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D'Youville University

Buffalo, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·dyu.edu
6-yr Graduation
67%
+8.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
2,556
peer median 3,062
Avg net price
$20,433
-$1.8k vs Doctoral/Professional
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About

D'Youville University is a private university in Buffalo, New York, United States. It was founded as D'Youville College in 1908 and named by the Grey Nuns after the patroness saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville. As of fall 2022, the university offers 54 degree majors in the health sciences, business, and liberal arts for undergraduate and graduate students. In February 2022, the New York State Board of Regents approved a name change to D'Youville University.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,786
2,786 candidates competed
Admitted
2,267
81.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
252
11.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
67%+8.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
36%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
67%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

24.2pp gap
Pell recipients
53%52 of 98
Non-Pell (all)
77%112 of 145
Subsidized loan, no Pell
74%48 of 65
No Federal Aid
80%64 of 80

Non-Pell students graduate at a 24.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 55 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
55
Passing
13
23.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
3.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
3.6%
+3.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

55programs
  • Passing13 · 23.6%
  • No Data40 · 72.7%
  • Failing2 · 3.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
12
No data
40

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

15
Chiropractic
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-16.1%
$51,918 vs $61,854
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-0.7%
$61,412 vs $61,854
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+5.7%
$65,409 vs $61,854
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+26.2%
$78,089 vs $61,854
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+51.4%
$101,269 vs $66,899
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+63.2%
$56,053 vs $34,350
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+77.6%
$60,998 vs $34,350
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+79.9%
$61,801 vs $34,350

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-0.7%
−$442

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

14
Chiropractic
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
312%
$162,111 debt · $51,918 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
132%
$103,153 debt · $78,089 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
110%
$139,136 debt · $126,231 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
94%
$61,500 debt · $65,409 earn
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
46%
$28,208 debt · $61,412 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
44%
$26,880 debt · $61,801 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
41%
$26,000 debt · $63,979 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
39%
$26,000 debt · $66,182 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1928Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 12

Action history · 12

  1. Feb 2026Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  2. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Aug 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  4. Jan 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  5. Jun 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,259
$30–48k$15,826
$48–75k$19,722
$75–110k$24,476
$110k+$27,794

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,433
-$1,802vs Doctoral/Professional median $22,235
Federal loans
65.2%
In-state tuition
$34,940
Out-of-state
$34,940

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 546 students received $3.0M in Pell grants, alongside $37.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
546
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.0M
$3,041,455 total
Direct Loans
$37.9M
2,133 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.4M
549 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
571 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$15.6M
582 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.4M
106 loan awards
Grad PLUS$15.2M
325 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 810 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (0.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.6%
-1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
810
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.8%
2017
3.9%
2018
2.1%
2019
0.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at D'Youville

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

868 total completions
01Health Professions
55764.2%
02Liberal Arts
16819.4%
03Business
526.0%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
435.0%
05Psychology
172.0%
06Biological Sciences
172.0%
07Education
101.2%
08Social Sciences
30.3%
09Physical Sciences
10.1%
10History
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,556
12-mo unduplicated
2,808
Undergraduate
1,370
Graduate
1,438

Gender split

Men
26%741
Women
74%2,067

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.0%
Black
17.4%
Hispanic
8.1%
Non-resident
7.1%
Asian
7.1%
Unknown
6.0%
Two or more
3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
316
137 M · 179 W
Women athletes
56.6%
Athletic aid
$2.9M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.3M
$1.6M
Recruiting expense
$23K
$36K
Head-coach salaries
$42K
$39K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Soccer
32 M · 26 W
$835K
Lacrosse
30 M · 25 W
$732K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
— · 53 W
$247K
Baseball
38 M · —
$633K
Volleyball
14 M · 18 W
$620K
Basketball
17 M · 13 W
$872K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.93
10 offenses · 2,544 students

3-year trend

4.582 yrs ago9.131 yr ago3.93Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
45
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
6
Aggravated assault
4

