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School data & stats
Outcomes
Cost
Community
Overview
DeSales is a Catholic university in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, run by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, combining a Catholic liberal-arts core with strong professional programs.
Academics
Theatre and dance carry an outsized reputation for a school this size, supported by a well-regarded summer stage program, alongside nursing and a physician assistant pathway that is one of the more well-regarded in the region.
Campus & student life
The suburban Lehigh Valley campus is modest and residential, with a Catholic identity present in campus life without being the dominant feature of the student experience.
Worth knowing
The theatre program's summer professional stock company gives performing-arts students a level of real-world staging experience uncommon at a school of DeSales's size.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
desales.edu ↗High school coursework
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