Niagara University
Niagara University, New York · Website
$56,196
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,196
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Niagara University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Niagara University, New York with 2,653 undergraduates and 1,341 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,248 a year (tuition and fees $39,345). It admits 87% of applicants and 75% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,196 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,475 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,248
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$39,345
US median $11,837
Admission rate
87%
US median 78%
Completion rate
75%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,475
About $270 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,196
Rank 1,016 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
- $17,248
- Tuition and fees
- $39,345
- Cost of attendance
- $51,632
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 55%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,564
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,510
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,322
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,355
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,990
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 $29,900 in 2015-16 to $39,345 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
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1,168
- SAT reading, middle
- 570
- SAT math, middle
- 577
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 2,653
- Graduate students
- 1,341
- Part-time students
- 1.9%
- Women
- 66%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 75%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 72
- Endowment
- $100.3M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 1,016 of 5,094 US colleges and 109 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,248 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $39,345 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 87% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 75% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,475 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,289 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,196 | $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. 72% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
72 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 170 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 103 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $26,211 | $72,470 | $97,834 | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 67 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 50 | $28,641 | $60,920 | Withheld | $125,988 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $19,750 | $53,531 | $65,154 | $68,257 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $26,997 | $36,781 | $60,995 | $55,556 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 43 | Withheld | $45,836 | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $26,997 | Withheld | $55,947 | $55,695 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,509 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $25,750 | Withheld | $50,897 | $50,499 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $25,093 | $31,790 | Withheld | $56,726 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $25,280 | Withheld | $73,611 | $69,303 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,571 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 20 | $34,325 | $53,815 | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $26,026 | Withheld | $48,037 | $47,382 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $24,250 | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $23,658 | Withheld | $66,459 | $76,194 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,033 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Niagara University cost?
$17,248 a year is the average net price at Niagara University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $39,345, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $51,632. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,564 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Niagara University?
87% of applicants are admitted to Niagara University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,168 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Niagara University graduates earn?
$56,196 a year is the median pay of former Niagara University students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,289 after 6 years). That ranks 1,016 of 5,094 US colleges and 109 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $72,470.
How much student debt do Niagara University graduates have?
$25,475 is the median federal student loan debt of Niagara University graduates, about $270 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 55% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Niagara University?
75% of first-time, full-time students at Niagara University finish within 6 years. 80% 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 Niagara University?
Education, General (170 bachelor's graduates), Educational Administration and Supervision (103 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (90 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 72 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.