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. Bachelor's Degree 16 $58,194 $73,537
Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree 53 $41,150 $63,796
Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree 59 $41,260 $57,514
Public Health. Bachelor's Degree 193 $43,383 $56,526
Human Services, General. Bachelor's Degree 103 $36,940 $56,245
Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree 148 $32,415 $51,137
Criminal Justice and Corrections. Bachelor's Degree 190 $32,695 $50,142
Hospitality Administration/Management. Bachelor's Degree 83 $26,930 $43,575

Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only) · College Scorecard program-level outcomes (PP-FOS). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →

📈 Student body & economic mobility

Who attends here — and what the campus adds.

Opportunity Insights data. Why it matters even if you're full-pay: a high mobility rate means the campus itself confers earnings power — the outcomes aren't just selection effects.

Top-1% access
0.0%
from top-1% households
Mobility rateThe share of ALL students who arrived from the bottom 20% of family incomes AND reached the top 20% themselves by their early 30s — access and lift in one number, and a sign the campus itself adds earnings power.
3.8%
bottom 20% → top 20% by age 32
Upward rate
8.8%
of lower-income students who reach the top 20%
Pell recipientsStudents receiving federal Pell grants, which go to lower- and middle-income families — the standard shorthand for a college's economic mix.
55%
on federal need grants — context for these numbers

Full leaderboards: /college-mobility →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Monroe College

CS degrees (annual)
136
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

Alternatives to Monroe College

Matched not just by selectivity, but by strategic goal — what a family actually decides on.

🏆 Better merit-aid options
These similar-selectivity schools publish merit scholarships your family can plan around — your kid’s stats could unlock real scholarship dollars.
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30 stats-based + 1 competitive scholarships
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💰 Lower full price
Similar selectivity, but a meaningfully lower full sticker price — the comparison that matters most for families who won't qualify for much need-based aid.
CUNY Hunter College
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$13,905/yr full price (in-state) · $14,380 less before aid
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
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$13,956/yr full price (in-state) · $14,329 less before aid
Indiana University-Northwest
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$13,989/yr full price (in-state) · $14,296 less before aid
🛡️ Safer in-state options
Same state and similar selectivity, but with a more forgiving admit rate — useful safety / match anchors.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
NY · Public
78% admit rate (vs 66% here)
SUNY at Fredonia
NY · Public
79% admit rate (vs 66% here)
State University of New York at Oswego
NY · Public
80% admit rate (vs 66% here)
🚀 Stronger campus value-add
Per Opportunity Insights, these campuses add more earnings power to the students they enroll than Monroe College does — a quality signal, not a cost play.
CUNY City College
NY · Public
11.7% mobility rate (vs 3.8% here)
CUNY Lehman College
NY · Public
10.2% mobility rate (vs 3.8% here)
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
NY · Public
9.7% mobility rate (vs 3.8% here)

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