D'Youville College

320 Porter Ave, Buffalo, NY 14201

http://www.dyc.edu/

School Description

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D’Youville College is an independent, urban, coeducational institution located in Buffalo, New York and chartered by New York State in 1908.

We provide professional programs and liberal arts programs for more than 2,900 graduate and undergraduate students in day, evening, weekend and summer sessions.

D’Youville College honors its Catholic heritage and spirit of St. Marguerite d'Youville by providing academic, social, spiritual, and professional development in programs that emphasize leadership and service. D’Youville teaches students to contribute to the world community by leading compassionate, productive, and responsible lives.

A unique feature of all of our programs is the inclusion of a strong liberal arts core in our professional programs that provides a balanced education to our students.

The college is located a short distance from the Canadian border making trips to Toronto and Niagara Falls convenient. New York City is six hours away and Cleveland, Pittsburg, Rochester and Syracuse are within easy reach.

Our campus is small and intimate and our people friendly. At D’Youville you will be encouraged to think critically and to communicate your knowledge and ideas. While these are key elements in preparing you for the job at the end of the road, they are also skills designed to assist you in achieving your personal goals and in meeting the future with independent awareness.

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D'Youville College

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D'Youville College is a private, coeducational college, independent but with a Roman Catholic tradition. It is located on the West Side of Buffalo, New York, a few blocks from the international Peace Bridge, and has students from around the world. The college celebrated it's 100th Anniversary in 2008.

D'Youville offers degrees for undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, as well as advanced certificates for health care professionals, and a certificate program in teaching. There are also five-year, dual degree programs in occupational and physical therapy, physician assistant, dietetics, undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing, and a recently-added seven-year chiropractic school program. Liberal arts majors are also available. D'Youville is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education and other appropriate accrediting agencies. A number of degrees are accepted by the Canadian National Government.

Its current enrollment is approximately 3,000 students. D'Youville enrolls approximately 900 Canadian students and an almost equal split between students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

D'Youville's Mission Statement:

"D’Youville College is an independent institution of higher education that offers baccalaureate and graduate programs to students of all faiths, cultures, and backgrounds. D’Youville College honors its Catholic heritage and spirit of St. Marguerite d'Youville by providing academic, social, spiritual, and professional development in programs that emphasize leadership and service. D’Youville teaches students to contribute to the world community by leading compassionate, productive, and responsible lives."

History

D'Youville College was founded by the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart (GNSH), and named for their patron Saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville. The New York State Legislature granted D'Youville a charter to become a college on April 8, 1908. The college was accredited by the University of the State of New York in 1908, and has maintained their accreditation ever since.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Large City Setting
Type:
Private
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Spartans

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
894
On Campus Housing:
Unavailable
Full Time Students:
96%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 15,800
Students Receiving Aid:
99%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 25
Selectivity:
Selective
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Degree Programs at D'Youville College

Bachelor's Level Programs

  • Arts & Humanities

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    • English Language and Literature See more schools with programs in English Language and Literature
      • English Composition
        A program that focuses on the principles of English vocabulary, grammar, morphology, syntax and semantics; and techniques of selecting, developing, arranging, combining and expressing ideas in appropriate written forms.
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      • English Language and Literature
        A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.
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      • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
        A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.
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    • History See more schools with programs in History
      • History
        A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration.
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    • Philosophy See more schools with programs in Philosophy
      • General Philosophy
        A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines.
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  • Business

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    • Accounting & Related Services See more schools with programs in Accounting & Related Services
      • Accounting
        An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.
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  • Education

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      • Biology Teacher Education
        This program empowers individuals to share their passion for biology by enabling them to teach biology programs at various educational levels.
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      • Elementary Education and Teaching
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter.
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      • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
        A program that prepares individuals to teach English grammar, composition and literature programs at various educational levels.
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  • Health & Medical Services

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      • Physician Assistant
        A program that prepares individuals to practice medicine, including diagnoses and treatment therapies, under the supervision of a physician. Includes instruction in the basic medical and clinical sciences and specialized preparation in fields such as family medicine; pediatrics; obstetrics; gynecology; general surgery; psychiatry; behavioral medicine; the delivery of health care services to homebound patients, rural populations, underserved populations; and community health services.
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    • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services See more schools with programs in Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
      • Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
        A program that prepares individuals to integrate and apply the principles of the food and nutrition sciences, human behavior, and the biomedical sciences to design and manage effective nutrition programs in a variety of settings. Includes instruction in human nutrition; nutrient metabolism; the role of foods and nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention; planning and directing food service activities; diet and nutrition analysis and planning; supervision of food storage and preparation; client education; and professional standards and regulations.
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    • General Health Professions See more schools with programs in General Health Professions
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        A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.
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        A program that focuses on the application of policy analysis, public administration, business management, and communications to the planning and management of health services delivery systems in the public and private sectors, and prepares individuals to function as health services administrators and managers. Includes instruction in health systems planning, public health organization and management, pubic health policy formulation and analysis, finance, business and operations management, economics of health care, organizational and health communications, marketing, human resources management, and public health law and regulations.
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    • Rehabilitation & Therapy See more schools with programs in Rehabilitation & Therapy
      • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
        A program that prepares individuals to assist patients limited by physical, cognitive, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and learning disabilities, as well as adverse environmental conditions, to maximize their independence and maintain optimum health through a planned mix of acquired skills, performance motivation, environmental adaptations, assistive technologies, and physical agents. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, psychology, sociology, patient assessment and evaluation, standardized and non-standardized tests and measurements, assistive and rehabilitative technologies, ergonomics, environmental health, special education, vocational counseling, health education and promotion, and professional standards and ethics.
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      • Physical Therapy/Therapist
        A program that prepares individuals to alleviate physical and functional impairments and limitations caused by injury or disease through the design and implementation of therapeutic interventions to promote fitness and health. Includes instruction in functional anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, neuroscience, pathological physiology, analysis of dysfunction, movement dynamics, physical growth process, management of musculoskeletal disorders, clinical evaluation and measurement, client assessment and supervision, care plan development and documentation, physical therapy modalities, rehabilitation psychology, physical therapy administration, and professional standards and ethics.
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  • Interdisciplinary Studies

