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DeSales University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. Center Valley is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

110 Undergraduate Degrees
51 Graduate Degrees
$41,033 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
77% Acceptance Rate

Where Is DeSales University?

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Contact details for DeSales are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA 18034-9568
Phone: 610-282-1100
Website: www.desales.edu

How Do I Get Into DeSales?

You can apply to DeSales online at: www.desales.edu/admissions-financial-aid/undergraduate-admissions-aid/how-to-apply

Admission Requirements for DeSales

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into DeSales?

77% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
31% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at DeSales University is 77%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to DeSales submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for DeSales University  ( 560 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for DeSales University  ( 540 to 640 )
200
800
DeSales received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 31. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

ACT English Scores for DeSales University  ( 24 to 31 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for DeSales University  ( 23 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford DeSales University?

$41,033 Net Price
71% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of DeSales is $41,033. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At DeSales, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $10,394 a year. That adds up to $41,576 over four years for those students.

DeSales University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,930 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,398 undergraduate students at DeSales, with 1,930 being full-time and 468 being part-time.

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There are also 904 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,930 full-time undergraduates at DeSales, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of DeSales University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 73
Black or African American 105
Hispanic or Latino 212
White 1,391
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 148

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at DeSales University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 13 countries are represented at DeSales. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Australia, and France.

DeSales University Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 110 0 0 110
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 0 29 29
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 0 10 10
Clinical Nurse Specialist 0 1 4 5
Critical Care Nursing 0 0 5 5
Nursing Administration 0 0 1 1
Nursing Science 0 0 1 1
Nursing Practice 0 0 0 0
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 110 1 50 161

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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