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D'Youville University

D'Youville University is a private campus in Buffalo proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at D'Youville University — 7.1% of its 1,258 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$12,286

family income
under $30k

$12,705

$30–48k

$21,460

$48–75k

$21,631

$75–110k

$26,150

over $110k

Average net price

$20,4332023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at D'Youville University rose from $15,166 (2008) to $20,433 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,166
2009	$15,337
2010	$16,521
2011	$18,114
2012	$18,288
2013	$17,971
2014	$18,548
2015	$19,398
2016	$19,022
2017	$20,345
2018	$19,441
2019	$21,211
2020	$19,145
2021	$21,197
2022	$19,585
2023	$20,433

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$48,5392024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at D'Youville University rose from $28,060 (2009) to $48,539 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$28,060
2010	$29,028
2011	$30,997
2012	$32,113
2013	$32,741
2014	$33,178
2015	$34,292
2016	$34,728
2017	$35,547
2018	$37,752
2019	$37,316
2020	$38,790
2021	$37,215
2022	$43,808
2023	$42,512
2024	$48,539

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$11,580
2001	$12,350
2002	$13,136
2003	$13,920
2004	$14,890
2005	$15,800
2006	$16,600
2007	$17,800
2008	$20,000
2013	$22,850
2014	$23,562
2015	$24,370
2016	$25,210
2017	$25,870
2018	$26,750
2019	$27,880
2020	$28,886
2021	$30,108
2022	$31,170
2023	$33,560

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

D'Youville University reports published tuition of $34,940 in this record. D'Youville University's $34,940 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

D'Youville University reports 1,258 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

67.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at D'Youville University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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67.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at D'Youville University rose from 39.9% (entered 1991) to 67.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	39.9%
1992 cohort	49.6%
1993 cohort	46.4%
1994 cohort	49%
1995 cohort	51.3%
1996 cohort	45.5%
1997 cohort	53.1%
1998 cohort	59.6%
1999 cohort	43%
2000 cohort	44.4%
2001 cohort	51.5%
2002 cohort	44.4%
2003 cohort	52.5%
2004 cohort	40.1%
2005 cohort	41.4%
2006 cohort	40.1%
2007 cohort	41.1%
2008 cohort	44%
2009 cohort	43.6%
2010 cohort	44.6%
2011 cohort	54.5%
2012 cohort	59.7%
2013 cohort	62.5%
2014 cohort	59.6%
2015 cohort	64.3%
2016 cohort	65.7%
2017 cohort	56.7%
2018 cohort	67.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$19,844	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$18,000	$4,031
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,509	$4,967
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$18,709	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$18,638	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$18,246	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$20,625	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$22,740	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$23,008	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,880	$8,550
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,861	$8,790
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,862	$9,800
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,453	$11,243
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,842	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,500	$9,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,015	$10,290
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$63,804

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$61,535

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$66,942

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

D'Youville University admitted 2,267 of 2,786 applicants in Fall 2024. The 81.4% rate describes that application pool.

81.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $33,560 tuition · 2023–24 1,258 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 995–12201600

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Admissions

D'Youville University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For D'Youville University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 510–610 and Math was 485–610 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 995–1220 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	510	570	610
SAT Math	485	560	610

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, D'Youville University received 2,786 applications and admitted 2,267 (81.4%), with 252 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

81.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	71.2%
Fall 2002	72.5%
Fall 2003	69.3%
Fall 2004	71.8%
Fall 2005	72.7%
Fall 2006	51.8%
Fall 2007	61.1%
Fall 2008	84.2%
Fall 2009	86.8%
Fall 2010	88.3%
Fall 2011	86.5%
Fall 2012	82.2%
Fall 2013	79.1%
Fall 2014	68.8%
Fall 2015	72.6%
Fall 2016	80.6%
Fall 2017	96.7%
Fall 2018	99.6%
Fall 2019	88%
Fall 2020	83.1%
Fall 2021	92.5%
Fall 2022	84%
Fall 2023	82.3%
Fall 2024	81.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

