Monroe College: Review & Facts

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Monroe College is a medium four-year, private for-profit school with 7,015 students enrolled. This college is one of the 11 schools located in Bronx, New York.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate, associate's degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree, and postmaster certificate are available at Monroe College.

Majors
Offered

28

MC implements a semester-based curriculum calendar system and offers choices in 28 majors. The most popular concentrations are Management, Medical, Business, Criminal Justice, and Nursing. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you wish to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Monroe College student retention rate is fair at 70% (close to New York average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention

70%

Fair

The graduation rate at Monroe College is good: 78%. About 22% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Monroe College is decent - 16:1. Learn more information on instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition cost is fairly high, $15,500 a year. The additional fees at MC beyond tuition are approximately $2,100, which makes it a total of $17,600 per year.

Read the details about Monroe College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate

60%

As reported in recent data, 3,670 applications were submitted and 2,196 were accepted, so it is not very hard to get admitted at this school.

This school might accept your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) for admission.

The undergraduate application fee at MC is $35.00. The graduate application fee is $50.00.

To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to MC and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (718) 933-6700 or check Monroe College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Monroe College provides a distance education program, study abroad programs, and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a great option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at MC, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

Safety
Grade

A

Safe

Monroe College provides on-campus housing. Dormitory capacity at this college accommodates approximately 800 students, which provides a reasonable on-campus housing option. The room price is a bit high: approximately $7,700 annually.

Based on the college crime information, MC seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Monroe College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Monroe College
2501 Jerome Avenue
Bronx, New York
10468, USA