Daemen University

Amherst, NY · Private

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Admission rate

Daemen University admitted 68.3% of applicants university-wide (2,546 of 3,730).

CohortAdmit rateAdmittedApplicants
University-wide68.3%2,5463,730
Men60.6%6801,122
Women71.5%1,8662,608

Also offers Early Action — the Common Data Set doesn't publish EA admit counts.

Of 2,546 admitted students, 292 enrolled (11.5% yield).

Daemen University U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard · Sections C1–C2 · 2023 — Published cohort admit rates — context, not an applicant-specific probability.

Test scores and GPA of admitted students

GPA (mid-50%, 4.0 scale)
3.50–3.50

Testing policy: Recommended

Daemen University U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard · Sections C9–C12 · 2023 — Published admit stats reflect the entire incoming class unless explicitly labeled international-only.

Cost and financial aid

Published cost of attendance: $50,448/yr.

Out-of-state tuition$35,218
Fees, housing, food, books & other$15,230
Sticker cost of attendance$50,448/yr

Average net price by family income (US, federal aid data)

Under $30k$10,773
$30k–48k$13,276
$48k–75k$17,289
$75k–110k$18,863
Over $110k$25,356

U.S. Dept. of Education · College Scorecard — average net price by family income (Title IV, from IPEDS) · 2023

US applicants

Need- and merit-based aid available.

  • Presidential Scholarship — Up to $22,000 per year (Presidential)
  • Dean's Scholarship — Up to $18,000 per year (Merit)
  • Trustee Scholarship — $16,000 per year (Trustee)
  • Transfer Academic Scholarship — Up to $15,000 per year (Merit)
  • Academic Achievement Scholarship — $14,000 per year (Merit)
  • Founders Scholarship — Up to $14,000 per year (Merit)
  • Daemen Scholarship — Up to $10,000 per year (Merit)
  • Daemen Fellows — Full tuition (Full Tuition)
  • Daemen University Need-Based Grant — Varies (Need Based)

International applicants

No need-based aid reported for internationals.

  • Presidential Scholarship — Up to $22,000 per year (Presidential)
  • Dean's Scholarship — Up to $18,000 per year (Merit)
  • Trustee Scholarship — $16,000 per year (Trustee)
  • Transfer Academic Scholarship — Up to $15,000 per year (Merit)
  • Academic Achievement Scholarship — $14,000 per year (Merit)
  • Founders Scholarship — Up to $14,000 per year (Merit)
  • Daemen Scholarship — Up to $10,000 per year (Merit)
  • Daemen Fellows — Full tuition (Full Tuition)

Daemen University U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard · Sections G–H · 2023

Application requirements

US applicants

  • High School Transcript
  • Personal Essay
  • Letters of Recommendation
  • FAFSA (recommended)

International applicants

  • High School Transcript
  • Personal Essay
  • Letters of Recommendation
  • FAFSA (recommended)
  • English proficiency (IELTS/TOEFL)
  • GPA credential conversion
  • Predicted Class XII marksheet
  • Financial documentation (I-20)

Daemen University · Application requirements (official admissions pages) · 2025

Essay prompts

The Common App personal essay is required (one of 7 shared prompts), plus 1 college-specific supplement:

  1. Write a 250 word essay on a topic of your choice.250 words · Required

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Prompts from the Common App member feed · verified Jul 3, 2026

Graduate outcomes

Median earnings
$61,808
Median earnings · 10 years after entry
Graduation rate
58.9%
Within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
80%
Return for year two · CDS Section B
Median debt
$22,091
At graduation

Daemen University · U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2023 release) · 2023 — Earnings and debt figures are federal data for aid-receiving graduates — cohort outcomes, not a guarantee for any individual student.

Published rankings

  • U.S. News National: #358
  • WSJ: #287

Deadlines

  • 2027-05-01Regular Decision — Standard deadline

Daemen University U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard · Sections C21–C22 · 2023

Academics and campus

Largest degree fields: Interdisciplinary studies (25%), Business & marketing (17%), Visual & performing arts (6%).

Student–faculty ratio: 14:1 · 69% of class sections have under 20 students.

Daemen University U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard · Sections E, F, I · 2023 — Published institutional figures for the reporting year — descriptive of the current student body, not a prediction about your experience.

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