Private nonprofitFour-year

Villa Maria College

Buffalo, NY · Highest award: Bachelor's

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Net price (avg)
$13,494
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$28,670
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
31.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$38,857
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$36,335
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$28,670
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$28,670
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$9,620
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$9,620
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
Not reported
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00013,049
$30,001–48,00013,265
$48,001–75,00012,274
$75,001–110,00012,775
$110,001+25,069

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
31.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
36.3%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
76.5%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$33,635
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$38,857
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$21,250
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$225.29
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
42.7%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $38,857 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
86.6%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
603
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
37.9%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
64.8%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
52.3%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$23,001
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White44%
Hispanic6%
Black35%
Asian3%
Two or more races7%
Nonresident / international3%

Other Four-year institutions in NY

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Academy for Jewish ReligionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Adelphi UniversityNot reported67.2%$75,482
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesNot reported67.5%$131,426
Albany Law SchoolNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albany Medical CollegeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albert Einstein College of MedicineNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Alfred UniversityNot reported57.0%$54,897
American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNot reported71.6%$26,975
Associated Beth Rivkah SchoolsNot reported77.5%$17,686
Bais Binyomin AcademyNot reported8.3%Not reported
Bais Medrash ElyonNot reported0.0%Not reported
Bais Medrash of Dexter ParkNot reported71.4%Not reported

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Design and Applied Arts.$48,379$51,490Not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$46,147$42,269$15,395
Graphic Communications.$35,482$43,283Not reported
Computer Engineering.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reported$48,471Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reported$44,125Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reported$53,072Not reported
Historic Preservation and Conservation.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Psychology, General.Not reported$50,706Not reported
Woodworking.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and Performing Arts, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and Performing Arts, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Design and Applied Arts.Not reported$38,127Not reported
Film/Video and Photographic Arts.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Film/Video and Photographic Arts.Not reported$43,765Not reported
Fine and Studio Arts.Not reported$31,650Not reported
Fine and Studio Arts.Not reported$41,367Not reported
Music.Not reported$42,892Not reported
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management.Not reported$48,240Not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.Not reported$68,559Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10