Niagara University

Niagara University, New York · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Suburb

At a glance

Average net price: $17,248What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate: 87%
Graduation rate: 72%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates: 2,653
In-state tuition: $39,345Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition: $39,345
SAT midpoint: 1,147
Median earnings, 10 yrs: $56,196Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against private nonprofit 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$17,248

4/5

Better than 78% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).

Completion

72%

4/5

Better than 80% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).

Earnings

$56,196

3/5

Better than 56% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).

Debt at graduation

$25,475

2/5

Better than 37% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1020 compared).

What these ratings are based on

Affordability: Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion: Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings: Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation: Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity: A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$51,632

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$17,248

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for Niagara University
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time	72%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return	80%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed	$25,475
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled	$56,196

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at Niagara University by graduate earnings
Major	Earnings, 1 yr	Degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$72,470	90
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$53,531	48
Criminology	$36,781	45
Hospitality Administration/Management	$31,790	26
Education, General	Not reported	170
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	Not reported	37
Research and Experimental Psychology	Not reported	34
Special Education and Teaching	Not reported	33
Marketing	Not reported	25
Biology, General	Not reported	25
Communication and Media Studies	Not reported	24
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	Not reported	21
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	Not reported	20
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Not reported	18
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	Not reported	17
Accounting and Related Services	Not reported	17
Finance and Financial Management Services	Not reported	13
Social Work	Not reported	11
Political Science and Government	Not reported	10
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Not reported	10
History	Not reported	10
Mathematics	Not reported	8
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	Not reported	6
International Relations and National Security Studies	Not reported	6
Sociology	Not reported	6
Fine and Studio Arts	Not reported	4
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	Not reported	4
Chemistry	Not reported	3
Business/Managerial Economics	Not reported	3
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Not reported	3
Gerontology	Not reported	2
Philosophy	Not reported	2
Religion/Religious Studies	Not reported	1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Not reported	1
English Language and Literature, General	Not reported	1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Not reported	1
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	Not reported	1
Social Sciences, General	Not reported	Not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	Not reported	Not reported
Economics	Not reported	Not reported

All 40 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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