- The Inkwell
- New York
- Daemen University
Amherst, NYSuburb: largeZIP 14226Founded 1947
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1947
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.daemen.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Daemen University
Daemen University is a private nonprofit university in Amherst, New York, with 1,643 undergraduates. It admits 68% of applicants, graduates 59% within six years and costs $19,350 a year after aid.
59%graduate
Admission rate68%
Retention76%
4-year graduation46%
Pell Grant share49%
Federal loans61%
$19,350net price / year
68%admission rate
—average SAT
59%graduate in 6 years
$68,139median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,751median debt
#448 of 1,704 for earnings#820 of 1,739 for lowest net price#716 of 1,738 for graduation rate#520 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
- $45,399tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,994
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,994
- Average net price
- $19,350national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,053
$30,001–48,000$11,443
$48,001–75,000$14,431
$75,001–110,000$18,792
$110,001+$27,439
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 68%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college68%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college59%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college49%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 59%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $62,808
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $68,139middle 50%: $47,865–$97,965
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,751
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$97,965
Median, Daemen University$68,139
Lower quarter$47,865
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
- 1,643
- Part-time
- 5.8%
- Women / men
- 74% / 26%
- Average age at entry
- 23.3
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 49%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 49%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,103 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,384
- Endowment, end of year
- $26,938,821
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White74%
Hispanic6.6%
Black8.5%
Asian4.0%
Two or more races2.2%
U.S. nonresident2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Unknown2.2%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Multi/interdisciplinary studies24%
Liberal arts & humanities18%
Business & management17%
Health professions16%
Visual & performing arts5.5%
Education5.0%
Psychology4.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 190725. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5208240.