La Roche University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for La Roche University

La Roche University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 751 students of which 2,667 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. La Roche University is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 75.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,055 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,794, with published in-state tuition of $34,052 and a Pell grant recipient share of 10.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 57.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 68.8%. Graduates earn a median of $52,341 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,308 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 69300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.