Daemen University
Private College in Amherst, NY. Six-year graduation rate 59%. Median 10-year earnings $61,808.
A decade after enrolling, the median Daemen University student earns $61,808 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. Six-year completion sits at 59%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $22,091, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Daemen University accepts 68% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. 3,730 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. Yield is low at 12%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 59% finish inside six years. 76% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,761 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $19,102 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $10,773 at the $0–30k band to $25,356 at $110k+. 97% of students get grant aid averaging $22,007, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. 65% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 374 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,773 |
| $30–48k | $13,276 |
| $48–75k | $17,289 |
| $75–110k | $18,863 |
| $110k+ | $25,356 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,142 of these 1,761 students, totalling $7,802,833 — an average of $6,833 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Erie County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)