Match #1
Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY
Profile closeness95/100
Admit rate79%
- 2,744 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 68%, close to 69%
- Enrollment 2,744 students, close to 3,162
The colleges most similar to Molloy College are Manhattan College, Le Moyne College-New York, and St Bonaventure University. Molloy College admits 82% of applicants and has an average net price of $26,735 a year; 8 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 4 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Molloy College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Molloy College
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Match #2
Le Moyne College-New York
Syracuse, NY
Profile closeness93/100
Admit rate83%
- 2,439 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 67%, close to 69%
- Enrollment 2,439 students, close to 3,162
Match #3
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY
Profile closeness91/100
Admit rate82%
- 2,012 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 69%, close to 69%
- Acceptance rate 82%, close to 82%
Match #4
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY
Profile closeness90/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,951 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 2,951 students, close to 3,162
- Average net price $26,250, close to $26,735
Match #5
St. Joseph's College-New York
Brooklyn, NY
Profile closeness89/100
Admit rate72%
- 3,144 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 68%, close to 69%
- Enrollment 3,144 students, close to 3,162
Match #6
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY
Profile closeness83/100
Admit rate87%
- 2,653 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 63%, close to 69%
- Enrollment 2,653 students, close to 3,162
Match #7
St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY
Profile closeness81/100
Admit rate83%
- 9,477 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 69%, close to 69%
- Acceptance rate 83%, close to 82%
Match #8
Siena College
Loudonville, NY
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate69%
- 3,409 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 75%, close to 69%
- Enrollment 3,409 students, close to 3,162
Match #9
D'Youville University
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate81%
- 1,258 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 62%, close to 69%
- Acceptance rate 81%, close to 82%
Match #10
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate72%
- 1,685 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 61%, close to 69%
- Acceptance rate 72%, close to 82%
Questions about Molloy College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Molloy College?
The closest matches to Molloy College are Manhattan College, Le Moyne College-New York, St Bonaventure University, Iona College, and St. Joseph's College-New York. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Molloy College hard to get into?
Molloy College admitted 82% of its 5,108 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 4 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Molloy College alternatives cost less?
8 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Molloy College ($26,735 a year), including Niagara University ($17,246), Canisius College ($18,178), and St. Joseph's College-New York ($18,853). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
