D'Youville University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for D'Youville University

D'Youville University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Buffalo, New York (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,258 students of which 1,319 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. D'Youville University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 81.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,130 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,433, with published in-state tuition of $34,940 and a Pell grant recipient share of 39.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 61.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.4%. Graduates earn a median of $66,942 ten years after enrolling, compared with $63,804 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 111100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 77.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.