Fast Facts

Enrollment

Total 2716
Undergraduate 1768
Graduate 948

Average Class Size

17

Student to Faculty Ratio

13:1

Average SAT Score

1035 (Combined Critcal Reading and Math Scores)   Average high school GPA of entering degree-seeking freshmen - 90%

Average ACT Score

22.

Affiliation

Daemen College is a private, 4-year, co-educational, primarily residential college.

Carnegie Classification: Basic – Master’s College and Universities (medium); Undergraduate Instruction – Professions focus, some graduate co-existence; Elective Classification – Community Engagement 

Athletic Conference

NAIA, American Mideast Conference (AMC)

Technology

Daemen maintains several state-of-the art computer labs for student use. All Daemen College students receive a free personal e-mail account.

Accreditations

Daemen College is authorized by the Board of Regents of the State of New York to award degrees and certificates for programs registered with the New York State Board of Regents.

Daemen College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), 3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2680, (267) 284-5000, fax (215) 662-5501, Web: www.msche.org. The Commission on Higher Education is a regional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), April 2002.

Nursing programs are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. (NLNAC), 3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000, fax (404) 975-5020, Web: www.nlnac.org, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), January 2001.Our First Professional Physical Therapy program is accredited by:

The clinical doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314-1488, (703) 684-2782, (800) 999-2782, fax (703) 684-7343, email: accreditation@apta.org, Web: www.capteonline.org, an accrediting body for professional programs for the physical therapist, recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), January 2002.

The Physician Assistant Studies program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA), 12000 Findley Road, Suite 240, Duluth, GA 30097, (770) 476-1224, fax (770) 476-1738, Web: www.arc-pa.org, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), January 2004.

The Social Work program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation, Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), 1725 Duke Street, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA, 22314-3457, (703) 683-8080, fax (703) 683-8099, Web: www.cswe.org, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), April 2003.

Business and Business-Related programs are accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), P.O. Box 3960, Olathe, Kansas 66063, (913) 631-3009, fax (913) 631-9154, Web: www.iacbe.org, a specialized accrediting body for business and business-related degree programs.

Teacher Education programs are accredited by Regents Accreditation of Teacher Education (RATE), New York State Education Department, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234, (518) 474-1914, fax (518) 486-2779, a specialized accrediting body for teacher education programs in New York State.

Daemen College is a member of:ASIANetwork

  • Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
  • Association of American Colleges and Universities
  • Association of Arts Administration Educators
  • Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities
  • Consortium for Innovative Environments in Learning
  • Council for Advancement and Support of Education
  • Council of Independent Colleges
  • Council on Undergraduate Research
  • National Association of Independent  College and Universities
  • National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Mideast Conference
  • New York Campus Compact
  • Western New York Consortium of Higher Education
  • Western New York Service Learning Coalition

Availability Statement and Procedures to Review Accrediting and Licensing Documents

Accrediting and licensing documents are available for inspection. Requests should be in writing to and sent to the:

Office of the President/Daemen College
4380 Main Street, Amherst, NY  14226-3592

Offices Designated to Disseminate Consumer Information

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Visit Us!

Students walking from Business Center

That’s the best way to really get a feel for what Daemen is all about! Daemen is located in suburban Amherst, New York just minutes away from the city of Buffalo. To schedule a weekday individual interview and tour the campus, email us admissions@daemen.edu or call 800.462.7652.

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Student Profiles

Chelsea Foss

Chelsea Foss

Physical Therapy

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Chelsea Foss had two important criteria to narrow down her college search. The school had to be in the Northeastern United States, and it had to have a physical therapy program. The Holden, Maine native aspired to become a practicing physical therapist with a specialization in pediatric care, and she chose Daemen College to help her reach her professional goals.

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Annual Fund
An on-going appeal, the Annual Fund directs gifts to support the scholarship fund and general operations of the college.