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Niagara University is a private regional university located in Niagara University, New York. Niagara University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Niagara University is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,279 10 years after enrolling, 69th in New York, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Niagara University bachelor students earn 10% less than the national average. Niagara University is ranked 70th in New York.
Niagara University’s median net annual cost of $19,635 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 Niagara University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Criminology, Business Administration, Hospitality Mgmt., Health & Fitness, Accounting - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$19,635
Average years to graduate
4.2
Marketing
Rank: #187
Economic score: 3.42
Computer science
Rank: #280
Economic score: 11.63
Research&Experimental Psych
Rank: #45
Economic score: 20.38
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #474
Economic score: 24.45
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #453
Economic score: 31.35
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 Niagara University - Business and Commerce, Education (subject specific), Accounting, Special Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 74% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Niagara University is 7% higher than the state average, and 16% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Niagara University, Pell Grant recipients represent 28% of the measured graduating class, 7% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Niagara University graduates within 4.3 years.
Niagara University is in the top 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.
Niagara University’s economic mobility score of 18.42 is calculated by adjusting the 2.7 economic score of lower-income students by the 28% pell grant recipients within the student body. Niagara University’s EMS of 18.42 ranks in the top 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).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Niagara University pays $19,635 a year, $30,255 less than the $49,890 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 $19,635
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Niagara 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 $19,635 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 73% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,861. This is 19% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,676
Pell grants
$4,917
State grants
$3,056
Institutional grants
$24,632
Niagara University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 92% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,628 applicants, of which 3,345 were admitted and 625 enrolled. Niagara University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
95%
83%
Female
65%
59%
First time
71%
59%
In-state
83%
68%
1st generation
24%
35%
White
66%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
21%
12%