Daemen University

Daemen University is a private nonprofit college in Amherst, NY. Its average net price is $19,350 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$9,053
$30,001 to $48,000$11,443
$48,001 to $75,000$14,431
$75,001 to $110,000$18,792
$110,001 and up$27,439
$37,994Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$37,994Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$19,350Average Net Price
$14,230Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$1,500Other Expenses
49.3%Students on Pell Grants
61.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

68.3%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$62,808
8 years after entry$66,959
10 years after entry$68,139
58.9%Graduation Rate
75.7%Retention Rate
$21,751Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Amherst, NYLocation
Large suburbSetting
1,643Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$39,104 National median for this major n=1,159Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Legal Support Services$43,568 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048$6,200 Small program - rough guide n=37
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Natural Sciences$39,088 National median for this major n=528$27,000 n=160
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Registered Nursing$91,002 n=148$35,280 n=162
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=32

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