Daemen College Overview
Daemen College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Amherst, New York. Amherst is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.
What Is Daemen College Known For?
- Students at Daemen College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
- The highest award offered at Daemen College is the doctor's degree.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 52% of the faculty were full-time.
- Students who graduate from Daemen College with a bachelor's degree make about $42,800 a year. That's 5% more than those who graduate from other schools.
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Daemen College Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Daemen College.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Daemen College has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#48 | Best Athletic Training Schools | College Factual |
#53 | Best Athletic Training Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#110 | Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#175 | Best Allied Health Professions Schools | College Factual |
#235 | Best Nursing Schools | Nursing Degree Search |
Where Is Daemen College?

Contact details for Daemen College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 4380 Main St, Amherst, NY 14226-3592 |
Phone: | 716-839-3600 |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/DaemenCollege |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/daemencollege |
How Do I Get Into Daemen College?
You can apply to Daemen College online at: www.daemen.edu/admissions/next-steps/apply-now
Admission Requirements for Daemen College
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | required |
SAT or ACT Scores | recommended |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Daemen College?
Approximately 28% of accepted students are men and 72% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.
Can I Afford Daemen College?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Daemen College, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $8,849 a year. That adds up to $35,396 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Daemen College is 3.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Daemen College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 905 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 1,464 full-time undergraduates at Daemen College, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Daemen College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 49 |
Black or African American | 163 |
Hispanic or Latino | 98 |
White | 1,083 |
International Students | 25 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 46 |
Geographic Diversity
New York students aren't the only ones who study at Daemen College. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 24 countries are represented at Daemen College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Saudi Arabia, and China.
Online Learning at Daemen College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Daemen College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 86th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of Daemen College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Daemen College was 63.4%. This is the #572 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Daemen College regardless of major.
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Daemen College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Tomwoj under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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