By location

10total
  • On campus2
  • Public property8

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs05
Liquor014

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
125

D'Youville vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions D'Youville selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectD'Youville University
67%—2,556$20,433Doctoral/Professional
Alvernia University
56%58.1%2,796$28,138Doctoral/Professional
Andrews University
72%81.9%2,940$12,547Doctoral/Professional
Belhaven University
49%49.8%4,213$15,676Doctoral/Professional
Bellarmine University
64%86.1%2,886$21,499Doctoral/Professional
Bethel University
71%87.8%3,603$28,556Doctoral/Professional
Brenau University
35%87.8%2,436$18,924Doctoral/Professional
Carson-Newman University
53%90.4%2,669$20,251Doctoral/Professional
Daemen University
59%68.3%2,540$18,693Doctoral/Professional
Dallas Baptist University
58%88.8%4,124$28,516Doctoral/Professional
DeSales University
72%77.1%2,972$31,643Doctoral/Professional
Gardner-Webb University
54%77.2%3,104$17,674Doctoral/Professional
Hampton University
57%62.2%4,244$25,319Doctoral/Professional
Husson University
59%81.0%3,367$21,005Doctoral/Professional
Lesley University
58%96.9%2,557$31,152Doctoral/Professional
Marymount University
54%93.2%4,060$29,137Doctoral/Professional
Oklahoma City University
65%77.0%2,966$22,857Doctoral/Professional
Palm Beach Atlantic University
55%82.0%4,147$28,354Doctoral/Professional
Point Park University
59%96.9%3,448$25,942Doctoral/Professional
Roosevelt University
46%97.2%4,281$20,194Doctoral/Professional
Saint Ambrose University
61%77.3%2,498$24,691Doctoral/Professional
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
66%92.8%4,505$11,704Doctoral/Professional
Seattle Pacific University
62%83.4%2,261$24,488Doctoral/Professional
Springfield College
74%71.9%2,599$30,587Doctoral/Professional
St Catherine University
61%91.8%3,651$19,764Doctoral/Professional
The College of Saint Scholastica
71%93.0%2,930$27,846Doctoral/Professional
Trevecca Nazarene University
53%69.4%3,195$16,813Doctoral/Professional
Union University
66%60.4%2,713$27,171Doctoral/Professional
University of Charleston
44%61.5%3,062$22,107Doctoral/Professional
University of Lynchburg
57%43.0%2,316$22,235Doctoral/Professional
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
49%95.8%3,321$26,106Doctoral/Professional
University of St Francis
67%65.3%3,074$13,006Doctoral/Professional
University of St Thomas
69%89.9%4,301$19,359Doctoral/Professional
Valparaiso University
70%89.4%2,579$18,578Doctoral/Professional
Western New England University
64%83.5%3,674$27,290Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median59%82.7%3,062$22,235

Institutions like D'Youville

Explore the federal data for institutions in D'Youville's comparison group.

IPEDS

D'Youville Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Research & Assessment Support
Reports to Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor to the President
Email
iras [at] dyc.edu
Phone
716-829-8000
Address
320 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14201

The institutional research mission is to provide accurate, timely, and relevant information to the D'Youville community in support of planning and executive decision-making. The assessment support mission is to provide tools, guidance, services, and training to faculty and staff for developing and implementing assessment plans for the purposes of monitoring and improving student learning outcomes and satisfaction; enhancing curriculum, instruction, and services; and informing institutional decision-making.

Visit IR office page

Common Data Set

D'Youville's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Notable alumni of D'Youville (11)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Jasmina Barhoumi
  • Eleonora Cecchini
  • Marcella Farinelli Fierro
  • Edith M. Flanigen
  • Tara Hedican
  • Tim Kennedy
    Politics
  • Dorothy H. Rose
  • John Tavares
    Athletics
  • Matthew Varey
  • Ann Wood-Kelly
  • Angela Wozniak

Frequently asked questions about D'Youville University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about D'Youville.

What is the graduation rate at D'Youville University?

D'Youville University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend D'Youville University?

D'Youville University reports a total enrollment of 2,556 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at D'Youville University?

The average net price at D'Youville University is $20,433 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at D'Youville University?

D'Youville University's yield rate is 11.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is D'Youville University located?

D'Youville University is located in Buffalo, New York 14201-1084.

Who runs Institutional Research at D'Youville University?

D'Youville University's IR work is done by the Institutional Research & Assessment Support, which reports to Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor to the President.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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