Nazareth University
Rochester, New York · Private · 1,873 undergraduates · www2.naz.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
74%
of 5,947 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1210 to 1340
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$69,850Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Nazareth University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
74% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$69,850
a year in 2027-28, from a $69,850 sticker price
What to do with your 1300
Send your score
About 90% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1160, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Test Optional Admissions | Nazareth University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
74%
of applicants were admitted: 4,406 of 5,947 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by 12/15.
Early Decision
Binding. 74% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
368 students were offered a spot; 5 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 8% of them sent SAT scores and 2% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1210 to 1340
Reading and Writing 620 to 680
Math 580 to 660
ACT composite 26 to 29
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16005.7%
- 1200 to 139971%
- 1000 to 119914%
- 800 to 9995.7%
- 600 to 7992.9%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.60
- 4.028%
- 3.75 to 3.9916%
- 3.50 to 3.7422%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.246.2%
- 2.50 to 2.9912%
- Below 2.502.5%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$69,850
a year
- Tuition$47,510
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$23,436
- $30,001 to $48,000$25,346
- $48,001 to $75,000$27,089
- $75,001 to $110,000$32,382
- Over $110,000$37,291
Financial aid
81%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$36,552
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
19%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $24,902 on average
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
37 of 37
Earn credit with a score of 3
26 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,750Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 1T1 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 5 | 3 | Can place out of one foundational art course (see department) |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 1T1 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 5 | 3 | Can place out of one foundational art course (see department) |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | AHI.Q 271 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | BIO.Q 109 + Lab, SCI 1T1 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIO.Q 109 + Lab, BIO.Q 103 + Lab |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MTH.Q 111 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 3 | MTH.Q 113 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 3 | MTH.Q 113 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 6 | MTH.Q 113, MTH 213 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHM 139 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHM.Q 140, CHM.Q 140L |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHM 140, 140L and either CHM 221 & 221 L or CHM 225 & 226L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | CHN 101, CHN 102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | CHN 101, CHN 102, CHN 201 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | CHN 101, CHN 102, CHN 201, CHN 202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC 1T1 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | General elective |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CIS 1T1 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CIS*1LA |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 1T1 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGW 101 (go directly into ENGW 102) |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 3 | ENGW 101 (go directly into ENGW 250) |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL.Q xxx (literature PEQ) |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIO 330 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | Liberal Arts elective |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIS.Q 102 |
| European History | 5 | 6 | HIS.Q 102, 103 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FRN 101, FRN 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FRN 101, FRN 102, FRN 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FRN 101, FRN 102, FRN 201, FRN 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GER 101, GER 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | GER 101, GER 102, GER 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | GER 101, GER 102, GER 201, GER 202 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | ITL 101, ITL 102 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | ITL 101, ITL 102, ITL 201 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | ITL 101, ITL 102, ITL 101, ITL 202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | JPN 101, JPN 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | JPN 101, JPN 102, 3 language elective credits |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | JPN 101, JPN 102, 6 language elective credits |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective |
| Latin | 5 | 6 | Liberal Arts Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 103 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO.Q 102 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 6 | VPA.Q*PEQ, MUS 1T1 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY.Q 207, 203L |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY 208, 204L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY 252, 204L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY.Q 251, 203L |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | Liberal Arts Credit |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MTH.Q 110 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY.Q 110 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPN 101, SPN 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPN 101, SPN 102, SPN 201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPN 101, SPN 102, SPN 201, SPN 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 9 | SPN 101, SPN 102, SPN 201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPN 101, SPN 102, SPN 201, SPN 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 15 | SPN 101, SPN 102, SPN 201, SPN 202, SPN 207 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MTH 207 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MTH 208 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC 301 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIS.Q 205 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIS.Q 205, HIS.Q 206 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIS.Q 103 |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 | HIS.Q 102, HIS.Q 103 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
73%
Come back for a second year
85%
Typical earnings
$61,794
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Nazareth University$73,555
- All colleges$70,747
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 15 majors here have earnings data.
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