995–1220Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	845	1035
Fall 2002	860	1100
Fall 2003	850	1100
Fall 2004	863	1080
Fall 2005	880	1070
Fall 2006	870	1080
Fall 2007	900	1100
Fall 2008	890	1080
Fall 2009	900	1120
Fall 2010	910	1130
Fall 2011	920	1140
Fall 2012	930	1120
Fall 2013	950	1140
Fall 2014	910	1120
Fall 2015	920	1110
Fall 2016	900	1090
Fall 2017	710	930
Fall 2018	1030	1200
Fall 2019	1080	1200
Fall 2020	960	1150
Fall 2021	1030	1225
Fall 2022	1025	1265
Fall 2023	885	1190
Fall 2024	995	1220

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–27Fall 2022 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	19	23
Fall 2006	18	23
Fall 2007	20	25
Fall 2008	20	24
Fall 2009	20	24
Fall 2010	21	25
Fall 2011	21	25
Fall 2012	21	25
Fall 2013	20	25
Fall 2014	21	25
Fall 2015	21	25
Fall 2016	16	23
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	14	23
Fall 2019	19	24
Fall 2020	19	24
Fall 2021	21	26
Fall 2022	18	27

IPEDS Fall 2004–2022, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,258Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at D'Youville University rose from 851 (Fall 2002) to 1,258 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	851
Fall 2003	899
Fall 2004	1,105
Fall 2005	1,330
Fall 2006	1,461
Fall 2007	1,532
Fall 2008	1,611
Fall 2009	1,709
Fall 2010	1,902
Fall 2011	1,940
Fall 2012	1,982
Fall 2013	1,855
Fall 2014	1,796
Fall 2015	1,707
Fall 2016	1,652
Fall 2017	1,664
Fall 2018	1,620
Fall 2019	1,533
Fall 2020	1,431
Fall 2021	1,388
Fall 2022	1,372
Fall 2023	1,299
Fall 2024	1,258

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at D'Youville University has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 86% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 73%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	75%
Fall 2004 cohort	82%
Fall 2005 cohort	69%
Fall 2006 cohort	68%
Fall 2007 cohort	70%
Fall 2008 cohort	72%
Fall 2009 cohort	73%
Fall 2010 cohort	67%
Fall 2011 cohort	72%
Fall 2012 cohort	79%
Fall 2013 cohort	78%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	81%
Fall 2016 cohort	79%
Fall 2017 cohort	77%
Fall 2018 cohort	81%
Fall 2019 cohort	73%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	86%
Fall 2022 cohort	72%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about D'Youville University

Faculty pay at D'Youville University averages $111,672 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes D'Youville University as a primarily residential campus of 1,258 undergraduates — and 73.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

D'Youville University's SAT section-percentile sums are 995–1220 — their midpoint is below the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on D'Youville University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How D'Youville University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

D'Youville University81.4%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

D'Youville University$34,940

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

D'Youville University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

D'Youville University$66,942

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

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D'Youville University, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	D'Youville University	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	81.4%	70.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$34,940	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$66,942	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For D'Youville University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

D'Youville University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 7 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$114,737
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$90,891
Biology, General	$66,182
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,979
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$61,801
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$60,998
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$56,053

These 7 fields listed for D'Youville University measure earnings after completion. The $66,942 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 19 additional D'Youville University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does D'Youville University report?

D'Youville University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 995–1220 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is D'Youville University's acceptance rate?

81.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,267 admitted from 2,786 applicants.

How much does D'Youville University cost?

At D'Youville University, tuition is $34,940. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does D'Youville University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $66,942. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

Daemen University — 68.3% admitted
CUNY York College — 64.1% admitted
Dominican University New York — 63.3% admitted
CUNY Queens College — 64.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.