Points of Pride

Points of Pride
Pace University’s liberal arts learning combined with professional education has helped generations of Pace students achieve greatness both before and after graduation. Our undergraduate and graduate programs, faculty, students, and alumni have garner numerous awards every year. Read on to learn more about all the ways Pace is proud of its achievements.

 

Rankings and Media

  • The Actors Studio Drama School  has been named one of the “Top 25 Drama Schools” by The Hollywood Reporter.

  • One of the top online education programs—U.S. News & World Report, 2012

  • One of the top 10 schools in the nation for internship placement—U.S. News & World Report Short List, 2011

  • A Military Friendly School, an honor awarded to only 15% of all colleges, universities, and trade schools nationwide—G.I. Jobs Magazine, 201

  • One of the top 20 colleges in the nation “that will make you rich”—Forbes.com, 2010

  • One of the Best Northeastern Colleges for 2011—The Princeton Review, 2010

  • One of the leading schools in America for helping students transform their prospects in life—The Washington Post, 2010

  • One of the 50 safest campuses in the country and one of only five in New York City in that category—The Daily Beast, 2010

     

Grants/Research/Awards

  • Fulbright Winners: 37 Fulbright winners since 2002

  • 11 Rockefeller Fellowships since 2002

  • 18 Watson Fellowship winners since 2002

School Pride
 

College of Health Professions

  • Lienhard School of Nursing students scored a 94.2% pass rate on the 2012 third quarter National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN), higher than the 88.8% national pass rate and the 87% New York State pass rate
  • Class of 2011 graduates who took the NCCPA (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants) certifying examination earned a 100% pass rate and eight students received perfect scores

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Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

  • Home to the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University, the only MFA program officially sanctioned by the legendary Actors Studio
     
  • MA in Management for Public Safety and Homeland Security Professionals, one of the select few universities to partner with the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security
     
  • Model UN program is consistently ranked among the top in the country and received the highest number of awards at the 2011 North American Conference.

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Lubin School of Business

  • Accredited for both business and accounting by AACSB International, a distinction shared by fewer than 2% of the world's premier business schools
     
  • Ranked among the best business programs nationwide by U.S.News & World Report
     
  • Recent job placement rates for graduating BBA/MBA Accounting students are 95 percent

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School of Education

  • The only university in the Northeast using ‘TLE TeachLivE™ Lab’ technology, training students in virtual classrooms, in partnership with University of Central Florida
     
  • New York State Certification exams pass rates are between 98 and 99 percent.
     
  • School of Education faculty have received more than $2 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Education, Verizon Thinkfinity, and other organizations to incorporate innovative use of video and Web 2.0 technologies in the classroom, the use of narrative education to enhance student engagement and learning, and inquiry-based learning in the classroom

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School of Law

  • One of the top three Environmental Law Programs in the nation—U.S. News & World Report, 2011
     
  • Host to the prestigious International Criminal Court Moot Regional Round

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Seidenberg of Computer Science and Information Systems

  • One of the first comprehensive schools of computing in the country
     
  • 1 of only 3 Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Education in the New York Metropolitan Area
     
  • Accredited by ABET, Inc. (the recognized accreditor for university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology) for its BS in Computer Science and BS in Information Systems

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Career Services

  • The largest internship program in New York Metropolitan Area

  • Among the top 10 schools in the nation for internship placement—U.S. News & World Report Short List
     
  • 12% higher than the national average: employment rates for recent Pace graduates
     
  • 1,900+: Pace students who participated in internships, practicums, and fieldwork experiences last year
     
  • 600+: Employers in the tri-state area who sponsor Pace students
     
  • 6,000+: Jobs and internships posted at Pace for students

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