- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- DeSales University
Center Valley, PASuburb: largeZIP 18034Founded 1964
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1964
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.desales.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
DeSales University
DeSales University is a private nonprofit university in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, with 2,128 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 70% within six years and costs $29,183 a year after aid.
70%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention83%
4-year graduation62%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans84%
$29,183net price / year
77%admission rate
1186average SAT
70%graduate in 6 years
$69,129median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#421 of 1,704 for earnings#1,426 of 1,739 for lowest net price#392 of 1,738 for graduation rate#772 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
- $61,819tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $48,300
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $48,300
- Average net price
- $29,183national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$30,171
$30,001–48,000$22,336
$48,001–75,000$22,319
$75,001–110,000$26,459
$110,001+$31,965
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1186
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–640
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 27–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college70%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 70%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 62%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,681
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,129middle 50%: $46,972–$96,983
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$96,983
Median, DeSales University$69,129
Lower quarter$46,972
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
- 2,128
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 23.3
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 41%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,905 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,727
- Endowment, end of year
- $105,714,112
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White68%
Hispanic16%
Black5.7%
Asian5.4%
Two or more races2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.0%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions31%
Business & management21%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.0%
Visual & performing arts7.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.5%
Psychology5.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.3%
Computer & information sciences5.1%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 210739. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5244080.