- The Inkwell
- New York
- D'Youville University

Buffalo, NYCity: largeZIP 14201Founded 1908
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1908
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.dyu.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
D'Youville University
D'Youville University is a private nonprofit university in Buffalo, New York, with 1,258 undergraduates. It admits 81% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $22,038 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate81%
Retention73%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans70%
$22,038net price / year
81%admission rate
1130average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$74,104median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,250median debt
#292 of 1,704 for earnings#1,020 of 1,739 for lowest net price#610 of 1,738 for graduation rate#900 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $51,965tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,980
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,980
- Average net price
- $22,038national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,670
$30,001–48,000$19,506
$48,001–75,000$19,049
$75,001–110,000$26,375
$110,001+$31,725
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 81%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 485–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college81%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $66,671
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,104middle 50%: $50,699–$107,159
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$107,159
Median, D'Youville University$74,104
Lower quarter$50,699
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,258
- Part-time
- 20%
- Women / men
- 73% / 27%
- Average age at entry
- 23.4
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 65%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,306 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,159
- Endowment, end of year
- $22,307,551
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic8.1%
Black17%
Asian7.1%
Two or more races3.4%
U.S. nonresident7.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown6.0%
8 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions48%
Liberal arts & humanities32%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies8.3%
Business & management4.8%
Psychology3.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences2.9%
Social sciences0.6%
Physical sciences0.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 190716. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5203187.