Alternatives to The Rockefeller University
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $57k. Above average on-campus housing option. Around 22,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Concentration on medical, engineering, and nursing programs. SAT 1300, ACT 30 to enroll.
New York UniversityNew York City, NYAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $55k. Premium on-campus housing option. Approximately 59,200 students. Relatively safe campus. Concentration on computer science, management, and business programs. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PAAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $35k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Approximately 33,200 students. Dangerous campus. Has strong presence in medical, business, and management programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1110, ACT 24 to enroll.
Rutgers University New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $31k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Around 50,700 students. Dangerous campus. Places a focus on medical, biology, and management programs. SAT 1340, ACT 31 to enroll.
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NYBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $25k. Above average on-campus housing. About 25,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Strong medical, nursing, and biology programs. SAT 1370, ACT 31 to enroll.
Salus UniversityElkins Park, PAMaster's and doctoral degrees. Roughly 1,200 students. Safe campus. Well known for their medical and occupational therapy programs.
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PAAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $43k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Over 8,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Popular nursing, medical, and medical assistant programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 29 to enroll.
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Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York City, NYAssociate's and bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $37k. Premium on-campus housing option. About 1,700 students. Safe campus. Popular theater and drama, communication and journalism, and film and acting programs. SAT 1140, ACT 25 to enroll.
New York School of Interior DesignNew York City, NYAssociate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $35k. Premium on-campus housing. More than 700 students. Safe campus. Best known for interior design program. SAT 1070, ACT 23 to enroll.
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York City, NYBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $15k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. Around 23,000 students. Generally safe campus. Focus on education, psychology, and biology programs. ACT 28 to enroll.
LIM CollegeNew York City, NYAssociate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $30k. Premium on-campus housing. Roughly 1,400 students. Safe campus. Specializes in retailing and wholesaling, fashion, and marketing and advertising programs. SAT 1020, ACT 22 to enroll.
Touro UniversityNew York City, NYAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $19k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. About 11,200 students. Safe campus. Has strong education, general studies, and medical assistant programs. ACT 29 to enroll.
Berkeley College New YorkNew York City, NYAssociate's and bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $26k. Above average on-campus housing. Over 1,900 students. Safe campus. Has strong management, business, and medical programs. ROTC programs.
The Juilliard SchoolNew York City, NYBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $52k. On-campus housing option. Approximately 1,000 students. Generally safe campus. Has strong presence in music and theater and drama programs.