La Salle University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Website
$67,416
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$67,416
median earnings, 10 years after starting
La Salle University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 1,953 undergraduates and 1,073 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,409 a year (tuition and fees $37,800). It admits 97% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $67,416 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,409
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$37,800
US median $11,837
Admission rate
97%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$67,416
Rank 450 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,409
- Tuition and fees
- $37,800
- Cost of attendance
- $48,337
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 43%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,545
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,393
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,557
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,263
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,190
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $41,100 in 2015-16 to $37,800 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 97%
- Undergraduates
- 1,953
- Graduate students
- 1,073
- Part-time students
- 14%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 112
- Endowment
- $64.7M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 450 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,409 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $37,800 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 97% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $53,701 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $67,416 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
112 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 125 | $26,909 | $84,400 | $100,679 | $88,910 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 108 | $12,734 | $63,073 | $69,946 | $65,824 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $25,000 | $56,485 | $89,087 | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $23,103 | $38,994 | $68,227 | $69,303 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 54 | $89,598 | $137,009 | $133,908 | $120,193 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 53 | $41,000 | $94,672 | $120,754 | $103,485 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $26,531 | $54,772 | $83,892 | $76,194 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 47 | $61,500 | $49,849 | $67,707 | $65,184 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $26,250 | $32,348 | $49,216 | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $25,594 | $38,832 | $55,165 | $55,378 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 33 | $51,250 | $59,861 | $68,537 | $67,030 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 33 | Withheld | $80,897 | Withheld | $124,807 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $36,037 | $61,347 | $56,359 |
| Nutrition SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $26,875 | $47,470 | $55,765 | $60,053 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $20,750 | $37,382 | $80,900 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | $3,500 | $23,774 | $37,618 | $44,125 |
| Systems Science and TheoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $23,512 | $36,442 | $64,444 | $88,036 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyProfessional | Professional | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | $65,759 | $58,928 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 23 | $20,844 | $71,714 | $101,144 | $95,833 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $25,625 | $30,626 | $73,920 | $57,214 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $28,454 | $37,453 | $55,431 | $51,790 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 21 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $27,000 | Withheld | $56,792 | $63,293 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does La Salle University cost?
$19,409 a year is the average net price at La Salle University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $37,800, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $48,337. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,545 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at La Salle University?
97% of applicants are admitted to La Salle University. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do La Salle University graduates earn?
$67,416 a year is the median pay of former La Salle University students who work, 10 years after they started ($53,701 after 6 years). That ranks 450 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $137,009.
How much student debt do La Salle University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of La Salle University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 43% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at La Salle University?
57% of first-time, full-time students at La Salle University finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at La Salle University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (125 bachelor's graduates), Education, General (108 master's graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (60 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 112 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.