DeSales University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (26%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,959
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 69%
From Region 28%
Athletes 367 (19.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Hispanic 15%
Asian 5%
Black 5%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%
International 0%

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
DeSales University 506 31% 74% 4% 5% 13% 0% $71,177 47 -0.00 63 98% 6.9%
Computer Science 26 — 85% 62% 12% 0% 19% 0% $73,802 2 -1.50 68 100% — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $71,072 53 -0.05 63 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,322 30 -0.60 59 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $70,734 48 -0.07 62 — — — — —
Biology 41 — 17% 76% 2% 2% 15% 0% $75,774 91 +1.08 71 98% — — — —
Neuroscience 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,229 66 +0.37 63 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,609 67 +0.46 50 — — — — —
Exercise Science 19 — 37% 68% 11% 5% 16% 0% $67,186 75 +0.63 54 100% — — — —
Nursing 92 — 14% 78% 5% 4% 7% 0% $94,476 67 +0.22 89 98% — — — —
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,214 58 +0.12 65 — — — — —
Pre-Physician Assistant 32 — 6% 69% 19% 3% 6% 0% $69,577 56 +0.08 59 — — — — —
Accounting 25 +5 60% 72% 4% 4% 20% 0% $75,929 27 -0.72 71 98% 5.2% — — —
Business Administration 31 +11 55% 71% 0% 13% 13% 0% $74,857 60 -0.14 70 100% 5.8% — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $78,435 24 -0.74 75 — — — — —
Finance 14 +11 71% 71% 7% 0% 7% 0% $92,797 45 -0.22 88 100% 5.6% — — —
Health Administration 18 — 11% 67% 0% 6% 22% 0% $55,401 18 -0.56 23 100% 9.0% — — —
Human Resources Management 5 — 0% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $69,118 30 -0.50 58 94% 6.3% — — —
Information Resources Management 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,386 30 -0.63 79 — — — — —
International Business — — — — — — — — $78,243 53 -0.24 75 — — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $81,638 31 -0.62 79 — — — — —
Marketing 23 +7 48% 74% 4% 0% 13% 0% $77,112 53 -0.04 73 94% 5.9% — — —
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 5 — 20% 20% 20% 40% 0% 0% $74,033 43 -0.28 68 — — — — —
Sports Management 8 +1 88% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,186 77 +0.63 54 100% — — — —
English 5 +2 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,858 34 -0.43 10 — — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,361 43 -0.24 22 — — — — —
General Studies — — — — — — — — $53,557 33 -0.36 18 — — — — —
History 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,068 23 -0.67 12 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,122 42 -0.32 27 — — — — —
Theology 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,447 11 -1.03 4 — — — — —
Communication 7 — 29% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $61,133 51 -0.07 38 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $61,444 52 -0.04 39 96% — — — —
Health Communication — — — — — — — — $66,059 33 -0.51 51 — — — — —
Media Studies — — — — — — — — $61,004 51 -0.08 38 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,378 32 -0.50 49 — — — — —
Psychology 30 +1 13% 80% 3% 0% 17% 0% $57,177 65 +0.32 27 91% 9.0% — — —
Early Childhood Education 14 — 7% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $49,250 30 -0.45 10 96% 7.3% — — —
Special Education 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $51,523 29 -0.66 14 — — — — —
Dance 6 +2 0% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $36,019 11 -0.94 2 100% — — — —
Film Production 9 — 33% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $48,236 48 -0.12 9 100% — — — —
Film and Video Arts — — — — — — — — $48,236 48 -0.12 9 100% — — — —
Theater 24 — 25% 75% 0% 4% 17% 0% $35,807 11 -0.97 2 94% — — — —
Criminal Justice 28 +1 36% 64% 0% 11% 25% 0% $67,386 88 +1.03 54 98% 7.5% — — —
Homeland Security 5 +1 40% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $65,120 82 +0.72 48 — — — — —
Pre-Law Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $62,327 69 +0.34 41 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $49,994
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 64%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

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
Health Sciences 30.4% 154 14% 77% 8% 4% 7% 0% $84,088 75 +0.25 81 99% —
Business & Economics 25.9% 131 50% 71% 3% 7% 13% 0% $74,082 38 -0.28 68 98% 6.2%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.1% 46 17% 74% 2% 4% 15% 0% $75,237 87 +0.97 70 98% —
Social Sciences 7.9% 40 20% 80% 2% 0% 15% 0% $58,484 49 +0.19 30 91% 9.0%
Arts 7.7% 39 23% 77% 0% 5% 13% 0% $38,708 5 -0.77 3 96% —
Professional 6.9% 35 37% 63% 0% 9% 29% 0% $66,773 49 +0.95 53 98% 7.5%
Computer Science 5.1% 26 85% 62% 12% 0% 19% 0% $73,802 3 -1.50 68 100% —
Education 3.4% 17 6% 76% 0% 6% 18% 0% $49,651 23 -0.49 11 96% 7.3%
Humanities 3.0% 15 47% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,472 18 -0.59 11 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 3 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $69,905 26 -0.42 60 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

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 D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 41 $234K $215K $19K
Baseball 38 $282K $264K $17K
Track & Field (outdoor) 38 $148K $145K $2K
Soccer 35 $172K $167K $4K
Cross Country 22 $105K $103K $2K
Basketball 20 $194K $159K $34K
Golf 9 $86K $80K $6K
Tennis 9 $60K $60K $759
Total 196 $1.3M $1.2M $89K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 32 $161K $154K $6K
Softball 28 $206K $203K $2K
Track & Field (outdoor) 26 $103K $102K $591
Field Hockey 22 $142K $140K $1K
Volleyball 21 $194K $189K $5K
Lacrosse 19 $154K $150K $3K
Basketball 15 $198K $188K $9K
Cross Country 13 $60K $60K $591
Tennis 10 $61K $60K $998
Total 171 $1.3M $1.3M $32K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 67 $333K $322K $11K
Track & Field (outdoor) 64 $251K $247K $3K
Lacrosse 60 $389K $366K $22K
Baseball 38 $282K $264K $17K
Basketball 35 $392K $347K $44K
Cross Country 35 $166K $163K $3K
Softball 28 $206K $203K $2K
Field Hockey 22 $142K $140K $1K
Volleyball 21 $194K $189K $5K
Tennis 19 $122K $120K $1K
Golf 9 $86K $80K $6K
Total 367 $3.8M $3.6M $171K

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 79%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 82% 25%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 26%
SAT Range 1090 – 1260
SAT Math Range 540 – 620
SAT RW Range 550 – 640