unitid 193973 · Niagara University, NY · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Niagara University
- enrollment 2023
- 4,540
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
87%
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,653
83rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
27%
undergrads on Pell grants
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
75%
finish within 150% time
81st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$51,632
59th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$17,248
after aid, aided students
25th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$56,196
after entry, Title IV students
60th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$25,475
65th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,564 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k18%
- 30-48k14%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $65,545
- First-generation students
- 24%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $39,345
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education, General. | 170 | — | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 103 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 90 | $86,069 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 67 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 50 | $99,537 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 48 | $69,977 | $25,146 |
| Criminology. | 45 | — | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 43 | $56,151 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 37 | $53,000 | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 34 | $49,560 | $26,623 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 34 | — | — |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 33 | $52,697 | $26,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.