La Roche University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private · Large suburb · LRU
Private institution in Pittsburgh, PA · 786 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $52,341 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $21,9721,270th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,1201,426th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,1201,362nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $45,6231,360th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,341942nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,308862nd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.7%853rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.8%1,107th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 77.6%834th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1140557th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7861,501st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 13.9%1,977th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 176 mi (IAD)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 35 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,005 | $57,995 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $47,930 | $44,021 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $46,087 | $47,260 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $44,356 | $43,426 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $43,240 | $37,748 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $42,123 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $42,682 | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $40,467 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $40,095 | $33,993 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $36,668 | $37,640 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $33,281 | $32,174 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $32,925 | $30,771 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1963source
- Athletic nickname: "Redhawks"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- Mascot: Red Hawksource
- Motto: "Ad Lucem Per Amorem (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 80 acressource
- Formerly known as "La Roche College" (1963–2019)source
- Athletic conference: AMCCsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websitelaroche.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 213358)
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- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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