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La Roche University is a private regional university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. La Roche University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at La Roche University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $46,784 10 years after enrolling, 70th in Pennsylvania, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, La Roche University bachelor students earn 17% less than the national average. La Roche University is ranked 75th in Pennsylvania.
La Roche University’s median net annual cost of $21,892 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at La Roche University sorted by number of graduates - Psychology, Accounting, Quantitative methods Mgmt., Interior Architecture, Education, Design & Applied Arts - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$21,892
Average years to graduate
4.5
Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment
Rank: #77
Economic score: 3.3
Criminal Justice
Rank: #106
Economic score: 3.54
Registered Nursing
Rank: #581
Economic score: 3.72
Business Administration
Rank: #473
Economic score: 3.87
Computer Science
Rank: #261
Economic score: 5.29
Marketing
Rank: #341
Economic score: 6.58
Computer science
Rank: #273
Economic score: 8.37
Chemistry
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 12.18
Biology
Rank: #489
Economic score: 12.69
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 17.97
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at La Roche University - Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other, HR Management - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 58% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at La Roche University is 9% lower than the state average, and 1% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At La Roche University, Pell Grant recipients represent 37% of the measured graduating class, 2% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at La Roche University graduates within 4.6 years.
La Roche University is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
La Roche University’s economic mobility score of 10.08 is calculated by adjusting the 5.84 economic score of lower-income students by the 37% pell grant recipients within the student body. La Roche University’s EMS of 10.08 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at La Roche University pays $21,892 a year, $24,328 less than the $46,220 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $21,892
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At La Roche University, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $21,892 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 73% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,855. This is 19% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,821
Pell grants
$4,666
State grants
$3,852
Institutional grants
$16,511
La Roche University offers 1 exclusively online program. At the master’s level La Roche University offers 1 exclusively online program. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
2
Percentage of programs online
4%
La Roche University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 98% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,444 applicants, of which 1,417 were admitted and 148 enrolled. La Roche University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
89%
83%
Female
63%
59%
First time
59%
59%
In-state
76%
68%
1st generation
36%
35%
White
61%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
21%
12%