Pace University

Pace University
Former name
Pace Institute (1906–1947)
Pace College (1947–1973)
MottoOpportunitas (Latin)
Motto in English
"Opportunity"
TypePrivate university
EstablishedDecember 14, 1906; 117 years ago (1906-12-14)
AccreditationMSCHE
Academic affiliations
CUMU
Endowment$193.8 million (2020)[1]
PresidentMarvin Krislov[2]
Academic staff
1,238 (484 full-time)
Administrative staff
1,527
Students14,092 (fall 2023)[3]
Undergraduates8,176 (fall 2023)
Postgraduates5,916 (fall 2023)
Location
New York
,
New York
,
United States
CampusLarge City, 950,000 square feet (88,000 m2)[4]
Other campuses
Colors  Blue
  Gold
NicknameSetters
Sporting affiliations
MascotSetter
Websitepace.edu

Pace University is a private university with campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York, United States. It was established in 1906 as a business school by the brothers Homer St. Clair Pace and Charles A. Pace.[5] Pace enrolls about 13,000 students as of fall 2021 in bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs.

Pace University offers about 100 majors at its seven colleges and schools, including the College of Health Professions, the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, the Elisabeth Haub School of Law, the Lubin School of Business, the School of Education, the Sands College of Performing Arts, and the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems.[6] It also offers a Master of Fine Arts in acting through The Actors Studio Drama School[7][8] and is home to the Inside the Actors Studio television show.[9] The university runs a women's justice center in Yonkers,[10] a business incubator[11] and is affiliated with the public school Pace High School.[12]

Pace University originally operated out of the New York Tribune Building in New York City, and spread as the Pace Institute, operating in several major U.S. cities. In the 1920s, the institution divested facilities outside New York, maintaining its Lower Manhattan location. It purchased its first permanent home in Manhattan's 41 Park Row in 1951 and opened its first Westchester campus in 1963. Pace opened its largest building, 1 Pace Plaza, in 1969. Four years later, it became a university.[5]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Office of the President". Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "About Pace | Pace University". Pace.edu. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference acres was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Weigold, Marilyn E. (1991). Opportunitas: The History of Pace University. Pace University Press. ISBN 9780944473061.
  6. ^ "About Pace University | Pace University". www.pace.edu. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  7. ^ Howard, Hilary (December 1, 2017). "Acting Studios Are Struggling. Does It Matter?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "Actors Studio Drama School | Dyson College of Arts & Sciences". www.pace.edu. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  9. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 24, 2018). "'Inside the Actors Studio' Heads to Ovation TV in New Partnership". Variety. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  10. ^ Ganga, Elizabeth (August 17, 2014). "Pace law center targets Westchester's domestic violence". lohud.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  11. ^ Lagorio, Christine Lagorio (February 17, 2012). "New York Gets New Start-up Lab". Inc.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "About | Pace High School". pacehsnyc.org. Retrieved February 18, 2019.