Pace University-New York

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Pace University is a private, coeducational University located in the New York metropolitan area, New York, United States. It was founded in 1906 as a coeducational business school by brothers Homer S. Pace and Charles A. Pace. The University, along with its multiple campuses, stretches across more than 240 acres of land.

The University has the following schools and colleges under its wings:

• Adult & Continuing Education
• Dyson College of Arts & Sciences
• Lienhard School of Nursing
• Lubin School of Business
• Pforzheimer Honors College
• School of Education
• School of Law
• Seidenberg School of Computer Science & Information Systems

The University's athletic teams are called the Setters. The official mascot is the Setter.

Notable alumni of Pace University include Paul Dano and Glenn Taranto, actors; George A.W. Bundschuh, former President and former Vice-Chairman of New York Life Insurance Company; and Richard Grasso, Chairman & CEO (from 1995 till 2003) of the New York Stock Exchange.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in law, computer science and engineering, drama and performing arts, media, business and management, and education and teaching.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 12,704 in 2009-2010 (10,170 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 62% of the class.

Undergrads are 62% of enrolled students and graduate students are 38%.

Students under 25 years old represent 64% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Pace University-New York provides on-campus housing for 2,921 of its 10,170 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Northeast 10 Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 119 male students received the aid (men were 67% of those receiving aid) and 58 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 33% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Pace University-New York offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctoral, Humanities/Social Sciences Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,044 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Finance
• Financial Planning and Services
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• International Marketing
• Investments and Securities
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (353 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer Software and Media Applications
• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (0 awarded)

• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (69 awarded)

• Acting
• Directing and Theatrical Production
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (751 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Speech or Language Impairments
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Sales & Marketing Oper/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
• Urban Education and Leadership

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (18 awarded)

• Telecommunications Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (6 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy
• Human Services

FINE ARTS (12 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (9 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LAW (288 awarded)

• Comparative Law (LLM, MCL, JSD/SJD)
• Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LLM, MS, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (183 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• General Studies
• History
• International Economics
• Italian Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (14 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (215 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication and Media Studies
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Journalism
• Publishing

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (10 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (48 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician
• Physician Assistant
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (235 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (23 awarded)

• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (5 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (40 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (60 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (198 awarded)

• Clinical Child Psychology
• Communication Disorders
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Psychology
• School Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling