DeSales University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
DeSales University is a private doctoral/professional university in Center Valley, PA (suburb setting), with 2,149 undergraduates (66% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 79% of 3,636 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1090–1290 on the SAT and 24–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $64,916 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $30,524 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 71% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, visual & performing arts. The campus reported 0.11 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where DeSales University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $44,800
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research DeSales University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
DeSales University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 32 | — | 3 | $154k | $4,819 | — | |
| Baseball | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 38 | — | 1 | $265k | $6,963 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 20 | — | 1 | $159k | $7,968 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 15 | — | 1 | $188k | $12,548 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 22 | — | 1 | $103k | $4,688 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 13 | — | 1 | $60k | $4,633 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 22 | — | 1 | $141k | $6,403 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 9 | — | 2 | $80k | $8,889 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 41 | — | 1 | $216k | $5,256 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 19 | — | 1 | $151k | $7,932 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 35 | — | 1 | $168k | $4,794 | — | |
| Softball | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 28 | — | 1 | $204k | $7,283 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 9 | — | 2 | $60k | $6,686 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 10 | — | 2 | $60k | $6,032 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 38 | — | 1 | $145k | $3,824 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 26 | — | 1 | $102k | $3,940 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 21 | — | 1 | $189k | $9,000 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.