Niagara University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Vincentian)
Population 800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,207 (8% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 198 (4% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,667
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 75%
From Region 3%
Athletes 356 (13.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 55%
International 25%
Black 7%
Hispanic 6%
Asian 2%
Mixed 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
Niagara University 768 33% 54% 2% 3% 4% 29% $61,957 15 -0.35 53 97%
Computer Science 23 +1 83% 52% 4% 17% 0% 9% $78,702 4 -1.35 81 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,538 48 -0.10 70 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,493 21 -0.71 63 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,813 44 -0.15 69 — — — — —
Biology 25 — 36% 76% 0% 4% 4% 8% $75,579 90 +1.06 77 95% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $72,388 61 +0.26 73 — — — — —
Environmental Science 9 — 22% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $56,617 40 -0.26 38 — — — — —
Nursing 86 — 17% 73% 1% 3% 7% 5% $91,979 58 -0.03 91 98% — — — —
Accounting 21 — 57% 81% 5% 0% 5% 10% $69,506 12 -1.13 68 98% — — — —
Actuarial Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,584 1 -2.00 73 — — — — —
Applied Marketing 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,930 3 -1.61 39 95% — — — —
Business — — — — — — — — $97,625 87 +1.04 93 97% — — — —
Business Administration 41 +1 68% 63% 7% 5% 0% 12% $63,573 17 -0.73 57 100% — — — —
Business and Managerial Economics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,526 54 -0.21 75 — — — — —
Economics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,227 8 -1.08 68 — — — — —
Hospitality Management 9 — 44% 67% 0% 0% 11% 11% $53,345 21 -0.65 29 100% — — — —
Marketing 25 — 32% 72% 8% 0% 4% 16% $56,930 3 -1.61 39 95% — — — —
Public Finance 20 — 85% 60% 5% 5% 15% 5% $75,498 11 -0.81 77 100% — — — —
Sports Management 42 — 79% 69% 0% 7% 2% 14% $52,744 18 -0.90 28 94% — — — —
Tourism and Travel Services Management 7 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $53,345 21 -0.65 29 100% — — — —
English 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $50,756 46 -0.20 23 — — — — —
History 9 — 56% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $52,130 32 -0.47 26 — — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $54,502 34 -0.52 32 — — — — —
Communication 19 +1 42% 63% 11% 16% 0% 5% $57,045 35 -0.45 40 100% — — — —
Gerontology 3 — 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% 0% $56,553 71 +0.39 38 — — — — —
International Affairs 4 — 0% 25% 0% 25% 0% 25% $62,002 24 -0.56 53 — — — — —
Political Science 15 — 60% 87% 0% 0% 7% 0% $64,485 30 -0.57 59 — — — — —
Psychology 28 — 7% 82% 7% 4% 4% 4% $55,511 22 -0.64 35 83% — — — —
Social Work 13 — 0% 23% 0% 0% 8% 54% $56,702 72 +0.41 39 94% — — — —
Sociology 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $53,021 39 -0.35 28 — — — — —
Biology Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $55,183 47 -0.25 34 97% — — — —
Business Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $54,326 29 -0.63 32 — — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,706 42 -0.29 33 — — — — —
Education 181 — 17% 1% 0% 0% 0% 90% $54,803 52 -0.03 33 — — — — —
Elementary Education 29 — 3% 52% 0% 0% 7% 31% $51,233 45 -0.16 24 100% — — — —
Elementary Special Education 31 — 13% 84% 0% 0% 3% 10% $50,230 21 -0.86 21 100% — — — —
English Education 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,183 54 -0.04 34 97% — — — —
French Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,183 54 -0.04 34 97% — — — —
General Education 12 — 33% 58% 0% 17% 8% 0% $51,045 29 -0.47 23 — — — — —
Mathematics Education 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $55,183 47 -0.25 34 97% — — — —
Secondary Special Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,230 21 -0.86 21 100% — — — —
Social Studies Education 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,183 54 -0.06 34 97% — — — —
Spanish Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,183 54 -0.04 34 97% — — — —
Teacher Education 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $51,233 30 -0.45 24 100% — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,397 49 -0.15 32 — — — — —
Art History 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,269 12 -0.90 6 — — — — —
Theater 14 — 43% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $40,612 35 -0.33 6 — — — — —
Criminology 47 +1 40% 70% 0% 6% 4% 9% $59,631 53 -0.04 46 98% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,098
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 67%
6-Year Graduation Rate 74%
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
Education 36.6% 281 17% 26% 0% 1% 2% 63% $53,679 51 -0.18 30 100% —
Business & Economics 22.1% 170 62% 69% 4% 4% 4% 12% $61,258 6 -0.96 51 97% —
Health Sciences 11.2% 86 17% 73% 1% 3% 7% 5% $91,979 89 -0.03 91 98% —
Social Sciences 11.2% 86 23% 64% 5% 7% 5% 12% $57,818 48 -0.37 42 91% —
Professional 6.1% 47 40% 70% 0% 6% 4% 9% $59,631 25 -0.04 46 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.2% 32 38% 78% 3% 3% 3% 6% $74,479 85 +0.82 76 95% —
Computer Science 3.0% 23 83% 52% 4% 17% 0% 9% $78,702 6 -1.35 81 — —
Arts 2.1% 16 44% 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% $40,569 8 -0.40 6 — —
Humanities 1.4% 11 55% 73% 0% 0% 27% 0% $51,880 30 -0.42 26 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 9 22% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $56,617 36 -0.26 38 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 7 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,227 20 -0.45 66 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #446 77% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #484 0% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 4 #289 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.5M #580 75% — 4 #525 — —

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 D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 32 $716K $716K $0
Ice Hockey 28 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Swimming 28 $422K $422K $0
Soccer 26 $571K $571K $0
Basketball 14 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Cross Country 11 $165K $166K -$1K
Golf 9 $136K $136K $0
Tennis 7 $166K $166K $0
Total 155 $7.0M $7.0M -$1K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 33 $955K $955K $0
Soccer 31 $765K $765K $0
Softball 29 $515K $515K $0
Swimming 28 $422K $422K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 25 $342K $342K $0
Volleyball 16 $472K $472K $0
Basketball 13 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Bowling 13 $162K $162K $0
Cross Country 8 $119K $118K $1K
Golf 8 $171K $171K $0
Tennis 7 $166K $166K $0
Total 201 $6.0M $6.0M $1K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 57 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Swimming 56 $844K $844K $0
Lacrosse 33 $955K $955K $0
Baseball 32 $716K $716K $0
Softball 29 $515K $515K $0
Ice Hockey 28 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Basketball 27 $4.6M $4.6M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 25 $342K $342K $0
Cross Country 19 $284K $284K $0
Golf 17 $308K $308K $0
Volleyball 16 $472K $472K $0
Tennis 14 $332K $332K $0
Bowling 13 $162K $162K $0
Total 356 $15.4M $15.4M $0

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 72%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

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
Submitted Test Scores 20%
SAT Range 1060 – 1230
SAT Math Range 530 – 610
SAT RW Range 530 – 620