- The Inkwell
- New York
- Niagara University
Niagara University, NYSuburb: largeZIP 14109Founded 1856
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1856
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.niagara.edu
New YorkReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Niagara University
Niagara University is a private nonprofit university in Niagara University, New York, with 2,653 undergraduates. It admits 87% of applicants, graduates 63% within six years and costs $17,246 a year after aid.
63%graduate
Admission rate87%
Retention80%
4-year graduation56%
Pell Grant share30%
Federal loans52%
$17,246net price / year
87%admission rate
1168average SAT
63%graduate in 6 years
$60,491median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,994median debt
#745 of 1,704 for earnings#655 of 1,739 for lowest net price#556 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,094 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
- $53,671tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $40,405
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,405
- Average net price
- $17,246national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,865
$30,001–48,000$10,487
$48,001–75,000$12,607
$75,001–110,000$19,550
$110,001+$25,305
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 87%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1168
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–625
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college87%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college63%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college30%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 63%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 56%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 71%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,093
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,491middle 50%: $44,037–$83,651
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,994
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,651
Median, Niagara University$60,491
Lower quarter$44,037
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
- 2,653
- Part-time
- 1.9%
- Women / men
- 66% / 34%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,724 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,434
- Endowment, end of year
- $100,292,602
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White56%
Hispanic6.1%
Black6.9%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races2.3%
U.S. nonresident25%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.5%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education35%
Business & management17%
Health professions11%
Social sciences9.2%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.2%
Psychology3.6%
Computer & information sciences3.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 193973. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3551657.