Cost & financial aid brief
DeSales University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does DeSales University cost after financial aid?
For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 50% of the published cost, though the remaining price differs by family income. The published cost of attendance is $62,745, compared with an average net price of $31,643; average financial-aid savings are $31,102.
Lower-income bands have lower average net prices than upper-income bands, showing a pricing pattern that places more aid at lower incomes. The sticker-to-net gap describes aid recipients overall rather than any individual offer.
The average reduction and the income-band pattern both point to lower remaining costs for aid recipients from lower-income families.
At DeSales University, the published cost of attendance is $62,745, so the price remaining after aid varies considerably by family income. Average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $24,007 in the lowest family-income band, $25,400 in the lower-middle band, $26,096 in the middle band, $29,982 in the upper-middle band, and $34,878 in the highest band.
The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $10,871, a difference between band averages rather than a bill for any one family. Azimuth ranks the university #1,257 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.
For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 50% of the published cost, offsetting $31,102 against the sticker price. Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $31,643, alongside published tuition and fees of $46,800.
The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $27,371, leaving DeSales University’s average net price $4,272 above that figure. The aid offset is substantial, but the price after aid remains above the comparable-school median.
Federal borrowing is common here, with median federal student loan debt at completion of $25,788 among borrowers who completed. The peer median debt for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $24,199, making the university’s figure $1,589 above it.
95.7% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $293 a month if repaid over ten years.
Median Parent PLUS borrowing is $33,790.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
Federal loans are part of the financing picture for 95.7% of federal aid recipients at DeSales University, so the debt figures apply to a large share of the undergraduate population. For borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt stands at $25,788.
The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $24,199. DeSales' median is $1,589 above that reference point.
In the separate parent-borrower population, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $33,790.
Graduates of DeSales University earn a median of $74,078 four years after completion, a figure at the 82nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That is $5,828 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Graduates earn about $2,267 more than expects for similar students, an outcome at the 63rd percentile. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $50,917 in a downside case to $101,550 in an upside case, with $74,078 as the typical outcome.
On the borrowing side, completers who took federal loans leave with a median debt of $25,788. That is $1,589 above the $24,199 peer median, and corresponds to an estimated payment of $293 a month if repaid over ten years.
Parents who use Parent PLUS loans face a separate borrowing picture: the median among parent borrowers is $33,790. For student borrowers, median federal debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $293 a month if repaid over ten years.
Repayment figures are in the Financial GPS card below. Borrowing populations and model assumptions.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $33,790
- Estimated parent payment
- $429/mo
| Household income | Share of income above basic expenses | Risk level |
|---|---|---|
| $35,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $50,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $75,000 | 25.3% | High pressure |
| $100,000 | 11.4% | High pressure |
| $150,000 | 5.4% | Safe |
| $200,000 | 3.5% | Safe |
The 10-year payment on the median Parent PLUS balance, as a share of household income above basic expenses ($54,640 a year: 200% of the 2026 federal poverty guideline for a household of three). No room is High pressure. Open the parent tool for your own numbers. Read the assumptions and limits.
Student and parent loans: the monthly payments
Financial GPS
What does repayment look like?
- Institution median student debt
- $25,788
- Institution Parent PLUS debt
- $33,790
Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.
- Estimated student payment · monthly
- $293/mo
- Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
- $429/mo
- Modeled student + parent payments
- $722/mo
Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.
Student payment as a share of available income
At median graduate earnings of $74,078, with a $23,940 annual allowance for basic expenses:
7.0% of income above the allowance · Excellent
- Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
- Good 8–under 12%
- Concerning 12–20%
- High risk Over 20%
How this estimate works
These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $23,940, uses the published framework’s 2026 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.
Payment assumptions
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.
Net price and borrowing. The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. College Scorecard data and documentation.
A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.