DeSales University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 77%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1090–1260
- Undergraduates
- 2,128
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1090–1260
- Reading and Writing
- 550–640
- Math
- 540–620
- Average total
- 1186
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 27–28
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (610) 282-1100
Cost
- Tuition
- $48,300per year
- Average net price
- $29,183What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 70%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $69,129
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
Show all 55 programs
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · bachelor
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other · bachelor
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Information Science/Studies · master
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master
- Educational/Instructional Media Design · master
- Special Education and Teaching · bachelor, master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor, master
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · master
- Education, Other · master
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services · bachelor
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Non-Professional Legal Studies · bachelor
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · master
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations · graduate certificate
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · bachelor
- Philosophy · bachelor
- Theological and Ministerial Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor
- Psychology, General · bachelor
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Homeland Security · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Security Science and Technology · undergraduate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Economics · bachelor
- Political Science and Government · bachelor
- Dance · bachelor
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · bachelor, master
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · graduate certificate
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · master
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · bachelor
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · bachelor
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · doctoral, first professional
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities · master, graduate certificate
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · bachelor
- Business/Commerce, General · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Accounting and Related Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Finance and Financial Management Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Human Resources Management and Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- International Business · bachelor
- Management Information Systems and Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · master
- Marketing · bachelor
- History · bachelor
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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