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Villa Maria College is a private regional college located in Buffalo, New York. Villa Maria College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Villa Maria College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $33,515 10 years after enrolling, 121st in New York, and in the bottom 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Villa Maria College bachelor students earn 25% less than the national average.
Villa Maria College’s median net annual cost of $13,812 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Villa Maria College sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$13,812
Average years to graduate
3.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 41% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Villa Maria College is 26% lower than the state average, and 7% below the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Villa Maria College, Pell Grant recipients represent 68% of the measured graduating class, 33% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Villa Maria College graduates within 4.9 years.
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.
Villa Maria College’s economic mobility score of 10.05 is calculated by adjusting the 8.86 economic score of lower-income students by the 68% pell grant recipients within the student body. Villa Maria College’s EMS of 10.05 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
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 Villa Maria College pays $13,812 a year, $12,688 less than the $26,500 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 $13,812
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Villa Maria College, 99% 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 $13,812 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 64% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,993. This is 10% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,279
Pell grants
$4,674
State grants
$3,344
Institutional grants
$10,104
Villa Maria College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 76% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 307 applicants, of which 232 were admitted and 107 enrolled. Villa Maria College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
82%
83%
Female
59%
59%
First time
57%
59%
In-state
96%
68%
1st generation
38%
35%
White
46%
52%
Black
34%
14%
Hispanic
9%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%