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    • International/Global Studies
      A program that focuses on global and international issues from the perspective of the social sciences, social services, and related fields.
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  • Life Science

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        Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.
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  • Social Sciences

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      • General Psychology
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      • Sociology
        A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.
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  • Technology

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Master's Level Programs

  • Business

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  • Education

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      • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
        A program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to infant and pre-school age children with special learning needs or disabilities, and that prepares individuals to teach such students. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies.
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      • Other Special Education and Teaching
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      • Special Education and Teaching
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      • Early Childhood Education
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.
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      • Elementary Education and Teaching
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter.
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      • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the middle, intermediate or junior high grades, which may include grades four through nine by regulation.
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      • Secondary Education
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the secondary grades, which may include grades seven through twelve, depending on the school system or state regulations. May include preparation to teach a comprehensive curriculum or specific subject matter.
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  • Health & Medical Services

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      • Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
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    • Healthcare Administration See more schools with programs in Healthcare Administration
      • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
        A program that prepares individuals to apply managerial principles to the administration of hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. Includes instruction in facilities planning, building and operations management, business management, financial management and insurance, fund-raising and marketing, public relations, human resources management and labor relations, health care facilities operations, principles of health care delivery, and applicable law and regulations.
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      • Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
        A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to provide independent general care for family groups and individuals in the context of family living. Includes instruction in family theory and intervention, role synthesis, family primary care, nursing practice and health care policy, holistic practice, pediatric practice, gerontological practice, health assessment, clinical pharmacotherapeutics, clinical techniques, and pathopsychology.
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      • Nursing
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      • Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
        A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.
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      • Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing
        A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to promote health and provide preventive and curative nursing services for groups or communities under the supervision of a public health agency. Includes instruction in community and rural health, family therapy and intervention, disease prevention, health education, and community health assessment.
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      • Health Services Administration
        A program that focuses on the application of policy analysis, public administration, business management, and communications to the planning and management of health services delivery systems in the public and private sectors, and prepares individuals to function as health services administrators and managers. Includes instruction in health systems planning, public health organization and management, pubic health policy formulation and analysis, finance, business and operations management, economics of health care, organizational and health communications, marketing, human resources management, and public health law and regulations.
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    • Rehabilitation & Therapy See more schools with programs in Rehabilitation & Therapy
      • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
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      • Physical Therapy/Therapist
        A program that prepares individuals to alleviate physical and functional impairments and limitations caused by injury or disease through the design and implementation of therapeutic interventions to promote fitness and health. Includes instruction in functional anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, neuroscience, pathological physiology, analysis of dysfunction, movement dynamics, physical growth process, management of musculoskeletal disorders, clinical evaluation and measurement, client assessment and supervision, care plan development and documentation, physical therapy modalities, rehabilitation psychology, physical therapy administration, and professional standards and ethics.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 96%
Part-Time 4%
Men vs. Women
Women 74%
Men 26%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 71%
African-American 17%
Other 7%
Hispanic 4%
Asian 1%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 88%
Out-of-State 12%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
New York 88%
Pennsylvania 2%
New Hampshire 1%
Maryland 0%
Connecticut 0%
Percent of Students International: 44%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (Northeast Conference)
Baseball (Northeast Conference)
Track (Northeast Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 15,800    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 15,600    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 200    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,772 44%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 3,022 71%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 6,262 93%  
Student Loans:
$ 5,174 94%  
Any Aid:
  99%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 73% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 91%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 440, Math: 440
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 530, Math: 540

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 25.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Recommended
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

College Advice

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Question: how much is d'youville colleges' tuition?

www.dyc.edu is the website. i cant find how much it costs. please let me know how much, and where you found it. thank you!
38 months ago

Best Answer

Tuition is $16600 for up to 18 hours - add about $100 for fees Here is a question for you - with SUNY-Buffalo right there, probably the best branch in the SUNY system, why would you be looking at a private school? You need to think about that. Anyway, good luck to you in your studies

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D'Youville College
Buffalo, NY 14201
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