Private Nonprofit · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

La Salle University

La Salle University is a private nonprofit institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Former students earn a median of $67,416 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $19,409/yr — as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.

$67,416
10-yr median earnings
96.6%
Acceptance rate
$19,409
Avg net price / yr
57.5%
150%-time completion

The verdict

La Salle University pairs top-10% former-student earnings with open admission.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 9%
former-student earnings, US
96.6%
acceptance rate
57.5%
150%-time completion
+26%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof

La Salle University is a private nonprofit institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enrolling 1,953 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026. The acceptance rate is 96.6%. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $67,416 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $19,409. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.

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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

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

La Salle University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (city: large), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 1,953 students. 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 Salle University is categorized as "Doctoral/Professional Universities" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.

College Value Score

C
College Value Score
56/100
La Salle University

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings A+
$67,416
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$19,409
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
57.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
75.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention D
73.9%
First-year students returning for year two
La Salle University vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$67,416

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$19,409

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

57.5%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 57.5%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - La Salle University vs peers

La Salle University positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. La Salle University positioned by earnings v… Carnegie Classification: Doctoral/Prof Doctoral/P… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $30K $75K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $12K $33K Avg Net Price ($) La Salle University (you are here): $67K earn · $19K net · 58% grad You are here - La Salle University Moravian University: $62K earn · $31K net · 71% grad Moravian University Arcadia University: $58K earn · $29K net · 65% grad Arcadia University Lackawanna College: $41K earn · $20K net · 37% grad Lackawanna College Wilkes University: $63K earn · $28K net · 62% grad Wilkes University Elizabethtown College: $62K earn · $27K net · 77% grad Elizabethtown Coll… Gettysburg College: $72K earn · $31K net · 83% grad ASPIRA City College: $35K earn · $14K net Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How La Salle University ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

La Salle University: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$67,416 Top 9% higher than 91% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Quick Facts

1,953
Undergraduate enrollment
96.6%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
57.5%
150%-time completion
$67,416
10-yr median earnings
73.9%
First-year retention

Admissions

Admission Rate 96.6%

Share of applicants admitted

0%100%96.6%
Share of applicants admitted

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $37,800
Out-of-State Tuition $37,800
Average Net Price $19,409

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $16,545
$30,001 – $48,000 $17,393
$48,001 – $75,000 $20,557
Over $110,000 $27,190
35.0%
Pell Grant Rate
42.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,000
Median Debt
$265/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at La Salle University swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $12,991 to $26,577 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -10.0%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$12,991
Highest year
$26,577
Most recent (2023)
$21,409
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $23,7872014: $24,6672015: $25,9262016: $26,5772017: $25,9372018: $24,5902019: $24,7632020: $25,8192021: $23,2692022: $12,9912023: $21,409
2013 · $23,7872023 · $21,409

Over the same years, enrollment went -53.1% (4,228 → 1,985 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

63.7%
Female
37.0%
First Generation

Outcomes

57.5%
150%-Time Completion
73.9%
Retention Rate
$53,701
Median Earnings (6yr)
$67,416
Median Earnings (10yr)
76.4%
Earning Over $25K
75.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Programs & Earnings

Top programs at La Salle University by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Master's 64 $133,908 $89,598
Business Administration, Management and Operations Master's 83 $120,754 $41,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Doctoral - $113,093 $179,718
Finance and Financial Management Services Master's 24 $113,038 -
Accounting and Related Services Master's 19 $101,144 $20,844
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's 188 $100,679 $26,909
Computer Science Bachelor's 20 $94,659 $27,000
Security Science and Technology Master's 3 $93,485 -
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's 16 $91,837 $26,480
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's 59 $89,087 $25,000
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's 55 $83,892 $26,531
Marketing Master's 11 $82,256 -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's 25 $80,900 $20,750
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's 23 $76,518 $19,321
Biology, General Bachelor's 25 $73,920 $25,625

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the acceptance rate at La Salle University?
La Salle University is a private nonprofit institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The acceptance rate is 96.6%. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,953 students.
How much do La Salle University former students earn?
Federally aided former students at La Salle University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $67,416 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $53,701.
How much does La Salle University cost?
The average net price at La Salle University is $19,409. In-state tuition is $37,800 and out-of-state tuition is $37,800. Median student debt at graduation is $25,000.
What is the graduation rate at La Salle University?
La Salle University has a 57.5% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 73.9%.
Is La Salle University worth the student debt?
The median student debt at La Salle University is $25,000, while former students earn a median of $67,416 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 37% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 75.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $265.

Sources & methodology

Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.

Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

What this means for La Salle University

  • La Salle University's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 91st percentile among reporting colleges.
  • The average net price after aid is $19,409 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
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Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.