- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- La Salle University
Philadelphia, PACity: largeZIP 19141Founded 1863
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1863
- Motto
- Virtus Scientia
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lasalle.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
La Salle University
La Salle University is a private nonprofit university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 1,953 undergraduates. It admits 97% of applicants, graduates 60% within six years and costs $19,758 a year after aid.
60%graduate
Admission rate97%
Retention74%
4-year graduation56%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans52%
$19,758net price / year
97%admission rate
—average SAT
60%graduate in 6 years
$71,235median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,000median debt
#366 of 1,704 for earnings#851 of 1,739 for lowest net price#671 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,407 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
- $49,842tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $40,000
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,000
- Average net price
- $19,758national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,098
$30,001–48,000$15,558
$48,001–75,000$19,064
$75,001–110,000$19,772
$110,001+$24,967
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 97%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college97%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college60%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 60%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 56%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,431
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $71,235middle 50%: $48,838–$100,975
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$100,975
Median, La Salle University$71,235
Lower quarter$48,838
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
- 1,953
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 66% / 34%
- Average age at entry
- 21.9
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 44%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,355 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,414
- Endowment, end of year
- $64,679,959
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White34%
Hispanic20%
Black29%
Asian4.9%
Two or more races3.8%
U.S. nonresident5.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.6%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions30%
Business & management22%
Psychology6.5%
Liberal arts & humanities6.3%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.0%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.8%
Communication & journalism4.1%
Social sciences3.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 213367. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3106542.