DeSales University
2024-25
The 2024-25 Common Data Set for DeSales University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. This archive discovered the file on Apr 15, 2026. The school did not send Last-Modified and the file has no embedded date. Subscribe via RSS.
Acceptance Rate
77.1%
Applications
3,977
Admitted
3,066
Enrolled
511
SAT Composite
1100-1240
SAT Math
540-620
SAT Reading
550-640
How the class gets assembled.
No Early Decision reported
This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.
Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.
Applicants3,977reported count
Admits3,06677%
Class seats51117% yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | 3,977 | 3,066 | 77% | 511 | School-reported totals. |
Overall yield: 17%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Demonstrated interest: Important
This school marks applicant interest as Important. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$61,295
10 yrs after enrollment
72%
6-year completion
$31,643
sticker minus grants
$25,788
federal loans only
The numbers, as published
489numbers from this report.
Enrollment And Persistence
4 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
4 TABLESTotal first-time, first-year who applied2,468
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted1,958
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled360
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,293
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted1,046
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled151
Total first-time, first-year who applied216
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted62
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled0
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled2
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8006.2
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69944.6
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59940.8
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4997.7
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990.8
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-8004.6
SAT Math: 600-69929.2
SAT Math: 500-59956.2
SAT Math: 400-4998.5
SAT Math: 300-3991.5
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-16003.1
SAT Composite: 1200-139943.1
SAT Composite: 1000-119944.6
SAT Composite: 800-9998.5
SAT Composite: 600-7990.8
SAT Composite: 400-5990
SAT Composite: Total100
ACT Composite: Total0
Total0
Total0
Percent who had GPA of 4.05.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9928
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7419.9
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4916.9
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2410.7
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9912.3
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.495.4
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.991.4
Total100
Application closing date (fall)8
Priority Date1
Priority Date: Month3
Priority Date: Day1
Yes, on a rolling basis:X
DateX
No set Date5
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified after1
Amount of housing deposit:1
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?Yes
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?Yes
Transfer Admission
3 TABLESFallX
SpringX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
Fall8
Winter1
Fall12
Winter1
Fall Rolling AdmissionX
Spring Rolling AdmissionX
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:##
Number25
Unit Typecourse
Number25
Unit Typecourse
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://www.desales.edu/about/offices/veterans-and-military-services
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:https://www.desales.edu/about/offices/veterans-and-military-services ##
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programX
Cross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
Exchange student program (domestic)X
External degree programX
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Other (specify):X
Specify:- [ ] Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities
Arts/fine artsX
Computer literacyX
English (including composition)X
Foreign languagesX
HistoryX
Physical EducationX
HumanitiesX
MathematicsX
PhilosophyX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)30%
Percent of men who join fraternities0%
Percent of women who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing72%
Percent who live off campus or commute28%
Percent of students age 25 and older1%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)26%
Percent of men who join fraternities0%
Percent of women who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing47%
Percent who live off campus or commute53%
Percent of students age 25 and older13%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)22
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Television stationX
YearbookX
Coed dormsX
Men's dormsX
Women's dormsX
Special housing for disabled studentsX
Annual Expenses
5 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.desales.edu/cost-aid-scholarships/undergrad
If your institution's 2025-2026 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Financial Aid
13 TABLES2023-2024 FinalX
Both FM and IM4526171
Federal$2,976,329
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$28,709,337
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$269,940
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$36,481,777
Total Scholarships/Grants$9,036,948
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$602,385
Federal Work-Study$65,000
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$9,704,333
Total Self-Help$1,447,371
Parent Loans$1,057,013
Athletic Awards$46,480
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$16,975,092
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$184,298
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$17,205,870
Total Scholarships/Grants$9,092,891
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$587,500
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$9,680,391
Total Self-Help$4,045,805
Parent Loans$2,009,629
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.426
FAFSAX
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:12
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)1
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X
If yes, starting date (Month):12
If yes, starting date (Day):1
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansX
Federal Direct PLUS LoansX
Federal Nursing LoansX
State LoansX
AcademicsX
ArtX
LeadershipX
Music/dramaX
AcademicsX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Page 28 Common Data Set 2024-2025 I. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AND CLASS SIZE I-1. Please report the number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 2024. Include faculty who are on your institution’s payroll on the census date your institution uses for IPEDS/AAUP. The following definition of full-time instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey (the part time definitions are not used by AAUP). Instructional Faculty is defined as those members of the instructional-research staff whose major regular assignment is instruction, including those with released time for research. Use the chart below to determine inclusions and exclusions: Full-time Part-time Include only if Instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine, faculty who are not paid (e.g., they teach one A those who donate their services or are in the military), or research-only faculty, post- Exclude or more non- doctoral fellows, or pre-doctoral fellows clinical credit courses Include if they Administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, librarian, registrar, coach, teach one or B and the like, even though they may devote part of their time to classroom instruction and Exclude more non- may have faculty status clinical credit courses C Other administrators/staff who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses even Include though they do not have faculty status Exclude D Undergraduate or graduate students who assist in the instruction of courses, but have Exclude titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the like Exclude E Faculty on sabbatical or leave with pay Include Exclude F Faculty on leave without pay Exclude Exclude G Replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave or leave with payExcludeInclude Full-time instructional faculty: faculty employed on a full-time basis for instruction (including those with released time for research) Part-time instructional faculty: Adjuncts and other instructors being paid solely for part-time classroom instruction. Also includes full-time faculty teaching less than two semesters, three quarters, two trimesters, or two four-month sessions. Employees who are not considered full-time instruction faculty but who teach one or more non-clinical credit courses may be counted as part-time faculty. Minority faculty: includes faculty who designate themselves as Black, non-Hispanic; American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or Hispanic. Doctorate: includes such degrees as Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, and Doctor of Public Health in any field such as arts, sciences, education, engineering, business, and public administration. Also includes terminal degrees formerly designated as “first professional,” including dentistry (DDS or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medicine (DO), pharmacy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM), chiropractic (DC or DCM), or law (JD). Terminal master’s degree: a master’s degree that is considered the highest degree in a field: example, M. Arch (in architecture) and MFA (master of fine arts in art or theater).