La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit · 1,953 undergrads (small, city) · website ↗

Roman Catholic
Test scores not considered
$500 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$16,545
$30,000 – $48,000	$17,393
$48,000 – $75,000	$20,557
$75,000 – $110,000	$21,263
Over $110,000	$27,190
All incomes (average)	$19,409

Sticker tuition and fees: $37,800 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use La Salle University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$17,360
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$17,360
Books and supplies	$1,000
Other expenses, on campus	$2,800
Other expenses, off campus	$2,800

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (556 of them) in 2022–23; 99% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	99%	$25,808
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	49%	$5,825
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	92%	$21,967
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	56%	$8,974

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 97%
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 35%
Graduation rate (6yr): 57%
Freshman retention: 74%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $67,416
Median debt at graduation: $25,000
International undergrads: 112 (4.6%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Not considered
Application fee: $500
Students per faculty member: 12 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 44%
Open admission: No

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 4,845
Admitted: 4,176
Enrolled: 465

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Health & Nursing30%

Business22%

Psychology7%

Biology & Life Sciences5%

Communications & Media4%

Social Sciences4%

Criminal Justice4%

Computer Science4%

Visual & Performing Arts3%

Education2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (23)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	142	$92,836	$100,679national $88,910	$25,019
Psychology, General	48	$33,794	$49,216national $50,706	$27,000
Marketing	37	$53,263	$68,227national $69,303	$21,875
Communication and Media Studies	31	$38,848	$61,347national $56,359	$24,500
Accounting and Related Services	30	$68,977	$83,892national $76,194	$25,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections	28	$40,302	$55,165national $55,378	$27,000
Finance and Financial Management Services	27	$60,538	$89,087national $83,343	$21,516
Business/Commerce, General	24	$50,106	$61,594national $68,407	$20,000
Biology, General	22	$40,368	$73,920national $57,214	$19,500
Social Work	22	$45,289	$55,431national $51,790	$27,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	16	—	$65,759national $58,928	$27,000
Computer Science	13	—	$94,659national $107,009	$20,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	12	—	$55,322national $47,382	—
Nutrition Sciences	12	$56,521	$55,765national $60,053	$27,000
Political Science and Government	10	$37,383	$56,792national $63,293	—
Public Health	10	$46,098	$50,517national $58,808	$27,000
Special Education and Teaching	7	$51,616	$63,434national $50,499	—
Systems Science and Theory	5	$44,123	$64,444national $88,036	—
Sociology	4	—	$64,953national $52,657	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	3	$55,007	$80,900national $68,257	$26,750
History	3	—	$44,285national $50,680	—
Computer and Information Sciences, General	2	$62,433	$91,837national $92,374	—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	—	$76,518national $86,176	—

Associate degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	27	$23,127	$37,618national $44,125	—

Master's degrees (14)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Education, General	72	$65,274	$69,946national $65,824	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	71	$168,225	$133,908national $120,193	$51,250
Business Administration, Management and Operations	67	$98,980	$120,754national $103,485	$38,517
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	50	$54,943	$67,707national $65,184	$66,500
Accounting and Related Services	34	$81,877	$101,144national $95,833	$11,342
Finance and Financial Management Services	32	$97,483	$113,038national $110,694	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	23	$61,352	$68,537national $67,030	$30,750
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	22	—	$56,667national $59,571	—
Social Work	21	—	—national $65,123	$23,033
Communication and Media Studies	19	$65,362	$63,334national $71,953	—
Special Education and Teaching	12	$54,220	$58,658national $64,397	—
Marketing	12	—	$82,256national $79,106	—
Security Science and Technology	10	—	$93,485national $82,399	—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	$98,457	—national $124,807	—

Doctoral degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	—	$87,533	$113,093national $99,878	$186,480
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	—	—	—national $138,131	$164,653

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 75 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 1900 W Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19141-1199
Phone: (215) 951-1000
Institutional accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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