- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- La Roche University
Pittsburgh, PASuburb: largeZIP 15237Founded 1963
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1963
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.laroche.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
La Roche University
La Roche University is a private nonprofit university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with 751 undergraduates. It admits 76% of applicants, graduates 46% within six years and costs $27,449 a year after aid.
46%graduate
Admission rate76%
Retention69%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share16%
Federal loans23%
$27,449net price / year
76%admission rate
1055average SAT
46%graduate in 6 years
$57,999median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,500median debt
#889 of 1,704 for earnings#1,364 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,178 of 1,738 for graduation rate#732 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
- $54,708tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,684
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,684
- Average net price
- $27,449national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,942
$30,001–48,000$19,390
$48,001–75,000$23,593
$75,001–110,000$26,404
$110,001+$32,159
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 76%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 460–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 15–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college76%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college69%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college46%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college16%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 46%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,057
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,999middle 50%: $37,377–$82,015
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,015
Median, La Roche University$57,999
Lower quarter$37,377
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
- 751
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 22.2
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 16%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 35%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,208 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,881
- Endowment, end of year
- $13,753,998
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White60%
Hispanic5.3%
Black7.7%
Asian0.8%
Two or more races4.7%
U.S. nonresident15%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown5.6%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Health professions19%
Computer & information sciences9.1%
Psychology9.1%
Architecture6.7%
Visual & performing arts6.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.8%
Education4.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 213358. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6464919.