Daemen University

Amherst, NY

Daemen University admitted 2,512 of 3,406 applicants for the fall 2024 entering class (73.8%).

Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2024 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.

What stands out at Daemen University

Two things Daemen University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.

Essays1 of 2

Daemen University files the essay under “very important”.

That is the top of the scale the form offers, and the only other factors this school puts there are Course rigor, GPA and Recommendations.

Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024

Cost2 of 2

Families paid $18,693 on average after aid.

Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.

Source: the College Scorecard

Every figure, in full

The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.

Acceptance rate

73.8%

2,512 admitted of 3,406 applicants

Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024

Where do you actually stand at Daemen University?

The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.

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How the rate has moved

Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.

5 years earlier54%
Latest in the series76%

Over 5 years the admit rate rose from 54% to 76%.

What Daemen University says it weighs

The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.

  • Essayvery important

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024

  • Course rigorvery important

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024

  • GPAvery important

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024

  • Recommendationsvery important

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024

  • Test scoresconsidered

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024

  • Class rankconsidered

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024

Not considered

  • Legacy

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024

What students actually pay

Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.

Average net price: $18,693 a year.

Family income under $30k
$10,773
$30k–$48k
$13,276
$48k–$75k
$17,289
$75k–$110k
$18,863
Over $110k
$25,356

Source: the College Scorecard

Published deadlines

Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.

  • Early ActionNovember 1, 2026

    Verified August 31, 2026 · Source

  • Rolling AdmissionAugust 1, 2027

    Verified July 17, 2026 · Source

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