Nazareth's administrative units work together to provide students with professional programs built on a solid liberal arts foundation:

• College of Liberal Arts, Sciences, Business, and Education
• School of Education
• School of Business and Leadership
• College of Interprofessional Health and Human Services
  
• College of Visual and Performing Arts and Design
• School of Music

Nazareth has nearly 37,000 alumni across 50 states and 56 countries.

• Our latest outcomes data show that Nazareth prepares students well for careers and/or continued study through rigorous academic programs, global and cross-cultural experiences, and hands-on career experience while in college.
• 58% of Nazareth alumni live in the Rochester area; 76% live in New York state.

Alumni engagement »

• Nazareth has 25 intercollegiate teams that compete at the NCAA Division III level. In addition, Nazareth has three professionally-coached teams in rowing, dance, and rugby.
• Nazareth competes in the Empire 8 Conference for most sports, with Alfred, Brockport, Elmira, Geneseo, Hartwick, Houghton, Keuka, SUNY Poly, Russell Sage, St. John Fisher, and Utica. The men's volleyball team competes in the United Volleyball Conference and the hockey teams compete in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference.
• In 2023-4, Nazareth won six Empire 8 championships in women's soccer, women's cross country, men's and women's indoor track and field, women's swimming and diving, and women's outdoor track and field. The women's hockey team won its third straight United Collegiate Hockey Conference in 2023-24. In addition, Nazareth student-athletes excelled in the classroom and community, with countless Academic and Scholar All-America selections. In the spring semester of 2024, 498 Nazareth student-athletes combined for a 3.48 GPA.
• In 2023-24, Nazareth had all-Americans in women's volleyball, women's hockey, men's and women's track and field, men's volleyball, men's lacrosse, and women's swimming and diving.
• Nazareth's men's lacrosse team won the NCAA Division III national championship in 1992, 1996, and 1997 and reached the national title game in 1995, 1998, and 2004. Nazareth also won the Molten Division III national title in men's volleyball in 2011 and was runner-up in 2013.
• Nazareth's latest gem is the Golisano Training Center, a 108,000-square-foot facility that houses an indoor track, tennis and basketball courts, and an artificial turf practice field. A short walk from the GTC is the 2,200-seat Golden Flyer Stadium, which includes a grass game field and a 400-meter track.
• Nazareth is scheduled to host the 2025 NCAA men's and women's indoor track and field championships.
• 29% of full-time Naz undergrad students participated in organized athletics (2024). Student-athletes consistently earn high grade point averages.

For more: Athletics website

• 150 acres of beautiful lawns and wooded groves

• Two dozen buildings, including 11 residence halls.

• Golisano Training Center (opened 2019) is a first-of-its kind collaboration with Special Olympics and a national model of "wellness for all." Includes an indoor track, field, courts, training facilities, Cafe NINE, and fitness center and recreation opportunities for Nazareth students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Also used as a training and competition space for Special Olympic athletes, while Nazareth students in health and human service fields such as physical, occupational, and speech therapy gain experience working with people of different abilities.
  
  
• Glazer Music Performance Center (550-seat performance hall and education center) opened in 2018.

• Peckham Hall features multi-purpose research spaces (including state-of-the-art labs and classrooms), a range of support services, and a variety of student centers. Peckham Hall is the first building on campus and in the town of Pittsford, N.Y., to achieve a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)-certified green building rating.

• The Nazareth Arts Center houses the departments of theatre arts, music, and art and hosts performances in multiple theatres and art exhibits in multiple galleries, all open to the public.

• The on-campus York Wellness and Rehabilitation Institute serves the Rochester area community and provides extensive opportunities for students studying health or human service fields to gain practical, supervised experience with clients/patients.

• Nazareth University continues to invest in campus improvements — including recently in Millie's Cafe, academic buildings, and residence halls — to support excellence in student learning, belonging, and comfort, and to expand accessibility.

Nazareth is one of the few universities to have an on-campus office — Weider Community Engagement — providing oversight to community engagement inside and outside of the classroom, including locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.

• Each year, Nazareth collaborates with over 100 community organizations, connecting our students with local innovators and changemakers working together to address social challenges.
• 94% of students participating in our high-impact experiences demonstrate growth in their abilities to advance a just/equitable society — part of developing as a changemaker.
• 98% of students report that they built connections with others who support their community work and personal wellness, identifying networks that promote a sense of purpose and belonging.

Nazareth is home to the only Bonner Leader Scholarship program in western New York.

• Bachelor's degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music

• Master's degrees: Master of Arts, Master of Music, Master of Public Health, Master of Science, Master of Science in Education, Master of Social Work

• Doctoral degree: Doctor of Physical Therapy

To see all of Nazareth's majors, minors, certification, and graduate programs, see Academics.

Students Enrolled

• Undergraduate students (full-time and part-time): 1,882

• Graduate students (full-time and part-time): 519

• Student-faculty ratio: 10:1

• Racial/ethnic diversity: 19% of undergraduate students and 15% of graduate students are Black, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islander, or multi-race

• Undergraduate students come from 34 states/districts/territories and 14 countries

• Graduate students come from 17 states and 4 countries.

• Average class size: 16 for undergraduate students and 14 for graduate students

Gender

• Undergraduates: 71% female

• Graduate students: 80% female

• Full-time: 175

• Part-time: 327

• Student-faculty ratio: 10:1

Nazareth offers

• study abroad opportunities

• Fulbright awards to other countries

• international students on campus

• language houses on campus

• majors that build international expertise

• the option to live with international students on campus

Read more about our global focus.

• 100% of undergraduate students receive financial aid.

Elizabeth Paul, Ph.D., started July 1, 2020 as Nazareth's 10th president with a commitment to support advancing a just and healthy community, strengthen communication and connection, and to continue Nazareth's history of embracing change and choosing opportunity.

Learn more about the President's Office.

• Tuition & Aid Costs webpage has an at-a-glance summary of annual student costs. 
• Detailed costs by program are on the Office of Student Accounts webpage.