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

• College of Arts and Sciences
• School of Education
• School of Health and Human Services
• School of Business and Leadership

Nazareth College is incorporated under the authority of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000. Documentation regarding this incorporation and accreditation may be seen during regular business hours in the Office of the President.

The College holds membership in the American Council on Education, and the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

The following list shows Nazareth program accreditations and the accrediting body:

• Art and Design Department: National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
• Clinical Laboratory Sciences: The Clinical Laboratory Sciences program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
• Education: The College is currently pursuing accreditation of its educator preparation programs by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). Pursuant to §52.21 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, the educator preparation programs offered by Nazareth College are considered to be continuously accredited for purposes of meeting the New York State requirement that all such programs maintain continuous accreditation.
• Music education and music therapy: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
• Nursing: The baccalaureate degree in nursing at Nazareth College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation).
• Occupational therapy: Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). More details on Occupational Therapy Department page.
• Physical therapy: Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org.
• Speech-language pathology: Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 2220 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville Maryland 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.
• Social work: Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and the Division of Professional Education, New York State Education Department.

The College is approved by the New York State Education Department for the training of veterans and other eligible persons.

• First-year student acceptance rate 64%
• Transfer student acceptance rate 62%
• Graduate student acceptance rate 50%

Academics

• Average high school grade point average for accepted freshman applicants: 90.3
• Average combined SAT score for enrolled freshmen applicants: 1190

Nazareth has more than 30,000 alumni across 50 states and 48 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
• 61% of Nazareth alumni live in the Rochester area; 79 percent live in New York state

Nazareth College surveyed alumni in 2008-2009 and found:

• 91% would choose Nazareth if they could make their college choice over again
• 60% have master's degrees or higher from Nazareth or another college

The alumni office provides programs through alumni regional chapters and recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions to the College through scholarships and awards.

• Nazareth has 25 NCAA intercollegiate teams that compete at the Division III level — the latest addition being women's rowing. Plus Nazareth has 3 professionally coached, non-NCAA teams — the latest being men's rugby, competing at the club level in 2019.
• The 2018-19 year was exciting in athletics, featuring Empire 8 Conference championships in women's volleyball and women's swimming as well as an impressive first-year performance by the Golden Flyers' women's hockey team.
• The women's rowing team launched in fall 2019.
• Nazareth competes in the Empire 8 Conference with Alfred, Elmira, Hartwick, Houghton, Sage, St. John Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Utica. The men's volleyball team competes in the United Volleyball Conference and the hockey teams began competing in 2017 in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference.
• In recent seasons, Nazareth has had individual All-Americans in women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's volleyball, men's lacrosse, men's basketball, men's hockey, women's swimming, men's track and field, and women's track and field.
• 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.
• Nazareth's latest gem is the (new in 2019) Golisano Training Center — including an indoor track, indoor tennis courts, and a practice field. A short walk away is the outdoor 2,200-seat Golden Flyer Stadium.
• Among undergraduates (2019), 23% participate in organized athletics. 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 opened in fall 2012 and 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 College Arts Center, which houses the departments of theatre arts, music, and art, has entertained almost 3 million people at performances since it opened in 1967. A major renovation was completed in 2009.

• 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.

• 90% of Nazareth undergraduates and graduate students participated in community service during 2018-19.

• Washington Monthly — which rates colleges nationwide — in 2019 ranks Nazareth #7 for amount of federal work-study funds dedicated to service jobs, among 606 masters universities in the U.S., a measure of Nazareth's strong support for students' engagement in our local community.

• In 2018-19, Nazareth undergraduate and graduate students contributed 250,000 hours of community service locally and globally.

• Nazareth is one of the few schools to have an on-campus Center for Civic Engagement providing oversight to community engagement inside and outside of the classroom — locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. A full 100% of undergraduates participate in hands-on learning experiences.

• 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 Science, Master of Science in Education, Master of Social Work

• Doctoral degree: Doctor of Physical Therapy

View a complete listing of Nazareth's majors, minors, certification, and graduate programs.

Students Enrolled

• Undergraduate students (full-time and part-time): 2,282

• Graduate students (full-time and part-time): 697

• Student/faculty ratio: 10:1

• Racial/ethnic diversity: 18% of undergraduate students and 17% of graduate students are black, Asian, Hispanic, native American, Pacific Islander, or multi-race

• Students come from 38 states/districts/territories (including Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia) and 20 countries

• Average class size: 18 for undergraduates, 15 for graduate students

Gender

• Undergraduates: 73% female, 27% male

• Graduate students: 82% female, 18% male

• Full-time: 183

• Part-time: 332

• Faculty-student ratio: 1:10

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 freshman students receive financial aid.

"An institution of higher education has many opportunities to make a difference in the lives of its students, faculty, staff, alums, and in the lives of those around us."
— President Daan Braveman

• Ninth president of Nazareth College
• Took office July 2005
• Known for being approachable and connected with students

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.