Private for-profit · Community college
Monroe University
Bronx, New York · Large city
- 11%
- Transfer rate
- $14,522
- Avg net price
- 57%
- Grad / completion
- $41,236
- Median earnings
Monroe University is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Bronx, New York (large city setting), enrolling 5,701 undergraduates.
About Bronx, New York
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. Originally, the area was part of the Lenape's Lenapehoking territory inhabited by Siwanoy of the Wappinger Confederacy. European colonization of the Bronx began in 1639. Over time, European colonists converted the area into farmlands. Mid-20th century movies set in the Bronx portrayed densely settled, working-class, urban culture. From This Day Forward (1946), set in Highbridge, occasionally delved into Bronx life. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 12 miles to New York, NY
- To the ocean
- 1 mile
- Nearest airport
- 6 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub
How Monroe University compares
More selective than 71% · #21 most selective of 57 in New York
Higher than 44% · #112 of 185 in New York
Higher than 36%
Higher than 74% · #71 of 148 in New York
Cheaper than 52% · #73 cheapest of 175 in New York
Lower than 8%
Lower than 44%
Larger than 93%
Percentiles compare Monroe University with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New York.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate5,70175%
- Graduate1,93625%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women3,49961%
- Men2,20239%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White2.8%
- Black43%
- Hispanic40%
- Asian1.6%
- Other or multiracial13%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 5,701
- Graduate enrollment
- 1,936
- Student–faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 55%
- First-generation students
- 49%
- Students over 25
- 43%
- Median family income
- $19,090
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $57,231
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $18,464
- Room & board
- $11,500
- Books & supplies
- $200
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,285
- Average net price
- $14,522
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 67.5%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 57%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 56%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Transferred to another college
- 11%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,973
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,236
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,818
- Students with federal loans
- 44%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 26%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 900
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 16%
- Housing charge (year)
- $7,800
- Meal plan (year)
- $3,800
- Application fee
- $35
- Athletics
- Other
- Varsity athletes
- 537 (406 men · 131 women)
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Varsity sports (9)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.4 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 3
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 7
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (8,141 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Four-year (or more) true cost
Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.
$14,847/year × about 4.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
A meaningful share of freshmen — 85% — get grant money from Monroe University itself, averaging $9,333, which softens the sticker price.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,117 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $41,236
- Typical debt at graduation
- $18,818
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 46%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 45%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $2,227 (5%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 86°F
- Winter low
- 27°F
- Annual rain
- 49.9″
- Annual snow
- 29.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bronx, NY US station (3.3 mi from campus).
What Monroe University graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.











