$61,808
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Daemen University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Amherst, New York with 1,643 undergraduates and 887 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,693 a year (tuition and fees $35,218). It admits 68% of applicants and 59% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $61,808 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,091 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,693
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$35,218
US median $11,837
Admission rate
68%
US median 78%
Completion rate
59%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,091
About $234 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$61,808
Rank 697 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,693
- Tuition and fees
- $35,218
- Cost of attendance
- $45,192
- Students with a need-based grant
- 46%
- Students with federal loans
- 63%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,773
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,276
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,289
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,863
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,356
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $25,995 in 2015-16 to $35,218 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 68%
- Undergraduates
- 1,643
- Graduate students
- 887
- Part-time students
- 5.8%
- Women
- 74%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 59%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 61
- Endowment
- $26.9M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 697 of 5,094 US colleges and 85 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,693 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $35,218 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 68% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 59% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,091 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $59,912 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $61,808 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 67% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 82% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
61 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 110 | $27,000 | $6,394 | $76,980 | $57,935 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 98 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 97 | $12,500 | $79,376 | $94,312 | $88,910 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 69 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 61 | $41,101 | $99,794 | $117,938 | $127,347 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 60 | $20,500 | $49,949 | $58,349 | $65,123 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 41 | $36,944 | $101,176 | $132,040 | $120,193 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,688 |
| Behavioral SciencesMaster's | Master's | 19 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,412 | $50,706 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $27,000 | Withheld | $51,458 | $61,296 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,487 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | $48,955 | $68,737 | $82,751 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $27,000 | Withheld | $57,850 | $51,790 |
| Legal Support ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,747 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Daemen University cost?
$18,693 a year is the average net price at Daemen University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $35,218, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $45,192. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,773 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Daemen University?
68% of applicants are admitted to Daemen University. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Daemen University graduates earn?
$61,808 a year is the median pay of former Daemen University students who work, 10 years after they started ($59,912 after 6 years). That ranks 697 of 5,094 US colleges and 85 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $101,176.
How much student debt do Daemen University graduates have?
$22,091 is the median federal student loan debt of Daemen University graduates, about $234 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 63% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Daemen University?
59% of first-time, full-time students at Daemen University finish within 6 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Daemen University?
Natural Sciences (110 bachelor's graduates), Special Education and Teaching (98 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (97 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 61 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.