Molloy University has received two new classifications from the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education. First, Molloy’s 2025 Student Access and Earnings Classification is Opportunity Colleges and Universities: Higher Access, Higher Earnings, and the second is the 2025 Institutional classification is Special Focus: Other Health Professions. Molloy is just one of just 30 institutions nationally to earn both the “Opportunity College” and “Special Focus: Other Health Professions,” designations. These categories highlight the outstanding success of Molloy students after graduation and the distinction of our offerings in health-related disciplines.
“Molloy is very proud to have received the new designations from the Carnegie Foundation,” said President James Lentini, DMA.. “We are included among a select group of institutions recognized by Carnegie and by the American Council on Education (ACE) as ‘models of success.’ Only 16% of institutions nationwide were named Opportunity Colleges, signifying colleges and universities that have higher-than-expected ratios of access and earnings compared to the entire population of the regions they serve.”
The Carnegie Classification® is the leading framework for recognizing and describing institutional diversity in U.S. higher education. The framework is used in the study of higher education and is intended to be an objective, degree-based lens through which researchers can group and study similar institutions.
The Student Access and Earnings Classification examines how higher education institutions can foster opportunities for student success. “Student Access” looks at two data points: undergraduate students who receive Pell Grants and undergraduate students from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups. “Earnings” analyzes salaries after graduation for Molloy graduates and their peers eight years after they entered their respective institutions. Molloy is one of 479 institutions, representing just 16% of all classified institutions, that have earned the Opportunity Colleges and Universities: Higher Access, Higher Earnings Classification.
Carnegie’s Institutional Classification reflects an institution’s mission and organizational structure. Institutions are classified based on the types of degrees they award, the subjects in which they award degrees, and the institution’s size. Molloy’s 2025 Institutional Classification is Special Focus: Other Health Professions. Being named in this category, comprised of just 197 institutions, places Molloy in the company of only 5% of U.S. colleges and universities.