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DeSales University

DeSales University
2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA 18034-9568

Official telephone: (610) 282-1100
Fax number: (610) 282-0131
Website: https://www.desales.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,155
Full-time undergraduates: 1,826
Part-time undergraduates: 298
Total graduate students: 766
Full-time graduate students: 406
Part-time graduate students: 360
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
4.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
14.6% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
70.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Nonresident Alien
2.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

DeSales University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 550 acres
Nearest major city: Philadelphia, PA

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 91%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 48%
Percent of students who live off campus: 52%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 175
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Colleges Against Cancer; Special Olympics; Student Nursing Association; Campus Activities Board; National Society of Leadership & Success

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; cheerleading; equestrian sports; field hockey; golf; lacrosse; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Lehigh Valley International Ai

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