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Is Daemen University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Daemen, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Workable
Daemen lands in the workable band for a typical family. Median debt of $22,091 can be carried by median long-run earnings of $61,808, but the margin is not huge. For context, Daemen's net price is about 17% below the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. This is the kind of school where your actual aid offer can move the answer meaningfully.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$18,944
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $3,893 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $16,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$18,693
Median earnings 10 years out
$61,808
Median debt at graduation
$22,091
Graduation rate
59%
At Daemen, a typical graduate carries about $22,091 in student debt and earns roughly $61,808 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $251 per month, or 5% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
How earnings compare to a high school diploma
Graduates earn $20,008 more than the typical high school graduate ($41,800) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties undergraduate student-loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
84% of former students here out-earned that benchmark ten years after entry, per College Scorecard.
Context, not a federal determination: the official test will use earnings measured four years after completion and thresholds the Department of Education has not yet published, which may vary by state. Our figure is College Scorecard median earnings ten years after entry. How this works
What this means for your family
Daemen is a private nonprofit four year school in Amherst, NY. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Common questions about Daemen
The median net price at Daemen is $18,693 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →
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