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Villa Maria College

Buffalo, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·villa.edu
6-yr Graduation
31%
-23.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
611
peer median 1,366
Avg net price
$13,494
-$9.2k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Villa Maria College is a small, private, Catholic institution located in Buffalo, New York, founded by the Felician Sisters. The college offers 22 degree programs across six departments and has a diverse student body of over 500 students. Notable focus areas include Digital Media Arts, Health Sciences, and Fine Arts & Design.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
999
999 candidates competed
Admitted
865
86.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
209
24.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
31%-23.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
23%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
29%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

19.2pp gap
Pell recipients
25%20 of 81
Non-Pell (all)
44%19 of 43
Subsidized loan, no Pell
38%6 of 16
No Federal Aid
48%13 of 27

Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.2-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 40 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 37 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
40
Passing
3
7.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

40programs
  • Passing3 · 7.5%
  • No Data37 · 92.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
37

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.

3
Graphic Communications
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+3.3%
$35,482 vs $34,350
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+34.3%
$46,147 vs $34,350
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+40.8%
$48,379 vs $34,350

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Graphic Communications
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+3.3%
+$1,132

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Graphic Communications
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
75%
$26,600 debt · $35,482 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
33%
$15,250 debt · $46,147 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 1972Next review Jan 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 5

  1. Aug 2022Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  2. Feb 2022Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Dec 2016Initial Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  5. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting 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$13,049
$30–48k$13,265
$48–75k$12,274
$75–110k$12,775
$110k+$25,069

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

Avg net price (private)
$13,494
-$9,229vs Baccalaureate median $22,723
Federal loans
52.3%
In-state tuition
$28,670
Out-of-state
$28,670

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, 437 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $2.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
437
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.5M
$2,450,074 total
Direct Loans
$2.4M
591 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
284 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
280 loan awards
Parent PLUS$290K
27 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 227 borrowers who entered repayment, 19 (8.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
8.3%
+6.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
227
Defaulted
19
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.1%
2017
19.5%
2018
22.1%
2019
8.3%
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 Villa Maria College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs33
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

93 total completions
01Visual/Performing Arts
4346.2%
02Business
1516.1%
03Health Professions
1212.9%
04Comm. Technologies
99.7%
05Engineering
55.4%
06Psychology
44.3%
07Communication
33.2%
08Liberal Arts
11.1%
09English Language
11.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
611
12-mo unduplicated
889
Undergraduate
889
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%379
Women
57%510

Race / ethnicity composition

White
44.3%
Black
35.2%
Two or more
7.1%
Hispanic
5.8%
Asian
3.0%
Non-resident
3.0%
Unknown
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
59
20 M · 39 W
Women athletes
66.1%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$359K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$15K
$15K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Basketball
20 M · 15 W
$133K
Other Sports
— · 24 W
$67K

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
9.17
5 offenses · 545 students

3-year trend

2.212 yrs ago4.301 yr ago9.17Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
3
Robbery
1
Burglary
1

By location

5total
  • On campus4
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs10
Liquor00

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
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
29

Villa Maria College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Villa Maria College 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
SubjectVilla Maria College
31%—611$13,494Baccalaureate
Aquinas College
65%89.9%1,157$16,626Baccalaureate
Daemen University
59%68.3%2,540$18,693Doctoral/Professional
Felician University
47%94.0%2,427$40,045Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Fisher College
25%70.7%1,652$26,649Baccalaureate
Hilbert College
55%97.2%968$22,723Baccalaureate
Holy Cross College
45%75.2%661$26,728Baccalaureate
Keuka College
58%68.1%1,366$24,338Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Keystone College
35%84.8%952$22,051Baccalaureate
Russell Sage College
56%53.3%2,790$22,917Doctoral/Professional
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
54%96.0%1,763$18,196Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median54%80.0%1,366$22,723

Institutions like Villa Maria College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Villa Maria College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Villa Maria College Institutional Research office

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

Team
2 members
  • N. Mary Nesline
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Param Kaur
    Institutional Research Analyst

Reports & documents (2)

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

Frequently asked questions about Villa Maria College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Villa Maria College.

What is the graduation rate at Villa Maria College?

Villa Maria College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Villa Maria College?

Villa Maria College reports a total enrollment of 611 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Villa Maria College?

The average net price at Villa Maria College is $13,494 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Villa Maria College?

Villa Maria College's yield rate is 24.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Villa Maria College located?

Villa Maria College is located in Buffalo, New York 14225-3999.

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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