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Molloy University

Rockville Centre, New York Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Rockville Centre, New York, Molloy University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,005, made up of 3,240 undergraduates and 1,765 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Molloy University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 67 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Educational Leadership and Administration, Special Education and Teaching, Other, and Superintendency and Educational System Administration. It awarded 1,410 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

5,005
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
1,410
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
67
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 67

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 16
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Health Professions 20
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Psychology 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
History 1
English Language and Literature 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Social Sciences 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
85%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
717
Associate degrees
11
Master's degrees
363
Doctoral degrees (research)
30
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1
Post-master's certificates
288

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,005
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,240
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,765
Full-time, fall 2024
60%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,022
Undergraduates, 2024-25
7,128
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,894
Full-time, 2024-25
35%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
70%
Men
30%
White
52%
Hispanic or Latino
20%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
32%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
East Coast Conference
President
James P. Lentini, D.M.A.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Student veteran organization

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