Pace University

For Fall 2024, 30,030 first-year students applied to Pace, 22,798 were admitted and 1,850 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 75.9%.

Source: IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2024, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab), first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates, New York City and Westchester campuses together. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By school or major. Pace publishes no first-year acceptance rate by college or major. Its Common Data Set is posted only behind a Pace login, so the counts above come from the federal IPEDS survey.

Source: Pace Planning, Assessment and Institutional Research, University Facts and Figures (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

You apply to Pace and name a major. Some programs ask for more:

• Sands College of Performing Arts (New York City campus only). Apply by December 1, 2026 and upload your pre-screen by January 4, 2027. An audition or interview is required, and you hear about the audition and academic admission on or before March 31, 2027. Performing arts applicants cannot apply Early Action.
• Nursing, four-year BS (Westchester campus only). First-year applications are due February 15. Pace says admission to the program is competitive, and clinical courses begin in the fall only.
• Pforzheimer Honors College. Every applicant is considered, based on GPA and test scores if sent. You need at least a 90 GPA, and you can apply test-optional.

  Source: Pace Undergraduate Admission, How to Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Source: Pace Undergraduate Admission, Program Specific Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

74 majors across 5 schools. Every bachelor's degree major open to new students in Pace's official 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog, grouped by the college or school that offers it, with the degree it leads to. Minors, certificates, associate degrees, combined bachelor's and graduate programs, and majors the catalog marks as discontinued are left out.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

The application opens August 1, 2026. FAFSA priority deadlines are November 15 for Early Decision, December 1 for Early Action and February 15 for Regular Decision. The application fee is $50, waived for the Westchester campus. Accepted students other than Early Decision deposit by May 1, 2027. Pace's Early Action and Early Decision page says Regular Decision applicants hear on a rolling basis after the deadline, and that Early Decision applicants hear by Thanksgiving.

Source: Pace Undergraduate Admission, How to Apply (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early Decision is binding: if you are admitted and are comfortable with your financial aid offer, you agree to enroll at Pace and must withdraw your other applications. You can apply Early Decision to only one school, and you submit an Early Decision Agreement signed by you, a parent or guardian and your counselor by November 1. If you are not admitted in Early Decision or Early Action, your application moves to Regular Decision.

Source: Pace Undergraduate Admission, Early Action and Early Decision (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Pace does not require the SAT or ACT for most applicants. Without scores you are still considered for a merit scholarship, as every admitted student is except international first-year students. You can switch to applying without scores by emailing the admission office before a decision, but not after one.

Source: Pace Undergraduate Admission, Test Optional Policy (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028

Not announced yet. When we checked Pace's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.

Source: Pace Undergraduate Admission, Key Dates and Deadlines (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The published cost of a year at Pace, 2026-2027:

For a full-time undergraduate. Sands College of Performing Arts tuition is $62,040. Food and housing vary with your residence hall, room and meal plan. Pace gives no total; these are the sums of its items.

Source: Pace Undergraduate Admission, Cost of Attendance (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:

What first-year, full-time students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from Pace's aid offer.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Chosen for how close each is to Pace University on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.

• Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY · Private71.1% admitted$34,906 average net price
• Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · Private73.3% admitted$31,446 average net price
• Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY · Private72.7% admitted$34,176 average net price
• Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY · Private77.4% admitted$30,305 average net price
• Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private81% admitted$28,928 average net price

Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.