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D'Youville University

Buffalo, New York Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Buffalo, New York, D'Youville University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 2,556 students in fall 2024, including 1,258 undergraduates and 1,298 graduate students.

D'Youville University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 48 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Pharmacy, and Physician Assistant. It awarded 894 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

2,556
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
894
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
48
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 48

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 21
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
  • Biology Bachelor Online option 15 graduates
  • Anatomy Master Online option 2 graduates
Psychology 1
Education 10
Social Sciences 1
  • Sociology Bachelor Online option 3 graduates
Physical Sciences 1
  • Chemistry Bachelor Online option 1 graduate
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
350
Associate degrees
168
Master's degrees
204
Doctoral degrees (research)
11
Professional doctorates
135
Postbaccalaureate certificates
4
Post-master's certificates
22

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,556
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,258
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,298
Full-time, fall 2024
64%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,808
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,370
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,438
Full-time, 2024-25
63%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
74%
Men
26%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
11%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
48
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
35%
Students taking some online courses
65%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
East Coast Conference
President
Lorrie Clemo
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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