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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.

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
$18,244918th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$33,7241,444th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,7241,384th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$44,2321,311th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,091900th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,808481st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$59,912253rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
58.4%825th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.2%656th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
76.2%773rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,7611,012th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
41.7%638th highest of 2,122 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

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$68,274$68,869
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusinessbachelors$35,600—
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$33,993$28,019
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professionsbachelors$31,423$29,685
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$20,140$28,236
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors—$47,260
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——

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.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Daemen University’s 1,761 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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