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DeSales University is a private national university located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. DeSales University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at DeSales University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $56,641 10 years after enrolling, 38th in Pennsylvania, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, DeSales University bachelor students earn 1% more than the national average. DeSales University is ranked 50th in Pennsylvania.
DeSales University’s median net annual cost of $29,547 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at DeSales University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Accounting, Biology, Psychology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$29,547
Average years to graduate
4.2
Marketing
Rank: #160
Economic score: 3.26
Finance
Rank: #236
Economic score: 3.3
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
Rank: #3
Economic score: 3.93
HR Management
Rank: #99
Economic score: 5.1
Health & Fitness
Rank: #194
Economic score: 6.1
Education
Rank: #397
Economic score: 8.29
Computer science
Rank: #278
Economic score: 9.92
FIlm, Video & Photography
Rank: #62
Economic score: 14.92
Drama
Rank: #119
Economic score: 30.24
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 34.49
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at DeSales University - Business Administration, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Registered Nursing, Criminal Justice - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 68% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at DeSales University is 2% higher than the state average, and 1% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At DeSales University, Pell Grant recipients represent 24% of the measured graduating class, 11% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at DeSales University graduates within 4.2 years.
DeSales University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
DeSales University’s economic mobility score of 14.37 is calculated by adjusting the 3.05 economic score of lower-income students by the 24% pell grant recipients within the student body. DeSales University’s EMS of 14.37 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at DeSales University pays $29,547 a year, $27,647 less than the $57,194 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $29,547
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At DeSales University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $29,547 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 71% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,594. This is 17% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,226
Pell grants
$4,906
State grants
$3,986
Institutional grants
$24,711
DeSales University offers 14 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level DeSales University offers 16 programs, 12 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
30
Hybrid programs
18
Percentage of programs online
50%
DeSales University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 78% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,554 applicants, of which 2,780 were admitted and 516 enrolled. DeSales University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
78%
83%
Female
66%
59%
First time
63%
59%
In-state
67%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
70%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
12%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%