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Villa Maria College

Buffalo, NYPrivate nonprofitRank 563 of 1,732Traditional rank 391 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$17,794
99 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$15,780
349 recipients
The drop
$2,014
11.3% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$17,794Later years$15,780

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$12,373
$30–48k$9,235
$48–75k$15,325
$75–110k$13,426
$110k+$20,940

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$27,130
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$28,670
Change$1,540 (+5.7%)

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$23,0102018-19$24,3702019-20$25,4002020-21$25,9002021-22$27,1302022-23$28,6702023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +24.6% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$15,2702020-21$14,5762021-22$15,6872022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years31%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)63%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants58%
Freshmen taking federal loans44%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,238
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$2,517

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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