La Salle University
Private College in Philadelphia, PA. Six-year graduation rate 58%. Median 10-year earnings $67,416.
Ten-year median earnings of $67,416 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. 58% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $25,000, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
La Salle University admits 97% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. 4,782 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. Only 10% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 58%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. 74% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. The 12:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,979 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $18,069 annually once grants are applied. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $16,545 at the $0–30k band to $27,190 at $110k+. Most students get help: 89% receive grants worth $24,477 on average. Federal borrowing reaches 52% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 416 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $16,545 |
| $30–48k | $17,393 |
| $48–75k | $20,557 |
| $75–110k | $21,263 |
| $110k+ | $27,190 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,026 of these 1,979 students, totalling $10,197,308 — an average of $9,939 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Philadelphia County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning (Fails to meet agency standards for initial or renewed accreditation); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)