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D'Youville University

Buffalo, NY 1,258 Undergrads 69.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$48,539
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$20,433
After Aid
Median Earnings
$84,182
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$20,433
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$84,182
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+26%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$66,942
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate69.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age23.4
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients37.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time80.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS85.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
81.4%
SAT Avg
1,130
SAT Reading
25th: 51055375th: 610
SAT Math
25th: 48557575th: 610
ACT Composite
25th: -2475th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$722k
+$255k
+$238k
Median Cost$20k/yr
+$649k
+$182k
+$164k
Full Cost$49k/yr
+$548k
+$81k
+$63k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$20k/yr
33
223%
Full Cost$49k/yr
45
36%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return160%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-14%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,997
Earnings (4yr)
$114,737
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$397k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,381
Earnings (4yr)
$66,182
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Median Debt
$28,250
Earnings (4yr)
$63,979
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$60,998
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,053
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$320k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,891
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,801
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Public Health
PB-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,697
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
$114,963
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$333k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$101,269
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,412
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$124,200
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$414k
Median Debt
$56,886
Earnings (4yr)
$65,409
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,852
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Chiropractic
DocCIP: 5101
Median Debt
$164,237
Earnings (4yr)
$51,918
Natl Median: $57,185
Lifetime Value Added
-$343k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,822
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$136,022
Earnings (4yr)
$126,231
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$116,700
Earnings (4yr)
$78,089
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k

Professional Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$140,002
Natl Median: $136,637
Lifetime Value Added
+$296k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$72,828
Natl Median: $81,392
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,308
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.