by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 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.
Monroe College was awarded 393 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & medical administrative services.
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Monroe College is ranked #752 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Monroe College held the #935 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Monroe College is also ranked #50 out of 142 schools in New York.
Monroe College has an acceptance rate of 39%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Monroe College.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Monroe College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 Monroe College is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Monroe College has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. 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.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Monroe College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 62%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Monroe College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,739 undergraduates at Monroe College with 4,162 being full-time and 1,577 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,801 | $11,649 | $13,874 | $16,762 | $15,705 |
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 Monroe College, 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 Monroe College, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,812 a year. That adds up to $23,248 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Monroe College is 5.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Monroe College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2501 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468 |
| Phone: | 718-933-6700 |
| Website: | www.monroecollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 246 | $33,162 |
| Public Health | 214 | $36,237 |
| Business Administration & Management | 197 | $32,082 |
| Hospitality Management | 128 | $30,469 |
| Human Services | 88 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 78 | $37,201 |
| Accounting | 64 | $37,763 |
| Nursing | 46 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 23 | $32,138 |
| Information Technology | 23 | NA |
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 2020-2021, 2,831 students took at least one online class at Monroe College. This is an increase from the 2,533 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,831 | 1,421 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,533 | 1,121 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,992 | 834 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,705 | 708 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,430 | 556 |
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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