Pace University—Westchester

Pleasantville, NY

Pace University—Westchester

Pleasantville, NY

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Two New York locations, outstanding academic and professional experience

Two New York locations—one Pace Path
Pace University believes your college experience should be more than the number of credits required to graduate. It should be a combination of strong academics, real-world experiences, and mentorships that guides you toward becoming successful, professionally and personally. That’s why we created the Pace Path.

With more than 100 majors and accelerated bachelor’s/graduate degree programs, Pace offers everything from Biochemistry and Business to Computer Science, Psychology, and Teaching. Our small class sizes—20 students on average—allow for personal attention from faculty who support student success.

We are committed to providing you with multiple opportunities to practice what you learn with internships, faculty-sponsored research, academic and professional competitions, school-sponsored projects with outside firms, community-based projects, and study abroad. At Pace, you can build an impressive résumé before you graduate.

A Pace education also extends beyond the walls of the classroom with a variety of cultural events available on and around both campuses, student organizations, and leadership programs—all of which give you the opportunity to grow as an individual. 

Pace’s New York advantage
We offer two campus locations—in the heart of New York City and in nearby Westchester County. Our New York City campus is your home base for living, studying, and working in the most dynamic city in the United States. The city is your campus, with cultural and professional activities, learning opportunities, and internships at places like the Federal Reserve, Microsoft, Lincoln Center, the New York Stock Exchange, and many more. Programs exclusive to this campus include Performing Arts, Forensic Science, and Arts and Entertainment Management. 

At our newly renovated Westchester campus in Pleasantville (just 34 miles from Manhattan), you can enjoy two sides of New York: the quintessential college campus lifestyle and easy access to all the professional activities and entertainment the New York metropolitan area offers. You can intern at world-class companies in the city and those located closer to campus. Programs exclusive to this campus include Nursing and Communications (Video, Digital Journalism, and Public Relations).

Academics
The Pace academic experience prepares you for real-world success. You’ll never lose sight of your end goal—your professors won’t let you. They’ll push you to excel beyond your own expectations. They’ll challenge you at every turn to think, feel, experience, debate, and listen. They’ll be your sounding board, mentors, counselors, and friends. The Pace classroom is inspiring, interactive, and rewarding. 

Career Services = career preparation
Our Career Services team offers you one of the largest internship placement programs of any university in the New York metropolitan area. Each year, Pace students complete more than 8,000 internships, co-ops, practicums, and fieldwork experiences. We take career preparation seriously and offer you a variety of services beginning as early as your freshman year.

Pforzheimer Honors College
Join a highly esteemed community of talented, hand-selected scholars and up-and-coming leaders studying under Pace University’s distinguished faculty. At the Honors College, you will thrive in an academic and social atmosphere where you, your peers, and your professors energize and challenge each other to realize your full potential. Advantages include unique honors courses, events, and advisement; research opportunities here and abroad; support for national scholarships and fellowships; and a $15,000 minimum annual scholarship with a median scholarship award of $27,500. 

Explore the world with study abroad
Pace University offers you the opportunity to spend a week, summer, semester, or year immersed in other cultures in order to gain a truly global perspective. Whether you’re interested in producing a documentary in a tropical location, studying European business in Berlin, or assessing ecosystems in Costa Rica, Pace can help you get there.

Get involved!
There are more than 100 clubs and organizations for students to get involved in on our New York City and Westchester campuses. Choose from a variety of interests such as: 
• Academic organizations
• Business/professional
• Cultural/social
• Greek life
• Media and entertainment
• Performing arts
• Politics and advocacy
• Student governance

Athletics
At our Westchester campus, Pace is host to 14 NCAA Division II Northeast-10 Conference men’s and women’s teams in baseball, basketball, cross-country, field hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, and volleyball. We also feature intramural sports on the New York City and Westchester campuses. 

The Ann and Alfred Goldstein Health, Fitness, and Recreation Center on the Westchester Campus offers:
• An eight-lane pool
• Indoor running track
• Fully equipped fitness center
• Basketball and volleyball courts
• Full range of fitness classes

Robust financial aid and scholarships
Last year, more than $375 million in financial assistance was made available to students. Our financial aid packages include a combination of scholarships, grants, work-study funds, and federal loans. Use our Merit Scholarship Estimator to see how much merit aid you will receive from Pace at pace.edu/calculator

ACCOLADES

 

Top 6% Most Diverse Colleges in America

 

Top 10% US colleges that provide the best bachelor's degree based on salary potential

 

One of the Best LGBTQ Online Friendly Colleges 2020

 

#7 Best Online Military-friendly college

 

#19 Best online college to provide the best return on tuition investment

BY THE NUMBERS

A diverse student body, multiple campuses, programs rooted in strong academics and enhanced with real-world experience, a relentless commitment to our mission of Opportunitas; at Pace University, it all adds up to a distinct education driven by the power to transform.

20
Average class size

$9.4 million
Grant funding in 2019

49
States represented

120
Countries represented

11%
International students

4,458
enrolled at Westchester campus

135
Undergraduate degree programs

89

Graduate degree programs

95%
First Year students receiving financial aid

90%
Undergraduate post graduation job placement

An Inside Look

What students are saying about us...

  • "My favorite thing about being on the Westchester Campus is how everyone joins together for lawn games and fun when the weather is nice outside!"

    • Carmela Piccolo
      '21
  • “My favorite thing about being on the Westchester Campus is being able to enjoy the Farmer's Market in Pleasantville every Saturday. I love being able to capture pictures of deer on campus and enjoy the beauty of Choate Pond. I think Choate Pond is a nice place to take a step back and relax.”

    • Irache'e Teague
      '22
  • “I love seeing the sun rise and set over our beautiful campus. Even in COVID times, our student leaders never fail to create events to bring the student body together. The Westchester Campus is a beautiful place that allows students to come as they are to make Pace a better and more diverse community.”

    • Ja'Rette Mungin
      '21