Nazareth University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Nazareth University is a private master's university in Rochester, NY (suburb setting), with 1,900 undergraduates (74% women). It admitted 79% of 3,614 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1170–1330 on the SAT and 25–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $59,500 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $31,321 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 73% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, visual & performing arts, business. The campus reported 3.89 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Nazareth University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $40,640
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Nazareth University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Nazareth University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Empire 8 | 33 | — | 7 | $171k | $5,186 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Empire 8 | 17 | — | 1 | $223k | $13,093 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Empire 8 | 12 | — | 1 | $179k | $14,915 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Empire 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Empire 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | Empire 8 | 23 | — | 3 | $91k | $3,951 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Empire 8 | 13 | — | 3 | $108k | $8,306 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Northeast Women's Golf Conference | 7 | — | 3 | $62k | $8,814 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Men) | 28 | — | 1 | $334k | $11,916 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 31 | — | 1 | $392k | $12,649 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Empire 8 | 43 | — | 1 | $247k | $5,740 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Empire 8 | 27 | — | 1 | $138k | $5,124 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Liberty League | 19 | — | 1 | $112k | $5,882 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Empire 8 | 34 | — | 1 | $146k | $4,301 | — | |
| Softball | Empire 8 | 19 | — | 1 | $184k | $9,665 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Empire 8 | 15 | — | 4 | $97k | $6,493 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Empire 8 | 21 | — | 1 | $118k | $5,624 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Empire 8 | 10 | — | 5 | $50k | $5,047 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Empire 8 | 10 | — | 5 | $49k | $4,906 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Empire 8 | 51 | — | 1 | $177k | $3,460 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Empire 8 | 60 | — | 1 | $162k | $2,696 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Empire 8 | 18 | — | 4 | $139k | $7,694 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Empire 8 | 20 | — | 1 | $145k | $7,226 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.