Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,644
Graduate Enrollment: 419
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, small, highly residential // full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 92.83%

Male/Female: 46% / 54% (2017)

First generation college students: 36.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 1.0% (2008)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,157
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1050 - 1250

2022 Median Admit ACT: 26
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 23 - 28

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 63.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 43.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 31.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 22.8% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 68.9%
Black: 9.1%
Hispanic: 8.7%
Asian: 1.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 2.5%
Non-resident alien: 0.0%
Unknown race: 8.8%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $56,623
In-State tuition: $41,380
Out-of-State tuition: $41,380

Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $14,850 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,800 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $14,850 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,800 (2022)

Average Family Income: $86,556 (2017)
Median Family Income: $65,247 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 31.6%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 76.5%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $25,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $265 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $20,509
$30k-48k $21,651
$48k-75k $23,517
$75k-110k $27,883
$110k+ $31,400

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 46%
6-year graduation rate: 54%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.5% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $25,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,000 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $17,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $18,750 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 85.5% (2015)
@3 year 88.5% (2017)
@5 year 90.6% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 63.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 66.9% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $36,194 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $45,437 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Agricultural Business and Management. 16 $46,116 ($3,843)
Bachelor's Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 12 $26,400 $280 $23,847 ($1,987) $30,241 ($2,520)
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 4
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 5
Bachelor's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 28 $25,000 $239 $28,528 ($2,377)
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 18 $576 $42,266 ($3,522)
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 22 $25,455 $265 $37,363 ($3,114) $51,611 ($4,301)
Master's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 6
Associate's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 83 $26,000 $265 $42,089 ($3,507) $55,019 ($4,585)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 37 $238 $67,804 ($5,650) $82,977 ($6,915)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Accounting and Related Services. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Agricultural Production Operations. 8
Bachelor's Degree Agricultural Production Operations. 35 $26,500 $281 $26,133 ($2,178)
Associate's Degree Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services. 3
Bachelor's Degree Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 3
Bachelor's Degree Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 13 $26,000 $265
Bachelor's Degree Animal Sciences. 82 $27,000 $271 $34,485 ($2,874) $43,527 ($3,627)
Bachelor's Degree Food Science and Technology. 10 $43,516 ($3,626)
Bachelor's Degree Plant Sciences. 17 $49,226 ($4,102)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 11 $27,000 $276
Bachelor's Degree Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. 36 $26,420 $273 $25,760 ($2,147) $36,006 ($3,001)
Bachelor's Degree Environmental Design. 4
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Culinary Arts and Related Services. 4
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 28
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 13
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 4
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 10
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 4
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 35 $27,000 $286 $36,084 ($3,007) $43,895 ($3,658)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $77,193
Full time faculty: 39%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 13.0

School's endowment start of year: $32,084,963 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $39,571,307 (2022)