Daemen University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,207 (8% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 198 (3% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,601
Men / Women 26% / 74%
From State 90%
From Region 2%
Athletes 221 (14.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Black 9%
Hispanic 7%
Asian 4%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Daemen University 396 19% 79% 4% 7% 5% 1% $63,579 21 -0.12 61 99% 2.0%
Computational and Applied Mathematics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,182 5 -1.09 78 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $71,798 36 -0.51 75 — — — — —
Biochemistry — — — — — — — — $70,459 47 -0.09 73 — — — — —
Biological Sciences — — — — — — — — $67,973 58 +0.18 69 — — — — —
Biology 10 — 30% 60% 10% 20% 10% 0% $65,545 46 -0.10 65 — — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,907 35 -0.24 67 — — — — —
Environmental Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,197 75 +0.57 60 — — — — —
Natural Sciences 105 — 21% 83% 10% 1% 4% 0% $73,268 97 +1.84 77 99% — — — —
Health and Wellness 7 — 0% 57% 0% 29% 14% 0% $53,878 10 -1.00 36 100% — — — —
Nursing 64 — 6% 86% 5% 5% 2% 0% $96,398 73 +0.41 94 98% 2.0% — — —
Accounting 10 — 70% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $70,534 14 -1.07 73 98% — — — —
Business Administration 11 — 64% 45% 0% 18% 9% 27% $65,692 24 -0.62 65 — — — — —
Business Studies 5 — 60% 40% 0% 40% 20% 0% $66,988 30 -0.55 67 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $67,157 22 -0.64 68 — — — — —
International Business 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $72,098 38 -0.51 75 — — — — —
Marketing 9 — 67% 78% 0% 22% 0% 0% $65,771 16 -0.92 65 — — — — —
English — — — — — — — — $43,519 8 -1.08 12 — — — — —
History 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,672 11 -0.90 20 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,907 38 -0.24 23 — — — — —
Communication 2 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $52,822 18 -0.85 33 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% 0% $58,854 13 -0.98 49 — — — — —
Psychology 20 — 10% 85% 0% 15% 0% 0% $48,082 12 -1.06 21 100% — — — —
Social Sciences 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $50,155 22 -0.61 26 — — — — —
Social Work 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,205 61 +0.23 40 100% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $57,992 34 -0.32 47 — — — — —
Biology Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,899 9 -0.85 23 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 5 — 0% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $41,908 3 -1.54 9 — — — — —
Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,369 6 -1.49 10 — — — — —
Elementary Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $41,980 3 -1.53 10 — — — — —
General Education 79 — 0% 92% 0% 0% 1% 1% $39,107 2 -1.87 6 — — — — —
Mathematics Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,808 9 -0.86 23 — — — — —
Social Studies Education — — — — — — — — $48,514 5 -1.16 22 — — — — —
Special Education 9 — 0% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,846 6 -1.37 18 — — — — —
Art Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $43,952 37 -0.31 12 — — — — —
Arts Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,356 16 -0.81 9 — — — — —
Digital Arts 14 — 50% 57% 0% 21% 7% 0% $43,590 11 -0.82 12 — — — — —
Drawing 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $40,418 20 -0.69 8 — — — — —
Graphic Design 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,724 8 -1.12 16 — — — — —
Painting 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,680 22 -0.66 8 — — — — —
Paralegal Studies 4 — 25% 50% 25% 25% 0% 0% $64,209 77 +0.59 62 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,290
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Agriculture & Food Science 26.8% 106 21% 83% 10% 1% 4% 0% $73,173 96 +1.82 77 99% —
Education 25.5% 101 2% 88% 0% 1% 3% 1% $40,378 1 -1.76 8 — —
Health Sciences 17.9% 71 6% 83% 4% 7% 3% 0% $92,206 90 +0.27 92 99% 2.0%
Business & Economics 9.8% 39 64% 62% 0% 18% 10% 10% $67,395 19 -0.79 68 98% —
Social Sciences 7.8% 31 10% 61% 3% 19% 6% 0% $50,663 12 -0.88 27 100% —
Arts 6.1% 24 38% 71% 0% 12% 8% 0% $42,982 15 -0.82 11 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 15 33% 73% 7% 13% 7% 0% $65,999 41 -0.15 65 — —
Professional 1.0% 4 25% 50% 25% 25% 0% 0% $64,209 42 +0.59 62 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,182 38 -1.09 78 — —
Humanities 0.5% 2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,290 13 -0.57 21 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 50 $173K $173K $0
Soccer 30 $428K $428K $0
Basketball 17 $706K $686K $19K
Volleyball 17 $314K $298K $16K
Tennis 7 $98K $98K $0
Total 97 $1.7M $1.7M $36K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 64 $176K $176K $0
Soccer 27 $452K $453K -$530
Lacrosse 25 $303K $303K $0
Volleyball 16 $430K $409K $20K
Basketball 14 $611K $546K $65K
Tennis 12 $105K $105K $0
Bowling 10 $90K $79K $11K
Total 124 $2.2M $2.1M $96K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 114 $349K $349K $0
Soccer 57 $881K $882K -$530
Volleyball 33 $744K $707K $37K
Basketball 31 $1.3M $1.2M $84K
Lacrosse 25 $303K $303K $0
Tennis 19 $203K $203K $0
Bowling 10 $90K $79K $11K
Total 221 $5.3M $5.0M $274K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional