Niagara University

Niagara University is a private nonprofit college in Niagara University, NY. Its average net price is $17,246 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$7,865
$30,001 to $48,000$10,487
$48,001 to $75,000$12,607
$75,001 to $110,000$19,550
$110,001 and up$25,305
$40,405Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$40,405Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$17,246Average Net Price
$13,740Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$530Books and Supplies
$2,700Other Expenses
29.6%Students on Pell Grants
51.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

87.4%Acceptance Rate
530 to 625SAT Reading, Middle Half
530 to 610SAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$54,093
8 years after entry$58,419
10 years after entry$60,491
63.4%Graduation Rate
80.4%Retention Rate
$24,994Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Niagara University, NYLocation
Large suburbSetting
2,653Undergraduate 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
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$51,300 Small program - rough guide n=34$26,500 Small program - rough guide n=44
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not 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
Criminology$43,484 Small program - rough guide n=73$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=74
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not 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
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Gerontology$42,094 National median for this major n=204Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,862 Small program - rough guide n=41$24,250 Small program - rough guide n=33
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not 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
Registered Nursing$83,978 n=144$27,000 n=140
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840$23,750 Small program - rough guide n=48
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
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747$25,250 Small program - rough guide n=45
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$25,451 Small program - rough guide n=36
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not 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=58,872$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published

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