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Villa Maria College

D+

Rating

Private

Type

569

Students

$22,970

Tuition

74%

Acceptance

#2546

Ranking

Small City

Campus Setting

Buffalo, NY

240 Pine Ridge Rd, Buffalo, NY 14225-3999

Villa Maria College is a very small private associates college located in Buffalo, NY with a student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1. It has a total of 569 full-time undergraduate students and is not very competitive, with a 74.38% acceptance rate. Villa Maria College offers 22 different majors and is best known for its Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects, Fashion Design, and Photography programs (nationally ranked 36th, 39th, and 44th respectively). With an annual tuition of $22,970 per year, Villa Maria College is somewhat moderately high-priced. 20.68% of students graduate beginning the next phase of their lives, entering the workforce. After finishing college, alumni go on to earn roughly $28,000 per year, which is 33% less than the national median.
Rankings

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Cost

$24,370
Above Average

Villa Maria College

$24,370

National Average

$18,347
Pay with Cash

$25,470

Total annual cost including tuition, books and living expenses; excluding any financial aid, grants or scholarships.

Pay with Financial Aid

$12,435

Average annual cost including tuition, books and living expenses after financial aid, grants or scholarships.

Getting In

74%Acceptance
Less Selective

Villa Maria College

74%

National

69%
Sat

0 - 0

% of students submit

Admissions Yield

44%

ACT

0 - 0

% of students submit

SAT & ACT

Neither required nor recommended

Application Fee

$0

Students

569Undergrads
Very Small Student Population

Full-Time

99%

Part-Time

1%
Male

38%

In-state

83%

Female

62%

Out of state

15%

Undergrads Over 25

19%

International

1%

Majors/Degrees

Popular Majors
Graduates per Major
22% Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects16% Graphic Design14% Interior Design48% Others

22% Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects

16% Graphic Design

14% Interior Design

48% Others

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects

22%

16 Graduates

Graphic Design

16%

12 Graduates

Interior Design

14%

10 Graduates

Business Administration and Management, General

10%

7 Graduates

Photography

8%

6 Graduates

Fashion/Apparel Design

8%

6 Graduates

Music Management

7%

5 Graduates

Creative Writing

5%

4 Graduates

Art/Art Studies, General

4%

3 Graduates

Academics

D
Professors
StudentsProfessors9:19:1

Students

Professors

Student Faculty Ratio

9

Number of Library Books

16,732

Academic Spend per Student

$6,948

Total spend on salaries and wages to all employees, faculty, staff, per student.

Full-time Retention Rate

62%

High retention indicates students are generally satisfied with their experience.

Post-Graduation Salary

$24,000/Year

Villa Maria College

$24,000

National

$26,900
Median Earnings

$24,000

2 Years After Graduation

Employed 2 Years after Graduation

1%

Median Earnings

$28,000

6 Years After Graduation

Graduation Rate

20%