Daemen University
Amherst, NY · Private · Large suburb
Private institution in Amherst, NY · 1,761 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $61,808 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 13%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 24%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,244920th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,7241,457th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,7241,397th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $44,2321,320th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,091907th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,808482nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,912254th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 58.4%829th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 80.2%661st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 76.2%783rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,7611,012th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 41.7%646th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 238 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,274 | $68,869 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | $35,600 | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $33,993 | $28,019 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | $31,423 | $29,685 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $20,140 | $28,236 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | $47,260 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,654,850 (M $755,054 · W $899,796)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitedaemen.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 190725)
- Compare colleges in NYRe-score with your weights
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- Showdown: Daemen University vs Canisius UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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