by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Molloy College was awarded 37 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Molloy is ranked #98 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Molloy held the #353 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Molloy is also ranked #10 out of 136 schools in New York.
The acceptance rate at Molloy College is 77%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Molloy is a good fit for you.
About 22% of students accepted to Molloy submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 530 and 650.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Molloy it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Molloy College is 26%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Molloy College has a freshmen retention rate of 85%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Molloy for first-time, full-time students is 50%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Molloy College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,510 undergraduates at Molloy with 2,746 being full-time and 764 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $24,290 | $23,069 | $24,738 | $28,880 | $31,506 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Molloy, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Molloy, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $7,387 a year. That adds up to $29,548 over four years for those students.
Get more details about the location of Molloy College.
Contact details for Molloy are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 Hempstead Ave, Rockville Centre, NY 11571-5002 |
| Phone: | 516-323-3000 |
| Website: | www.molloy.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 647 | $105,747 |
| Special Education | 92 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 89 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 80 | $35,339 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 47 | $35,291 |
| Communication Sciences | 42 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 41 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 41 | $31,764 |
| Marketing | 37 | $43,381 |
| General Biology | 33 | $26,561 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 2,844 students took at least one online class at Molloy College. This is a decrease from the 3,465 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,844 | 889 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,465 | 1,272 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,908 | 2,981 |
| 2018-2019 | 919 | 101 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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