Villa Maria College
Buffalo, New York · Also known as Villa · Website
$38,857
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,857
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Villa Maria College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Buffalo, New York with 603 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $13,494 a year (tuition and fees $28,670). It admits 87% of applicants and 31% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $38,857 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,494
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$28,670
US median $11,837
Admission rate
87%
US median 78%
Completion rate
31%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,250
About $225 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,857
Rank 2,880 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
- $13,494
- Tuition and fees
- $28,670
- Cost of attendance
- $36,335
- Students with a need-based grant
- 65%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,049
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,265
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,274
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,775
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,069
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 $20,260 in 2015-16 to $28,670 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%
- SAT reading, middle
- 510
- SAT math, middle
- 445
- Undergraduates
- 603
- Part-time students
- 11%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 31%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 28
- Endowment
- $2.58M
- 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 2,880 of 5,094 US colleges and 228 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,494 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $28,670 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 87% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 31% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,250 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,635 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,857 | $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. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
28 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,379 | $51,490 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | $13,264 | $31,909 | $46,147 | $42,269 |
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $35,482 | $43,283 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,240 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,497 |
| Historic Preservation and ConservationCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| WoodworkingCertificate | Certificate | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,127 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,660 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,889 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Villa Maria College cost?
$13,494 a year is the average net price at Villa Maria College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $28,670, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $36,335. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,049 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Villa Maria College?
87% of applicants are admitted to Villa Maria College. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Villa Maria College graduates earn?
$38,857 a year is the median pay of former Villa Maria College students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,635 after 6 years). That ranks 2,880 of 5,094 US colleges and 228 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's) at $31,909.
How much student debt do Villa Maria College graduates have?
$21,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Villa Maria College graduates, about $225 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Villa Maria College?
31% of first-time, full-time students at Villa Maria College 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 Villa Maria College?
Design and Applied Arts (17 bachelor's graduates), Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (15 associate's graduates), Graphic Communications (9 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 28 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.