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DeSales University

Center Valley, PA · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Center Valley, PA · 2,113 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $61,295 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
$30,4651,734th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$44,8001,734th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$44,8001,722nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$59,4091,676th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,7881,425th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,295500th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,721429th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
71.0%383rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.6%634th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
78.6%855th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1199402nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,113909th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
22.9%1,552nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 47 mi (PHL)

On 2 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 39 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$65,598$66,852
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$56,415$58,673
MarketingBusinessbachelors$51,273$47,260
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$51,106$51,392
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,846$50,231
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$45,980$42,682
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$43,426$37,208
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$43,240$34,526
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$40,605$42,235
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$37,671$32,925
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$33,565$28,381
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$30,409$24,421

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to DeSales University’s 2,113 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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