DeSales University

DeSales University is a private nonprofit college in Center Valley, PA. Its average net price is $29,183 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$30,171
$30,001 to $48,000$22,336
$48,001 to $75,000$22,319
$75,001 to $110,000$26,459
$110,001 and up$31,965
$48,300Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$48,300Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$29,183Average Net Price
$14,200Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,161Books and Supplies
$2,073Other Expenses
30.9%Students on Pell Grants
84.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

77.1%Acceptance Rate
550 to 640SAT Reading, Middle Half
540 to 620SAT Math, Middle Half
27 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$60,681
8 years after entry$63,001
10 years after entry$69,129
69.5%Graduation Rate
83.0%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Center Valley, PALocation
Large suburbSetting
2,128Undergraduate 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$70,726 Small program - rough guide n=40$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=72
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,218 Small program - rough guide n=69$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=60
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$40,061 National median for this major n=902Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Criminal Justice$50,514 Small program - rough guide n=46$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=40
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$25,454 Small program - rough guide n=36$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not 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
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$52,303 Small program - rough guide n=42$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=36
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$58,869 National median for this major n=912Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$36,167 Small program - rough guide n=35$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=57
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$91,612 n=167$30,750 n=168
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=42
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$24,125 Small program - rough guide n=38
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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