Villa Maria College
Villa Maria College is a private Catholic college in Buffalo, New York, United States. It was founded in 1961 by the Felician Sisters.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 87%
- Average net price: $13,494
- Undergraduate enrollment: 595
- Graduation rate (150%): 29%
- Graduation rate (200%): 37%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 60%
- Student to faculty ratio: 10:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $38,857
- Median earnings (8 years): $34,748
- Median earnings (6 years): $33,635
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: City, small
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Buffalo, NY
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Villa Maria College include Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects, Psychology, Interior Design.
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects (10 bachelor's) · median earnings $35,482 4 years after graduation
- Psychology (6 bachelor's)
- Interior Design (6 bachelor's) · median earnings $48,379 4 years after graduation
- Business Administration and Management (6 bachelor's)
- Computer Software Engineering (4 bachelor's)
- Graphic Design (3 bachelor's) · median earnings $48,379 4 years after graduation
- Game and Interactive Media Design (3 bachelor's) · median earnings $48,379 4 years after graduation
- Art (3 bachelor's) · median earnings $48,379 4 years after graduation
- Music Management (3 bachelor's) · median earnings $48,379 4 years after graduation
- Digital Communication and Media (2 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 29%, Engineering 10%, Health 43%, Psychology 14%, Communication 5%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Villa Maria College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $12,373 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $12,373
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $9,235
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $15,325
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $13,426
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $20,940
- In-state tuition and fees: $28,670
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $28,670
- On-campus room and board: $9,620
- Off-campus room and board: $9,620
- Off-campus with family: $3,300
- Typical cost of attendance: $38,290
- Sticker vs net gap: 65%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 65%
- Federal loan recipients: 52%
- Average institutional grant: $13,280
- Average federal loan: $6,556
- Median debt at graduation: $21,250
Admissions
Villa Maria College admits 87% of applicants. Of students admitted, 24% enrolled.
- Applications: 999
- Admitted: 865
- Enrolled: 209
- Yield (first-choice signal): 24%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 595
- Women: 52%
- Part-time undergraduates: 11%
- Age 25 and older: 15%
- Graduation rate: 29%
- Come back after freshman year: 76%
- First-generation: 38%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 41%
- Student to faculty: 10:1
- Professor salary: $60,318
- Associate professor salary: $50,949
- Assistant professor salary: $44,110
- Meal plan meals per week: 30
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Villa Maria College acceptance rate? Villa Maria College admits 87% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does Villa Maria College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $12,373 a year after aid. Average net price is $13,494.
What majors does Villa Maria College offer? Popular programs include Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects, Psychology, Interior Design, Business Administration and Management, Computer Software Engineering.
What is the average salary after Villa Maria College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $38,857 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Villa Maria College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 60% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 29%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Villa Maria College official site: https://villa.edu.