Daemen College
4380 Main St., Amherst, NY 14226-3592
toll-free 800.462.7652 or 716.839.8225
Adm. fax: 716.839.8229
E-mail: admissions@daemen.edu
WWW: http://www.daemen.edu/admissions/
Degrees Offered:
Bachelor's, Master's - in global business, executive leadership
and change, nursing, adolescence, childhood, special (childhood)
education; BS/MS dual degree in physician assistant, in adult
nurse practioner, and in professional accountancy; Doctor of
Physical Therapy (D.P.T.), and transitional Doctor of Physical
Therapy
Fall 2005 Enrollment Undergraduate Total:
1,603 (Full-time: 302 men, 969 women; Part-time: 69 men, 263
women)
Fall 2005 Enrollment Graduate/First
Professional Total:
712 (Full-time: 328; Part-time: 384)
2006-2007 Tuition & Fees:
$17,690 per year, or $575 per credit. For part-time students,
$68 college fee for 6 to 11 credit hours, plus $4 per credit
hour activity fee
2006-2007 Tuition:
$17,240
2006-2007 Room & Board:
$8,190 (Room and Board fees vary by meal plan and residence
hall)
2006-2007 Room only:
n/a
Application Deadlines for freshmen:
fall- rolling, early action August 30; spring- rolling, October
1 priority
Application Deadlines transfers:
fall- rolling, December 15 for physician assistant program;
spring- rolling
Financial Aid Deadlines:
fall- rolling, February 15 priority; spring- rolling, November 1
priority
Application Requirements:
For freshmen- HS transcript, SAT or ACT; portfolio for art
program applicants. All physician assistant applicants and all
students transferring into the physician assistant program must
apply through CASPA (Central Application Service for Physician
Assistants). For transfers- transcripts and statement of good
standing from prior institution(s) acceptable in lieu of SAT or
ACT.
Campus Description:
Daemen College is a private, four-year college with a 16:1
student to faculty ratio. The 35-acre campus is located in
suburban Buffalo, NY. Daemen offers a doctorate of physical
therapy, master's degrees and a wide range of baccalaureate
programs in the liberal arts, business, sciences, and
professional fields (health, education, design, and social
work). Internships and field experience are well integrated into
all professional programs. The service learning component of the
curriculum allows students in all majors to connect their
education with the community at large. The College provides
e-mail accounts for students and campus-wide access to the
Internet. About 88% of full-time undergraduates receive some
form of financial aid. The average award is $14,000.
Sports:
Varsity Sports, National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics: Women's: basketball, cross-country, soccer,
volleyball. Men's: basketball, cross-country, golf,
soccer.
Intramural Sports: Women's: basketball, softball.
Men's: basketball, softball.
Club Sports:ice hockey (men).
Clubs and Activities:
A Step Ascending (Literary Publication), Academic Clubs, Aiding
Youth for Life, Anime Club, Ascent (Newspaper), Black Student
Union, Cheerleaders, Comedy Club, Cynergy, Daemen Dance Club,
Daemen Step Team, Drama Club, Environmental Club, Hockey, Honors
Student Organization, Indoor Soccer, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Friends Alliance, Local Fraternities and Sororities,
Multicultural Association, National Wellness Institute, New
Brighter Future, Resident Council, Rugby, Ski Club, Student
Association, Students Without Borders, Summit (Yearbook), Track
& Field, Voices of Daemen, Voices of Zion, Wild Willy DC Blue
Crew.
Fall 2005 Data
First-time, full-time student enrollment
profile:
| 45% enrolled in top quarter of HS class |
| 15% enrolled in top 10% of HS class |
| SAT verbal mid-point range: 450* to 550** |
| SAT math mid-point range: 460* to 560** |
*75% of the enrolled students scored at this
level or better.
**25% of the enrolled students scored at least this
or better.
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| ACT: LOW 18 HIGH 24 |
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| 98% have a high school GPA 3.0 or higher |
| 2% have a high school GPA 2.0-2.9 |
Campus Demographics:
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All Undergraduate Students |
All Graduate Students |
| % NYS Resident |
95.3% |
53.2% |
| % Resident of other states |
3.9 % |
6% |
| % International |
0.8 % |
40.7 % |
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| % Live on campus |
42.4 % |
2.4 % |
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| % American Indian / Alaska Native |
1.2 % |
0.3 % |
| % Asian / Pacific Islander |
1.2 % |
1.1 % |
| % Black/African American |
15.1 % |
1.4 % |
| % Hispanic/Latino |
2.2 % |
0.3 % |
| % International |
0.8 % |
40.7 % |
| % White, Non-Hispanic |
79.4 % |
56.2 % |
| % Unknown Race / Ethnicity |
0 % |
0 % |
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Average financial aid package for first
time, full-time undergraduate students with financial need:
$14228
Financial Aid Data From Year:
2004
Average amount of institutional non-need
scholarship/grant awarded to first time, full-time undergraduate
students:*
$5035
*NON-need based scholarships and grants do not depend on
financial need and may be awarded for academic achievement, or
talent in athletics, music or other fields (merit awards).
Percent first time, full-time undergraduate
students who receive financial aid from any source (e.g.
federal, state institutional)
Source: IPEDS 2003 data: 100 %
Special Programs:
Thomas Reynolds Center for Special Education. The Reynolds
Center offers a unique after-school program to address the
academic, social and physical requirements of public school
special education students. The Center not only works to improve
the quality of life for students with disabilities, but also
offers training opportunities for education majors and teachers
of special education. Natural and Health Sciences Research
Center. Students collaborate with faculty on meaningful clinical
research early in their academic careers and gain the benefits
of working in the medical and health care industry to develop
products and co-author papers that are published nationally.
Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement. Daemen
operates a center designed to work with communities to help the
residents develop a good quality of life and a sense of personal
responsibility for community well-being. The Center offers a
rich variety of internships and service-learning opportunities
to Daemen students. Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree. The
Physical Therapy Department at Daemen offers a six-year
first-professional degree in physical therapy. Students are
awarded the Bachelor of Science in Natural Science degree at the
completion of the 4th year of study and the DPT at the
completion of the 6th year of study. The Doctor of Physical
Therapy credential recognizes the physical therapist as a fully
autonomous health care practitioner. Competency-based Core
Curriculum. Daemen's general education requirement consists of
seven core competencies that are accomplished within 15 courses
or 45 credit hours over the period of undergraduate study. The
competencies reflect higher-order life skills and abilities
expected of college graduates and valued by employers in a wide
range of fields.
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