Niagara University
Niagara University, New York
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 2,653 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 87%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $17,246per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 68%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,49110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Niagara University is one of only three Vincentian institutions of higher education in the United States, alongside St. John's University and DePaul University.
Source: President Emeritus, The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., passes away - NU News
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 87%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1060–1235Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 22–28Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
Enter your numbers to see where they'd fall among Niagara University's first-year students. This isn't a prediction: it shows how you compare with students who enrolled, using the sources linked below.
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $17,246full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $53,671sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $40,405Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 68%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 80%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,49110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,994federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,653Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 30%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 24%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx, NY — admits 85%
- St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY
- Regis University Denver, CO — admits 86%
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ — admits 91%
- St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY — admits 72%
- Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MO — admits 88%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Niagara University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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