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Nazareth University

Rochester, New York Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Nazareth University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Rochester, New York. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 2,401 students in fall 2024, including 1,882 undergraduates and 519 graduate students.

Nazareth University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 88 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist, and Psychology, General. It awarded 741 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

2,401
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
741
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
88
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 88

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

Health Professions 11
Education 15
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Visual and Performing Arts 14
Psychology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
History 2
English Language and Literature 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Social Sciences 6
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 6
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Physical Sciences 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
85%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
442
Master's degrees
236
Professional doctorates
48
Post-master's certificates
15

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,401
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,882
Graduate students, fall 2024
519
Full-time, fall 2024
91%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,710
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,061
Graduate students, 2024-25
649
Full-time, 2024-25
83%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
72%
Men
28%
White
76%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
48%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Empire Eight
President
Elizabeth L. Paul
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, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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