- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PACity: largeZIP 15213Founded 1929
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1929
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.carlow.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Carlow University
Carlow University is a private nonprofit university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with 1,348 undergraduates. It admits 87% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $22,455 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate87%
Retention84%
4-year graduation57%
Pell Grant share51%
Federal loans73%
$22,455net price / year
87%admission rate
1080average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$56,397median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,481median debt
#969 of 1,704 for earnings#1,053 of 1,739 for lowest net price#423 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,081 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $51,454tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,132
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,132
- Average net price
- $22,455national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,679
$30,001–48,000$17,115
$48,001–75,000$18,447
$75,001–110,000$19,623
$110,001+$29,448
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 87%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1080
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–598
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 460–570
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college87%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college51%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,528
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,397middle 50%: $38,831–$84,724
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,481
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$84,724
Median, Carlow University$56,397
Lower quarter$38,831
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,348
- Part-time
- 23%
- Women / men
- 84% / 16%
- Average age at entry
- 24.4
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,520 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,746
- Endowment, end of year
- $56,831,178
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic4.7%
Black19%
Asian3.2%
Two or more races4.4%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Unknown1.2%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions50%
Education13%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.9%
Business & management8.7%
Psychology6.6%
Liberal arts & humanities4.2%
Social sciences2.7%
English language & literature1.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 211431. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5042860.