DeSales University Healthcare Programs

Located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, DeSales University is a private not-for-profit institution. The rural area surrounding DeSales is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

Where Is DeSales University?

Contact details for DeSales are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA 18034-9568
Phone:	610-282-1100
Website:	www.desales.edu

How Do I Get Into DeSales?

You can apply to DeSales online at: www.desales.edu/admissions-financial-aid/undergraduate-admissions-aid/how-to-apply

Admission Requirements for DeSales

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into DeSales?

With an acceptance rate of 77%, DeSales may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to DeSales submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 640.

DeSales received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 31. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

Can I Afford DeSales University?

The overall average net price of DeSales is $41,033. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At DeSales, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $9,594 a year. That adds up to $38,376 over four years for those students.

DeSales University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,309 undergraduate students at DeSales, with 1,949 being full-time and 360 being part-time.

There are also 792 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,949 full-time undergraduates at DeSales, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of DeSales University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	85
Black or African American	94
Hispanic or Latino	221
White	1,429
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	113

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at DeSales University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 13 countries are represented at DeSales. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Australia, and France.

Online Learning at DeSales University

In 2022-2023, 1,309 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at DeSales has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 32nd most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of DeSales majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	7%
Health Care Management	11%
Nursing Administration	50%

DeSales University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	110	0	0	110
Physician Assistant	0	75	0	75
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	42	0	42
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	35	0	0	35
Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	0	27	27
Health Care Management	18	0	0	18
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	0	12	0	12
Critical Care Nursing	0	10	0	10
Nursing Practice	0	0	3	3
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management	3	0	0	3
Clinical Nurse Specialist	0	2	0	2
Nursing Administration	0	2	0	2
Nursing Science	0	1	0	1
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	0	1	0	1
Nursing Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	166	145	30	341

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.