What do graduates from Pace earn?

The median earnings figure for Pace is $70,378 ten years after enrolling. This page uses that long-run earnings marker as the default earnings input for the public score.

What is the debt-to-income ratio for Pace graduates?

Using the median debt level of $23,250 and a standard 10-year repayment plan, repayment takes about 5% of pre-tax income at the median earnings level. That is one of the strongest signals in the Worth-It Score.

How does Pace compare to similar schools?

Pace is worth comparing with Adelphi, Hartwick, Clarkson, which sit in a similar price or school-type neighborhood. The right answer often becomes clearer when you compare aid and borrowing side by side.

Is Pace worth the cost?

Pace currently scores 59 out of 100 in the default Worth-It model and lands in the stretch band. That is a starting point built from public averages. Your own aid offer, intended major, and family plan can move the answer substantially.

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Is Pace University worth it?

A first pass affordability and outcome read for Pace, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.

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Worth-It Score

59/100

Stretch

Pace sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $70,378 helps, but median debt of $23,250 plus yearly net price of $30,892 creates a tighter path. For context, Pace's net price runs about 50% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.

Is the price fair?

Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools

50% above average

This school

$34,299

/yr

Average school like this

$22,837

/yr

Lowest costAverageHighest cost

$10,732$42,106

This weighs on your Worth-It Score

You'd pay about $11,462 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $46,000 in extra cost.

Score breakdown

The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.

Affordability

40% weight

62/100

The yearly net price is manageable, but it makes the aid offer matter a lot.

Outcome

40% weight

35/100

The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.

Repayment

20% weight

100/100

Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.

The numbers behind the score

Median net price per year

$30,892

Median earnings 10 years out

$70,378

Median debt at graduation

$23,250

Graduation rate

61%

At Pace, a typical graduate carries about $23,250 in student debt and earns roughly $70,378 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $264 per month, or 5% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.

How earnings compare to a high school diploma

Graduates earn $28,578 more than the typical high school graduate ($41,800) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties undergraduate student-loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.

81% of former students here out-earned that benchmark ten years after entry, per College Scorecard.

Context, not a federal determination: the official test will use earnings measured four years after completion and thresholds the Department of Education has not yet published, which may vary by state. Our figure is College Scorecard median earnings ten years after entry. How this works

What this means for your family

Pace is a private nonprofit four year school in New York, NY. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.

Similar schools worth comparing

These schools share a similar sector, geography, or price range.

Private nonprofit 4-year

Adelphi

Garden City, NY

Worth-It Score: 66/100

Median net price: $30,783

Private nonprofit 4-year

Hartwick

Oneonta, NY

Worth-It Score: 46/100

Median net price: $31,320

Private nonprofit 4-year

Clarkson

Potsdam, NY

Worth-It Score: 78/100

Median net price: $30,305

Private nonprofit 4-year

Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva, NY

Worth-It Score: 64/100

Median net price: $31,563

Private nonprofit 4-year

St. John's University-New York

Queens, NY

Worth-It Score: 63/100

Median net price: $29,999

Common questions about Pace

The median net price at Pace is $30,892 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.

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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →

Now work out how to pay for it, cheapest money first.

A Worth-It Score tells you whether the price is justified. The 2026-27 funding guide covers the borrowing order, what changed on July 1, 2026, and the current limits.

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